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Director: Dr. Erin Striff (striff@hartford.edu)

 

Minor Facts

 

· The minor is 18 credits total (6 classes)

· Anyone can enroll in the minor; however if you would like to be involved in plays you may want to avoid taking classes which meet 7-10pm as they will interfere with rehearsals/performances.

· Students will take part in Mainstage Productions in the Fall and the  Theatre Production Workshop and other student productions in the Spring.

· For a list of current course offerings, click here.

 

Required Courses: 12 credits

 

· DRA 160: Introduction to Theatre (offered every semester)

· DRA 164: Stagecraft (offered every fall)

· DRA 170: Acting (offered every spring).  Often offered at Winterterm and Summerterm.

· DRA 410: Theatre Production Workshop (offered every spring.  You must take the other three required courses first or have equivalent experience).

 

It is also strongly suggested that you take DRA 365, Fundamentals of Directing.

 

Electives – 6 credits

 

Drama Electives

 

· DRA 161:  Theatre Practicum (worth 1/2 credit—you receive this for involvement in a mainstage production)

· DRA 365: Fundamentals of Directing

· ENG 253/CIN 253:  Shakespeare on Film I

· ENG 254/CIN 254:  Shakespeare on Film II

· DRA 290, 390, 391:  Special Topics in Theatre

· DRA 325: Studies in Theatre and Drama

· DRA 480 Internship Program

 

English/Drama (Crosslisted electives will count toward English major)

 

· DRA 313W/ENG 313W:  Playwriting

· DRA 330/ENG 330:  Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama

· DRA 331/ENG 361:  Shakespeare: Plays to 1600

· DRA 332/ENG 362:  Shakespeare after 1600

· DRA 348/ENG 348:  Modern Drama I

· DRA 349/ENG 349:  Modern Drama II

· DRA 365:  Fundamentals of Directing

· DRA 362/ENG 368:  Development of Theatre

· DRA 384, 385:  Independent Study

· DRA 420/ENG 420:  Development of British Drama, 1660-1830

 

Electives in the Hartford Art School

 

· MDA 210: Introduction to Media Arts

· MDA 390: Performance Art Seminar

· MDA 430: Visual Culture and Electronic Resources

· VDO 220:  Introduction to Video

 

Electives in the Social Sciences

 

· CMM 225W:  Interpersonal Communication

· CMM 251:  Nonverbal Communication

Drama Minor

University of Hartford

Department of English

200 Bloomfield Avenue

West Hartford, CT 06117

860-768-4315

 

galin@hartford.edu