Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Theatre, Minor (490)


Program Coordinator

Alan R. White, alan.white@wku.edu, (270) 745-5845

Program Requirements (26 hours)

The minor in theatre offers students the opportunity to attain a basic understanding of all aspects of theatre. It requires the completion of a minimum of 26 credit hours, as indicated below. No fewer than 13 credits in the minor must be upper-division.

History & Theory
THEA 151Theatre Appreciation 13
or THEA 252 Fundamentals of Theatre
Select one of the following:3
World Theatre History I
World Theatre History II
U.S. Theatre History
Culture and Performance
Performance
PERF 101Acting3
or THEA 101 Acting I
Production
PERF 120Rehearsal and Production1
PERF 220Production Lab I (take once as a 1 credit class, or twice as a .5 credit class)1
Select one of the following:3
Stagecraft
Costume Technology
Stage Electrics
Stage Management Practicum
Restricted Upper-Division Electives
Select any upper-division (level 300 or above) THEA, PERF or DANC course with advisor’s approval 212
Total Hours26
1

Please note: THEA 252 is a pre-requisite for many theatre courses, including Design I, Acting III, Directing I, Theatre for Young Audiences, Theatre in Diversion, and other classes.

2

Relevant coursework in other departments may be included in this category with the approval of advisor and Theatre & Dance department chair.