Through a balance of academic investigation and hands-on experience, students gain an unusually broad perspective of the performing arts.
Students electing a Theatre Arts & Technology Minor will participate in actual productions staged in the joint theatre season of NJIT and Rutgers-Newark. Their roles in these productions, whether behind or in front of the curtain, teach valuable lessons in communication, responsibility, teamwork, self-confidence, and self-esteem.
All Theatre Arts & Technology minor students qualify for the Jim Wise Scholarship. This scholarship is given to NJIT students who have shown leadership abilities and team commitment to the Theatre Arts & Technology Program on stage and off. The scholarships range from $500 to $3000 per semester per student that meets the qualifications.
Part A: LIT/THTR 300 level courses meet the GER (6 credits total)
Lit 361 20th Century American Drama
Lit 362 Non-Western Theatre & Drama
Lit 363 Ethnic & Minority Drama
Lit 364 Modern Continental & British Drama
Lit 360 Intro to Drama
Lit 384 Musical Theatre Adaptation
THTR 344 American Musical Theatre
THTR 310 or 315 Theatre History (I & 2)
THTR 365 Principles of Playwriting (or any THTR 300 or 400 level courses, including Theatre Literature/History Courses on the Rutgers-Newark Campus, by recommendation only)
Part B: Any THTR or RU-088 Theatre Course (6 credits)
THTR 208 Movement for Theatre
THTR 209 Voice and Speech for Theatre I
THTR 210 Voice and Speech for Theatre II
THTR 101 Living Theatre
THTR 212 From Page to Stage
21-088: 259 Production I
21-088: 260 Production II
21-088: 467 Production III
THTR 261 Performance I
THTR 262 Performance II
THTR 465 Performance III
THTR 102 Acting Fundamentals
21-089: 303 Performing for Television
21-088: 313 Theatre Technology
21-088: 409 Stage Management
21-088: 250 Scenic Art for Theatre and Television
THTR 365 Principles of Playwriting
THTR 411 Special Topics in Theatre
THTR 414 Directing II
21-089: 445 Drama Writing for Television
21-089: 446 Directing Television Drama
THTR 483 Individual Study in Theatre I
THTR 484 Individual Study in Theatre II
THTR 396 Internship in Theatre
(Other courses at NJIT and Rutgers Newark can be taken with the approval of the program director.)
Part C: Senior Seminar Section: (3 credits)
HSS 407 OR 491H Theatre and Technology (or by advisement)
(Each semester there are other recommended capstones offered)
All of the above are subject to some changes based on courses offered on both NJIT and Rutgers-Newark Campus.