Narrative Arts Minor
The Narrative Arts program focuses on the creation of narrative art forms in writing, performance and visual production. Students select courses from English, Communications, Theatre and Visual Art. The program offers an interdisciplinary understanding of complementary narrative forms in contemporary media fields such as: screenwriting, playwriting, film making, stage production, set design, directing, acting, storyboarding, concept art, graphic novels and graphic illustration. These areas of creativity cross-pollinate each other in contemporary media.
Course Requirements
Elective Courses--students select three electives from the list below.
Note: at least one of the three elective courses selected from the list must be outside of the student's major area of study.
The elective list of courses may also include any Special Topics course or new catalog course specifically focused on Narrative.
Prerequisites are as follows: ART 106 is for ART 107; ART 118 is for ART 119; ENG 332 is for ENG 406; ENG 103 or 104 or 225 or 321 or 332 is for ENG 420; THR 120 or permission of instructor is for THR 330; THR 210 or permission of instructor is for THR 340; ENG 332 or permission of instructor is for THR 408 (cross listed with ENG 408).
Essential Courses--Students enroll in three courses from the essential list below: