Theatre As A Focus Of Study:
Required And Elective Courses For A Minor

     The theatre minor combines academic training with hands-on experience in a well-rounded program that encourages experience in all areas of theatre.  Acting skills and directing techniques are at the heart of the minor, and coursework also includes practice at theatrical writing, personal histories, secular and sacred literature, history and the compilation of literature into performance art.  The theatre minor operates in association with the Xavier Players Theatre of Conscience philosophy, which complements the core investigations of ethics, religion and society espoused by Xavier.

The Theatre minor consists of 18 credit hours of coursework, 15 required and 3 elective:

Required courses:  

THTR 100     Introduction to the Theater                                                 THTR 210     Acting I                                                                                 THTR 230    Stagecraft                                                                             THTR 310     Acting II                                                                          THTR 350     Directing for the Stage

Elective Options:                                                                        

CLAS 142     Classical Tragedy                                                   CLAS 146     Comedy and Satire                                                 ENGL 313     Playwriting                                                                ENGL 340     World Drama                                                           ENGL 425     Shakespeare                                                           ENGL 429     Renaissance Drama                                               ENGL 472     Modern Drama                                                        FREN 439     French Theatre                                                        FREN 450     Classical French Theatre                                       FREN 541     Contemporary French Theatre                               FREN 452     French Comedy                                                       FREN 453     French Tragedy                                                      GERM 465    Culture Reflected in Drama                                   GREK 202    Attic Tragedy                                                            GREK 351    Aeschylus                                                                    HIST 285       Hollywood                                                                  LATN 321     Roman Comedy                                                        LATN 351     Roman Satire                                                          MUSC 340    Opera Workshop I                                                  MUSC 341    Opera Workshop II                                                   THTR 200     Theatre Workshop

In addition, students pursuing the theatre minor will take one of these two specialized sections in the ER/S literature requirement of the Core Curriculum:      

ENGL 205     Drama and the Moral Imagination                              CLAS 205     Classics and the Moral Imagination

For more information: Dr. Cueva (513)745-1931, Dr. Herren (513)745-2877,  Cathy Springfield (513)745-3578