Minor Requirements

Students who complete the minor will accrue at least 24 semester hours from two required Expressive Arts courses, eight semester hours of electives in the arts and eight semester hours in social sciences.

Core (8 sh)

  • EXA 2100 Art As Therapeutic Process (Introductory Course)
  • EXA 4100 Current Issues In The Expressive Arts (Capstone)

Arts Electives (8 sh)

Students can elect to have their coursework here come from one department or multiple departments.

Acting
  • ACT 1120 Acting I – 4 sh
  • ACT 1125 Acting For Non-Majors – 4 sh
  • ACT 2220 Acting II – 4 sh
  • ACT 2225 The Dynamic Instrument – 1 sh
Art
  • ART 1120 Fundamentals Of Design – 4 sh
  • ART 1130 Three-Dimensional Design – 4 sh
  • ART 1140 Time Arts – 4 sh
  • ART 2000 Ceramics I – 4 sh
  • ART 2020 Painting I – 4 sh
  • ART 2010 Drawing I – 4 sh
  • ART 2030 Watercolor – 4 sh
  • ART 2100 Approaches To Drawing – 4 sh
  • ART 2110 Approaches To Sculpture – 4 sh
  • ART 3000 Ceramics II – 4 sh
  • ART 3020 Painting II – 4 sh
  • ART 3390 Eco ART – 4 sh
Dance
  • DAN 1020 Somatic Theories I – 4 sh
  • DAN 1300 Modern I – 1 sh
  • DAN 1310 Modern II – 1 sh
  • DAN 1600 World Dance I – 2 sh
  • DAN 2020 Somatic Theories II – 4 sh
  • DAN 2100 Yoga – 2 sh
  • DAN 2300 Dance Improvisation I – 4 sh
  • DAN 2310 Modern III – 1 sh
  • DAN 2330 Modern IV – 1 sh
  • DAN 3150 Advanced Yoga Philosophy, Theory And Practice – 4 sh
  • DAN 3300 Modern V – 1 sh
  • DAN 3250 Hip Hop Techniques And Culture – 4 sh
  • DAN 3260 Contact Improvisation – 4 sh
  • DAN 4300 Modern Vi – 1 sh
Drama And Theatre Studies
  • DTS 1015 Acting I – 4 sh
  • DTS 2015 Devising Theatre – 4 sh
  • DTS 3100 Special Topics – 4 SH (Solo Performance Or Theater For Social Change)
  • DTS 3330 Playwriting – 4 sh
English
  • ENG 2130 Introduction To Creative Writing – 4 sh
  • ENG 2140 Creative Writing: Poetry Reading/Writing – 4 sh
  • ENG 3150 Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction – 4 sh
  • ENG 3160 Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry – 4 sh
  • ENG 3170 Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction – 4 sh
  • ENG 4160 Teaching Creative Writing In The Community – 4 sh
Music
  • MUS 1500 Beginning Piano Class – 1 sh
  • MUS 1501 Piano Class I – 1 sh
  • MUS 1502 Piano Class II – 1 sh
  • MUS 1503 Piano Class III – 1 sh
  • MUS 1504 Piano Class IV – 1 sh
  • MUS 1505 Voice Class I – 1 sh
  • MUS 1506 Voice Class II – 1 sh
  • MUS 1507 Guitar Class – 1 sh
  • MUS 1068 CollaboratIVe Piano – 1 sh
  • MUS 2550 Jazz Improvisation I – 1 sh
  • MUS 2551 Jazz Improvisation II – 1 sh
  • MUS 3515 Vocal Pedagogy – 2 sh
  • MUS 3521 Methods And Materials Of Piano Pedagogy I – 3 sh
  • MUS 3532 Percussion Methods – 1 sh
  • MUS 3533 String Methods – 1 sh
  • MUS 3537 Brass Methods – 1 sh
  • MUS 3536 Woodwind Methods – 1 sh
  • MUS 3835 The ART of Songcraft – 4 sh
  • MUS 3836 Mashups: Hip Hop And Electronic Dance Music – 4 sh
Theatrical Design And Technology
  • TDT 1100 Theatre Workshop – 2-4 sh
  • TDT 2150 Technical Production In Theatre – 4 sh
  • TDT 2160 Foundations I: Drawing And Rendering – 4 sh
  • TDT 2550 Costume Construction – 4 sh
  • TDT 3300 Lighting Design And Stage Electrics – 4 sh
  • TDT 3420 Lighting Design For Dance – 4 sh
  • TDT 3500 Costume Design – 4 sh
  • TDT 3505 Costume Design For Dance – 4 sh
  • TDT 3600 Scenic Design – 4 sh
  • TDT 3650 Scenic Painting – 4 sh

Social Sciences (8 sh)

Students can elect to have their coursework here come from one department or multiple departments.

Human Service Studies
  • HSS 1110 The Art And Science Of Human Service Studies/ELR – 4 sh
  • HSS 1300 Grief And Loss With Children And Adolescents – 2 sh
  • HSS 2120 Counseling Individuals And Families – 4 sh
  • HSS 2130 Working With Groups And Communities – 4 sh
Psychology
  • PSY 2100 Lifespan Development – 4 sh
  • PSY 2110 Early Childhood Development – 4 sh
  • PSY 2200 Social Psychology – 4 sh
Sociology
  • SOC 2200 Social Issues And Problems In The Local Community – 4 sh
  • SOC 2430 Sociology Of Education – 4 sh
  • SOC 3310 The Self And Society – 4 sh
  • SOC 3420 Social Construction Of Deviance – 4 sh
  • SOC 3430 Social And Cultural Change – 4 sh
Wellness And Health Education
  • WHE 1100 Mental Health First Aid For Non-clinicians – 2 sh
  • WHE 1150 Contemporary Issues In Wellness: Stress And Well-being – 2 sh
Peace And Conflict Studies
  • PCS 1220 Nonviolent Communication Skills – 2 sh