The School of Literature, Communication, and Culture offers a Minor focusing on performance, broadly construed. The Performance Studies Minor entails the study not only of the traditional performing arts but of anthropological and sociological conceptions of performance as an intrinsic part of human life.
The requirements for the PS minor are evenly divided between courses specifically designated as Performance Studies and courses in Film Studies, Media Studies, and Theatre Studies. Students pursuing the minor thus will receive a solid grounding in Performance Studies as a discipline, the opportunity to explore its connections to related disciplines according to their own interests, and the opportunity for hands-on experience of performance-making.
Prerequisites
ENGL 1101, 1102: English Composition I and II
Performance Studies (3 hours)
LCC 2600: Introduction to Performance Studies
Focused Studies in Performance (3 hours) select 1 of the following
LCC 3262: Performance Studies
LCC 3362: Science, Technology, and Performance
LCC 3863: Special Topics in Performance
Seminars in Performance (3 hours)
LCC 4600: Seminar in Performance Studies
Theatre Studies, Film Studies, Media Studies, Performance Practicum (9 hours) select 3 of the following
LCC 2400: Introduction to Media Studies
LCC 2500: Introduction to Film
LCC 3216, 3218, 3220: Theatre I, II, III
LCC 3252: Studies in Film and Television
LCC 3254: Film History
LCC 3226: Major Authors (may be used for minor credit only when focused on drama)
LCC 3256: Major Filmmakers
LCC 3852: Special Topics in Film (note: LCC 3853 and LCC 3863 cannot both be taken for minor credit)
LCC 4400: Seminar in Media Studies
LCC 4602: Performance Practicum