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Minors in Fine and Performing Arts
There are a number of fine and performing arts minors available to students: art history, arts management for theater majors, dance, music, studio arts and theater.
Minor Requirements
Art History Minor
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
|
Survey of Western Traditions in Art |
3 |
__________ |
|
Survey of Non-Western Traditions in Art |
3 |
__________ |
|
Subtotal |
|
6 |
|
Introductory Studio Electives (select two courses)
Drawing I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Ceramics I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Digital Media |
3 |
__________ |
|
Jewelry & Metalsmithing |
3 |
__________ |
|
Painting I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Sculpture I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Photography I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Printmaking I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Subtotal |
|
6 |
|
Advanced Art History Electives (select three courses):
Greek and Roman Art |
3 |
__________ |
|
Art of the Renaissance |
3 |
__________ |
|
20th-Century Art |
3 |
__________ |
|
The Spiritual in Non-Western Art |
3 |
__________ |
|
Art Criticism |
3 |
__________ |
|
History of Photography |
3 |
__________ |
|
African Art |
3 |
__________ |
|
Art of the Human Body |
3 |
__________ |
|
Women in Art |
3 |
__________ |
|
ARH-4710 |
Special Topics in Art History |
3 |
__________ |
Seminar in Contemporary Art Issues |
3 |
__________ |
|
Subtotal |
|
9 |
|
Total |
|
21 |
|
Arts Management for Theater Majors Minor
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
|
Financial Accounting |
4 |
__________ |
|
Managerial Accounting |
4 |
__________ |
|
Principles of Management |
3 |
__________ |
|
Principals of Marketing |
3 |
__________ |
|
Human Resource Management |
3 |
__________ |
|
Microcomputer Applications I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Economics OR |
|
__________ |
|
Microeconomics OR |
|
|
|
Macroeconomics |
3 |
__________ |
|
Total |
|
23 |
|
Dance Minor
The minor in dance exposes students to the vital aspects of the art as performers, creators and observers. Courses provide students with a conceptual, historical, and technical background. Advanced students may become members of the Johnson Dance Ensemble, our student dance company, or may have the opportunity to become an apprentice in the Vermont Dance Collective.
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
The dance minor consists of a minimum of 24 credits selected from the following courses:
Fundamentals of Dance |
3 |
__________ |
|
Modern Dance |
3 |
__________ |
|
Folk Dance |
3 |
__________ |
|
Improvisation/Composition |
4 |
__________ |
|
Ballet |
3 |
__________ |
|
Intermediate Ballet: Technique and History |
3 |
__________ |
|
Improvisation/Composition: Intermediate/Advanced Level |
4 |
__________ |
|
Intermediate Modern Dance: Technique and History |
3 |
__________ |
|
Jazz Dance |
3 |
__________ |
|
Advanced Ball/Modern Dance: Technique and History |
3 |
__________ |
|
Total |
|
24 |
|
Music Minor
The music minor exposes students to a broad overview of music and is an option for students who want to continue playing and studying music but are majoring in another field. Individual lessons and performance opportunities are offered in both traditional and jazz/contemporary settings.
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
|
Meet The Masters |
3 |
__________ |
|
Keyboard Harmony I |
1 |
__________ |
|
Keyboard Harmony II |
1 |
__________ |
|
Ear Training I |
1 |
__________ |
|
Ear Training II |
1 |
__________ |
|
Music Theory I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Music Theory II |
3 |
__________ |
|
|
|
|
|
Select any two additional MUS courses, at least one of which is at the 3000 level |
6 |
__________ |
|
Select any combination (4 credits total):
Applied Music Lessons |
1 ea. |
__________ |
|
Music Ensemble |
1 ea. |
__________ |
|
Applied Music Lessons |
2 ea. |
__________ |
|
Total |
|
23 |
|
Studio Arts Minor
The minor in studio arts combines foundation work in drawing and art history with study in the student's choice of four studio areas.
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
|
Survey of Western Traditions in Art |
3 |
__________ |
|
Survey of Non-Western Traditions in Art |
3 |
__________ |
|
Drawing I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Subtotal |
|
9 |
|
Introductory Studio Electives (select four courses):
Ceramics I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Digital Media |
3 |
__________ |
|
Jewelry & Metalsmithing |
3 |
__________ |
|
Painting I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Sculpture I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Photography I |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Printmaking |
3 |
__________ |
|
Subtotal |
|
12 |
|
Total |
|
21 |
|
Note: Upper-level studio courses may be substituted for up to two of the introductory studio electives.
Theater Minor
The minor in theater provides both a conceptual and practical study of performance and production, as well as a basic historical and literary background.
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
|
Introduction to Theater Arts |
3 |
__________ |
|
Stagecraft |
3 |
__________ |
|
Theater History |
3 |
__________ |
|
Select three courses from the following:
THA-2121 & THA-2121L |
Acting I and Acting I Lab* |
3 1 |
__________ |
Acting II |
3 |
__________ |
|
Children's Theater |
3 |
__________ |
|
Acting III |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Scene Design and Stage Lighting |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Directing |
3 |
__________ |
*Students registering for Acting I must also register for the Acting I Lab (THA-2121L) for 1 credit.
Select one course from the following:
(Complete THA-3140 before taking these courses):
Shakespeare: "On the Stage and on the Page" |
3 |
__________ |
|
Dramatic Literature: Classical/Modern |
3 |
__________ |
|
Total |
|
21-22 |
|
