Theatre Arts Minor

The Theatre Arts minor offers students the opportunity to explore various aspects of Theatre including acting for both stage and screen, design elements and their implementation, dramatic literature and history.

Please see the UNLV College of Fine Arts Department of Theatre web page at www.unlv.edu/theatre for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/minor-theatre.

Learning Outcomes

Communication: Actors learn to communicate the ideas of a play to an audience. Designers and technicians enhance that communication visually. Collaboration is an essential technique for theatre artists.
Inquiry and Critical Thinking: Understanding and interpreting dramatic literature and forms requires research, analysis and evaluation to develop most effective methods to present ideas to each other and an audience.
Global/Multicultural Knowledge and Awareness: Theatre is a global tradition rooted in pre-history. It’s study challenges, informs, and embraces all aspects of humanity.

Advising

Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Fine Arts Student Advising Center.

Accreditation

For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

University Graduation Requirements

To obtain this minor, you must be a degree seeking undergraduate student pursuing an approved UNLV bachelor’s degree. Please see Graduation Policies for complete information.