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Performing Arts (Minor)

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College of Arts & Sciences

Degree Type
Minor

Program Type
Minor

Program Delivery
On Campus

The Performing Arts minor gives you the opportunity to explore your creativity, build confidence, and bring stories to life through performance. Whether you’re drawn to theater, music, dance, or other forms of artistic expression, you’ll develop your skills while learning to collaborate, communicate, and connect with an audience.

Through performance and creative exploration, you’ll strengthen skills that extend far beyond the stage—including communication, collaboration, creativity, discipline, and self-expression. Pair the minor with any major and discover how the performing arts can shape the way you see yourself, your community, and the world.

Upon completion of the Performing Arts minor, students will be able to:

  1. Develop a written critique of a live performance that demonstrates application of the rules for criticism in the performing arts.
  2. Define and apply terminology and techniques used in the performing arts in a written or oral presentation.
  3. Interpret and articulate the history and development of the performing arts, particularly development of specific art forms, styles, and genres.

Pre-Minor Requirements

Choose one (1) course:

  • PAR 208 Fundamentals of Music
  • PAR 210 Fundamentals of Theatre
  • PAR 230 Introduction to Stagecrafts

Minor Requirements

Take 12 credit hours from the following courses:

  • THR 305 305 Acting II
  • THR 320 Theatre Production III
  • THR 325 Musical Theatre Production I
  • THR 330 Advanced Stagecraft
  • THR 380 Introduction to Playwriting
  • THR 405 Acting III
  • THR 420 Theatre Production IV
  • THR 425 Musical Theatre Production II
  • THR 490 Senior Student Performance
  • MU 325 Musical Theatre Production I
  • MU 350 University Chorus III
  • MU 351 Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble I
  • MU 362 Oahu Civic Orchestra II
  • MU 385 Private Instruction III
  • MU 425 Musical Theatre Production II
  • MU 450 University Chorus IV
  • MU 451 Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble II
  • MU 462 Oahu Civic Orchestra IV
  • MU 485 Private Instruction IV
  • MU 490 Senior Music Capstone
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