Sep 07, 2024  
College Catalog 2024-2025 
    
College Catalog 2024-2025

Performance Design and Technologies Minor


Minor Requirements


The Performance Design and Technologies minor consists of 24 credits. For those pursuing both the Theater and Dance major and the Performance Design and Technologies minor: electives for the minor must be different from courses counting for the major. Students must fulfill the following requirements:

One Introductory course from the following:

THDA 105 - Seeing Performance in the Twin Cities , or 
THDA 112 - Reading Plays , or
THDA 235 - Fundamentals of Scenography    

Sixteen (16) elective credits from the following:

THDA 125 - Technologies of Performance  
THDA 145 - Make-Up Design and Application 
THDA 225 - Technologies of Performance II  
THDA 232 - Crafting the Tangible 
THDA 247 - ADD 
THDA 255 - Lighting Design 
THDA 285 - Costume Design 
THDA 287 - Creative Technologies: Tools of Performance Design  
THDA 375 - Set Design  
THDA 80 - Performance Practice 
THDA 81 - Technical Practice  

Students may not use the same set of courses for the major or different minors in the department, with the exception of required introductory courses. Minors are also welcome to enroll in the Senior Seminar (THDA 490  ) if they are interested in scholarly research.

Topic courses may be considered towards the major. Any course that the Theater and Dance Department offers may count as an elective. Check with your advisor to ask about specific courses. In the case of transfer and study away courses, majors and minors should submit a copy of the syllabus and explanation to the Department Coordinator for THDA faculty consideration. International Baccalaureate (IB) courses do not count toward the major or minors. Higher level (HL) IB courses may be submitted to the Registrar for college credit consideration.