Minor: Arts for Communities, 24 Credits

The Arts for Communities minor prepares students of various backgrounds and disciplines to use creative tools to make a difference in a variety of communities and settings. Students will study artistic and performative strategies, teaching methods, community building, and facilitation methods through course work, and will engage in an off-campus internship with an arts, educational, or community service organization in New York City.

Learning Goals for the Minor in Arts for Communities

Students who complete Arts for Communities Minor will:

• Plan, create or perform original pieces of art, dance and theatre that explore social justice themes and issues relevant to particular communities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of performance techniques, methods and strategies (such as forum theatre, invisible theatre, street performance, story circles, ethnodrama) as they relate to community-based performance projects.
• Demonstrate an understanding of theory and history of art, dance and theatre as they apply to positive social change (Brecht, Boal, Theatre of the Oppressed, ethnodrama, community-based performance, process drama) and are evidenced by plays, historical texts, and community archives.
• Conduct a needs analysis to assess the appropriateness of potential New York City art, dance and theatre sites and community organizations for partnerships, programs and performances.

Requirements

Minor Requirements (12 credits)

SW 204	Power and Difference	3
ART 328/DANC 328/THTR 328	The Arts & Social Change	3
ART 366/THTR 366/DANC 366	Devising Performance Events	3
	or
THTR 370	Beyond Naturalism	3
ART 499	Independent Study /Internship	1-6

One of the Following (3 credits)

THTR 243	Theatre in Education & Community	3
DANC 357	Techniques of Teaching Dance I: Creative Dance for Children	3

Elective Requirements (9 credits)

Choose Three Courses from the Following List:

ART 125	Introduction to Drawing	3
BUS 231	Leadership	3
COMM 104	Interpersonal Communication	3
COMM 344	Advocacy & Social Movements	3
DANC 105	Dance as an Art Form for Non-Majors	3
PSYCH 285	Introduction to Counseling Techniques	3
PSYCH 290	Departmental Seminar	3
PSYCH 313	Group Dynamics	3
PSYCH 334/SOC 334	Death and Bereavement	3
PSYCH 363	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYCH 393	Special Topics in Psychology	1-3
PHR 107/SOC 107	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
PS 324	Law, Government & Politics in America	3
SOC 213/PHR 213/GSS 213	Women, Society and Culture	3
SOC 304/PHR 304	Art, Politics, and Society	3
SOC 306/PHR 306	Culture and Ideology	3
SOC 359/PHR 359	Race and Ethnicity	3
SW 384	Valuing Difference II: Knowledge and Action for Equity	3
SPAN 360	Revolution and Literature	3
SPCH 209	American Sign Language: I	3
SPCH 309	American Sign Language II	3
THTR 101	Theatre Games and Improvisation	3