Drama/Theatre Minor
The minor in Drama/Theatre is for students who choose to continue their studies in Drama/Theatre beyond the Humanities and Arts Requirement without majoring in Drama/Theatre. Students who, for personal or career purposes, wish to earn official recognition of their achievements in Drama/Theatre, and who do not have academic time to fulfill the requirements for the major, should consider the Drama/Theatre minor.
Because performance, including design and production, is an integral component of Drama/Theatre, the requirements for this minor contain a performance emphasis. The Drama/Theatre minor consists of 2 units of work distributed as follows:
- Drama/Theatre Courses: 1 1/3 units chosen from among the following: EN 1221, EN 1222, EN 2221, EN 2222, EN 2224, EN 3222, EN 3223, EN 3224, or any IS/P designated TH.
- Drama/Theatre Performances: 1/3 unit (at least two 1/6 unit TH IS/P, Independent Study/Projects).
- Drama/Theatre Capstone Experience: 1/3 unit Performance Independent Study/Project (EN or TH). The student, with faculty guidance, will perform, design, direct, produce or in some other way create a Drama/Theatre presentation that demonstrates the student's skill and knowledge.
No more than 1 unit of work for the Humanities and Arts Requirement or Sufficiency Requirement may be applied to the Drama/Theatre minor. The final Inquiry Seminar or Practicum or Sufficiency Project may not be counted toward the minor.
Any student at WPI is eligible to pursue the Minor in Drama/Theatre except for students majoring in Humanities and Arts with a concentration in Drama/Theatre.
