Entertainment Design and Technology Minor

Program Overview

This program provides a comprehensive foundation in technical theatre, including courses in scenery, lighting, costume, and makeup. Students can choose from a variety of restricted elective courses to specialize in areas such as digital media production, stage management, or costume design. The program also includes history courses and a professional development course to prepare students for careers in the entertainment industry.

Program Outline

Outline:

Required Courses (8 hours):

• CTAA 167 Theatre Practice (1 hour)
• CTAA 267 Theatre Practice (1 hour)
• EDT 152 Technical Theatre: Scenery and Lighting (3 hours)
• EDT 153 Technical Theatre: Costume and Makeup (3 hours)

Restricted Elective Courses (9 hours):

• Choose nine credit hours from the following courses:
• CTAT 141 Digital Media Production for Non-Majors (3 hours)
• CTAT 231 Multitrack Sound Recording (3 hours)
• EDT 252 Stagecraft: Scenery & Props (3 hours)
• EDT 253 Lighting Technology (3 hours)
• EDT 255 Stage Management (3 hours)
• EDT 256 Costume Construction and Crafts (3 hours)
• EDT 351 Scene Design (3 hours)
• EDT 352 Drafting for the Entertainment Industry (3 hours)
• EDT 353 Digital Design for Theatre and the Entertainment Industry (3 hours)
• EDT 362 Lighting Design: Stage and Beyond (3 hours)
• EDT 364 Costume Design (3 hours)
• EDT 365 Costume Draping (3 hours)
• EDT 366 Advanced Stage Make-up (3 hours)

History Courses (3 hours):

• Choose three credit hours from the following courses:
• ARTH 162 Survey of Western Art I [GEKA] (3 hours)
• ARTH 165 Introduction to Contemporary Art [GEUS] (3 hours)
• CTAR 450 History of the Theatre to 1642 (3 hours)
• CTAR 451 History of the Theatre 1642 to the Present (3 hours)
• DANC 350W Dance History I [GEWI] (3 hours)
• DANC 351W Dance History II [GEWI] (3 hours)
• EDT 363 Stage Costume: History and Theory (3 hours)
• IDE 225 History of Interiors from Antiquity to 1800 (3 hours)
• IDE 226 History of Interiors from 1800 to Present (3 hours)