Performing Arts Minor - 21 units

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The Performing Arts minor provides non-majors the opportunity to explore an integrated experience in dance, music, and theatre both in theory and in practice. Students can choose from coursework in any of the three emphases of dance, music, and theatre, and participate in a Performing Arts production.

Lower Division Requirements - 9 units

Select one of the following:

PA 101 - Introduction to the Performing Arts Units: 3
PA 202 - Integrating Dance, Music and Theatre Units: 3

And

Select a minimum of two courses for a total of six units, from the following:

PA 101 - Introduction to the Performing Arts Units: 3
PA 202 - Integrating Dance, Music and Theatre Units: 3
PADA 151 - Conditioning for Dancers Units: 2
PADA 251 - Cirque Elements In Dance Units: 3
PADA 253 - Jazz Dance I Units: 2
PADA 254 - Modern Dance I Units: 2
PADA 255 - Dance Composition and Improvisation Units: 3
PAMU 100 - Music Appreciation Units: 3
PAMU 109 - Private Lessons Units: 1
(Repeatable for a total of 8 units)
PAMU 161 - Music Fundamentals Units: 3
PAMU 200 - History of Rock Units: 3
PAMU 202 - Group Guitar Lessons Units: 2
(Repeatable for a total of 4 units)
PAMU 203 - Group Voice Lessons Units: 2
(Repeatable for a total of 4 units)
PAMU 204 - Introduction To African Drumming Units: 3
PAMU 205 - Musical Improvisation Units: 2
PAMU 207 - Guitar Ensemble Units: 1
PAMU 231 - The Beatles: Music, Fashion and Culture (Cross-listed as ART 231) Units: 3
PAMU 243 - Teaching Music to Children Units: 3
PAMU 261 - Music Theory I Units: 3
PATH 280 - Acting I Units: 3
PATH 281 - Play Analysis Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 12 units

Select one of the following: (consult advisor)

PA 335 - Business and the Performing Arts (Cross-listed as BUS 335) Units: 3
PA 350 - Audience and Performance Studies Units: 3
PA 360 - Musical Theatre Units: 3

And

Select three courses from the following:

Note: (PA 335, PA 350, PA 360 will not double count if it has been taken from the above list)

PA 335 - Business and the Performing Arts (Cross-listed as BUS 335) Units: 3
PA 350 - Audience and Performance Studies Units: 3
PA 352 - Aztec Dance and Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 352) Units: 3
PA 360 - Musical Theatre Units: 3
PA 383 - Scenic Design (Cross-listed as ART 383) Units: 3
PA 384 - Costume Design (Cross-listed as ART 384) Units: 3
PA 387 - Street and Performance Art (Cross-listed as ART 387) Units: 3
PA 391 - Production (Cross-listed as ART 391) Units: 3
PA 490 - Special Topics Units: 3
PA 492 - Internship in Performing Arts Units: 1-3
PA 494 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
PADA 332 - Dance In History Units: 3
PADA 353 - Jazz Dance II Units: 3
PADA 354 - Modern Dance II Units: 3
PADA 455 - Advanced Technique of Contemporary Dance Forms Units: 3
PADA 458 - Dance Ensemble Units: 3
PAMU 306 - Chamber Ensemble Units: 1
PAMU 307 - University Chorus Units: 1
PAMU 308 - University Orchestra Units: 1
PAMU 309 - Private Lessons Units: 1
PAMU 310 - Contemporary Music Ensemble Units: 1
PAMU 330 - Jazz in America Units: 3
PAMU 332 - World Music Units: 3
PAMU 333 - The Varieties of Musical Experience Units: 3
PAMU 335 - The Physics of Music (Cross-listed as PHYS 335) Units: 3
PAMU 336 - Art and Music: Dissonance, Diversity and Continuity (Cross-listed as ART 336) Units: 3
PAMU 337 - Music In History Units: 3
PAMU 339 - Understanding Music in Television And Cinema (Cross-listed as ART 339) Units: 3
PAMU 361 - Music Theory II Units: 3
PAMU 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ENGL 432, ART 432) Units: 3
PAMU 435 - The Music Museum (Cross-listed as BUS 435, ECON 435, EDUC 435) Units: 3
PATH 332 - Teaching Dramatic Literature (Cross-listed as ENGL 332) Units: 3
PATH 333 - Multicultural Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 333) Units: 3
PATH 334 - Spanish Language Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as SPAN 334) Units: 3
PATH 338 - Theatre in History (Cross-listed as HIST 338) Units: 3
PATH 341 - Modern American Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 341) Units: 3
PATH 342 - Modern British and European Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 342) Units: 3
PATH 343 - Teaching Drama to Children (Cross-listed as EDUC 343) Units: 3
PATH 344 - World Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 344) Units: 3
PATH 380 - Acting II Units: 3
PATH 382 - Directing Units: 3
PATH 410 - Shakespeare’s Plays (Cross-listed as ENGL 410) Units: 3
PATH 412 - Drama of Ancient Greece (Cross-listed as ENGL 412) Units: 3
PATH 463 - Writing for the Stage (Cross-listed as ENGL 463) Units: 3
PATH 480 - Acting III: Performance Styles Units: 3