Visual and Performing Arts Minor

In addition to the standing minors in the specializations of Art History, Dance, Film Studies, Museum and Gallery Practice, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, the department offers a cross-disciplinary minor which provides a strong basis in the collaborative aspects of the seven areas comprising Visual and Performing Arts.

General Requirements

18 credit hours of course work, 9 of which must be upper-division (3000+ level).
All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

Course Requirements

Complete one of the following.
VAPA 1020 - Ethnography of Performing Arts
VAPA 1050 - Visual and Performing Arts Foundation
VAPA 1100 - Art in Time and Space
VAPA 1500 - Arts Innovations: Methods and Practices
Complete two of the following.
VAPA 3900 - Theory and Practice in the Visual Performing Arts (Can be taken twice, but must be different topics)*
VAPA 3910 - Animating the Human
VAPA 3920 - Traditional and Folk Arts, Folk Expressions & Folkscapes
VAPA 3950 - Sound Art: Creative Sonic Worlds and Practices
VAPA 3960 - Nationalism, Romanticism, and Melodrama
VAPA 3970 - The Nordic Legacy
VAPA 3980 - The Manifestoes of the Avant-Garde
Complete one of the following capstone courses.
VAPA 3990 - Performance Art
AH 4980 - Senior Capstone in Art History
FILM 4980 - Film Capstone: Film Studies Practice
MUS 4980 - Music Capstone: Senior Thesis
THTR 4980 - Theatre Capstone: Advanced Theatre Production
VA 4980 - Professional Seminar
Complete two courses from two different VAPA areas: Art History, Dance, Film, Museum Studies & Gallery Practice, Music, Theatre, and/or Visual Arts. At least one course must be upper-division (3000+ level).