Theatre Studies Minor
Theatre Studies may be chosen as a minor to satisfy bachelor’s degree requirements in other fields and/or a minor within the Department of Literature and Languages. The theatre minor requires at least 18 hours of courses including 6-9 hours of English courses with a focus on theatre literature, and a further 9-12 hours of Theatre courses. 12 of the 18 hours must be upper level, and nine hours completed at this university. The minor requires a minimum grade point average of 2.5. The required courses for the minor are chosen in consultation with the theatre faculty and the student's major advisor. Theatre 4360—Directing the Theatre and one upper level three-credit English dramatic literature course are required for the minor and must be completed at UT Tyler. Students majoring in English and minoring in Theatre Studies may not count the same courses towards both the major and the minor, but must substitute appropriate alternative courses.
Writing about Literature—3 credit hours (should be taken before more advanced courses in literature, theatre history, and dramaturgy)
ENGL 3308—Writing Literary Analysis and Interpretation
Theatre History – 3 credit hours
THTR 3329 Theatre History: Aeschylus to Shakespeare
THTR 3330 Theatre History: Moliere to the Present
Acting – 3 credit hours
THTR1352 Acting: Basic Skills
English Literature – 3 credit hours
ENGL 4310 – Shakespeare
ENGL 4341 – Genre Studies in American Literature (when the genre is theatre/dramatic literature)
Directing – 3 credit hours
THTR 4360: Directing the Theatre I
English and Theatre topics – 3 credit hours
ENGL 4365 Topics in Literary Study (when the genre is theatre/dramatic literature (including courses that could be team taught by English and Theatre faculty)
THTR 4329 Topics in Drama
English and Theatre topics (including courses that could be team taught by English and Theatre faculty)