Nov 06, 2024  
2024-2025 University of Wyoming Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University of Wyoming Catalog

Theatre and Dance, Design, Technology, and Management Minor


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This minor provides options for students only involved with Design, Technology, and Management while pursuing other majors or concentrations within the Department.

Learning Outcomes:


  1. Core Knowledge: Students will demonstrate competency in the foundational vocabulary, methods, and tradition of production and design. Students will be expected to analyze, evaluate, and revise their work based on their understanding of the core competencies of the production and design.
  2. Methods/Styles: Students will experience and develop an understanding of the production and design process by exposure to a wide range of methods, styles, and approaches. Projects will include theoretical and hands-on experiences.
  3. Production and Educational Experience: Students will develop an understanding of the scope and process of being a technician, manager, and designer as part of the production and design process. Students will create theoretical work and have the opportunity to collaborate through production assignments on realized work as part of the Department of Theatre and Dance’s production season.
  4. Communication Skills: Students will learn and apply professional communication and collaboration skills as pertains to all aspects of the production and design process. Students will create portfolio quality examples of industry-specific documentation and design material that facilitates communication during the production and design process.

Rationale:


To provide an opportunity for students to minor in Design, Technology and Performance, with 6 credit hours required, and a menu of options in two areas for maximum flexibility in reaching the 18-21 hour minor requirement.  This minor provides options for students only involved with Design, Technology, and Management while pursuing other majors or concentrations within the Department.

Electives:


5-6 credits

Choose 2 upper division design/technical management courses from this group

Total credit hours: 20.5-21.5


Recommended Electives (independent studies):


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