Faculty of Arts

Minor Programme in Theatre Studies (4-year)

Students seeking to pursue the study of a minor programme would need to fulfil 15 units of courses specified by the offering department/programme, and note that no registration priority will be given to enrolment in minor courses. Upon completion of the 15 units required for the minor programmes, students should apply to the Academic Registry for approval.

Requirements

Required Courses				6 units
	HUMN	2027	Introduction to the Art of Theatre	3 units
	HUMN	3005	Artistic Creativity & Aesthetics Awareness	3 units

Elective Courses				9 units
	Three of the following courses, of which at least one must be at Level III or above:
	CHIL	2035	Art of Kunqu	3 units
	CHIL	3056*	Special Topics in Chinese Arts & Chinese Literature	3 units
	CHIL	4066	Classical Chinese Drama	3 units
	CHIL	4076	Special Topics in Classical Chinese Fiction & Drama	3 units
	ENGL	2085	Western Drama	3 units
	ENGL	3066	Modern Drama	3 units
	ENGL	3067	Shakespeare & His Contemporaries	3 units
	ENGL	3075	Single Author Forum: Drama	3 units
	HUMN	2016	Performing as Human Experience	3 units
	HUMN	3017	Drama as Human Experience	3 units
	LANG	3007	Modern & Contemporary Theatre: Appreciation & Playwriting	3 units
	TRAN	3017	Drama Translation	3 units
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				15 units

*	CHIL 3056 Special Topics in Chinese Arts and Chinese Literature can only count for the Minor in Theatre Studies if a playwright or dramatic topic is covered.

Progression

Students taking Theatre Studies as Minor are strongly advised to take HUMN 2027 Introduction to the Art of Theatre as the foundation course first before they progress to the elective component (3 other courses from the list). The other required course HUMN 3005 Artistic Creativity and Aesthetics Awareness should be taken in their later stage of study.