Theatre Minor

What you will study

The University of Central Missouri’s Theatre Minor program curriculum is designed to build upon your existing skills with traditional coursework, performance experience and hands-on projects. 

You’ll start with core courses such as:

• Oral Interpretation
• Script Analysis
• Stagecraft
• Directing
• Literature and History of the Theatre I and II

Our flexible Theatre Minor also allows you to choose from diverse electives each semester, so you can tailor the curriculum to meet your needs and goals.

 

 

Unique learning opportunities in Theatre

At the University of Central Missouri, we offer our Theatre minors many hands-on and extracurricular activities that will help you put the skills you’ve learned in the classroom to work in real-world scenarios:

• Classroom projects: You’ll complete classroom projects alongside peers and faculty members to bolster your acting and theatre production skills — and to ensure you’re getting the most out of the undergraduate program. You'll have opportunities to direct scenes performed by your peers and work together in the scene shop to build sets for UCM mainstage productions.
• Performance and design technology: Take advantage of dozens of performances each semester, including UCM’s Black Box Theatre productions, mainstage plays, musicals and other performances across campus. You’ll act, write, produce and perform alongside your fellow students and professors to produce professional-level stage productions that continue to raise the bar of excellence at UCM. 
• Student clubs: Practice your performance and improvisational skills alongside your colleagues in the Shenanigans Improv Troupe. You can also stretch your legs in UCM’s student Dance Club, which offers a variety of opportunities to practice your craft outside of class and spend leisure time with other theatre and dance students.
• Production teams and planning: Explore what goes on behind the scenes in the theatre world by joining student teams in charge of performances on campus. Roles within these teams, including positions in public relations, marketing, fundraising, digital media, sound and lighting and more, give you hands-on experience while diversifying your skill set and complementing your major area of study.

 

What can you do with a minor in Theatre from UCM?

Theatre minors from the University of Central Missouri pursue a wide range of career paths after graduation. While your chosen major and career aspirations will help direct your trajectory, a minor in Theatre provides you with invaluable experiences and practical skills for virtually any professional role — where you take these valuable skills is up to you.

Many of our Theatre minors pursue careers in acting, directing, private teaching in dance and theater, public school and university teaching positions or arts administration and beyond. Your theatre training will also improve your ability to speak in front of audiences and coworkers, provide leadership and direction to others and boost your memorization skills.

What’s after a minor in Theatre?

Use the interactive tool below to learn more about job possibilities, salaries and other career data for Theatre program graduates.

 

 

Financial assistance options for your Theatre minor

At the University of Central Missouri, we strive to provide you with the best possible financial resources and support. We award approximately $20 million in institutional aid per year, and about 94% of our undergraduates receive some form of assistance. Our financial advisors will help you choose the best options to finance your college education, such as scholarships, loans, grants or work-study programs. 

UCM offers university-wide scholarships for freshmen, continuing students, transfer students and out-of-state students. You can also apply for scholarships that are reserved for students in the UCM Theatre program, including:

• Mancow Muller Theatre Scholarship
• Lucy Bergman Memorial Scholarship in Theatre
• Theatre & Dance Ambassador Scholarship
• Department of Theatre and Dance Scholarship Fund

Learn more about program-specific scholarships by using the UCM Scholarship Finder.

 

Explore programs related to theater.   If you’re interested in gaining experience in the entertainment industry, performance or technology, but you’re not sure if adding a minor in Theatre is the best choice for you, consider UCM’s related programs: Music Minor Digital Media Production Minor Public Relations Minor Marketing Minor Art Minor Communication Minor