Narrative Arts Minor

The Narrative Arts program focuses on the creation of narrative art forms in writing, performance and visual production.  Students select courses from English, Communications, Theatre and Visual Art.  The program offers an interdisciplinary understanding of complementary narrative forms in contemporary media fields such as:  screenwriting, playwriting, film making, stage production, set design, directing, acting, storyboarding, concept art, graphic novels and graphic illustration.  These areas of creativity cross-pollinate each other in contemporary media.

Course Requirements

Elective Courses--students select three electives from the list below.

Note:  at least one of the three elective courses selected from the list must be outside of the student's major area of study.

The elective list of courses may also include any Special Topics course or new catalog course specifically focused on Narrative.

ART 106Drawing I

3

ART 107Drawing II

3

ART 118Painting I

3

ART 119Painting II

3

COM 123Catholic Worldview of Media

3

COM 222/FLM 222Critical TV Viewing

3

COM 254Radio/Television Scriptwriting

3

COM 328/FLM 328Film Analysis and Theory

3

COM 345/FLM 345Independent Digital Filmmaking

3

COM 381Writing for Interactive Media

3

ENG 406Fiction Writing

3

ENG 420Writing Creative Nonfiction

3

THR 330Design for the Theatre

3

THR 340Principles of Directing

3

THR 408/ENG 408Playwriting

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Prerequisites are as follows: ART 106 is for ART 107; ART 118 is for ART 119; ENG 332 is for ENG 406; ENG 103 or 104 or 225 or 321 or 332 is for ENG 420; THR 120 or permission of instructor is for THR 330; THR 210 or permission of instructor is for THR 340; ENG 332 or permission of instructor is for THR 408 (cross listed with ENG 408).

Essential Courses--Students enroll in three courses from the essential list below:

ART 206ART Graphic Narrative

3

 

COM 254Radio/Television Scriptwriting

3

OR

COM 345/FLM 345Independent Digital Filmmaking

3

 

ENG 332Creative Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:9