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Program Description
The program in dramatic literature offers students the opportunity to specialize in the critical, theoretical, literary, and historical aspects of theatre studies. In addition to courses offered each semester by the program’s core faculty in the Department of English, students take classes on theatre, drama, and performance in departments and schools throughout NYU, including practice- based courses. Students engage with works and traditions of drama and theatre dating from ancient times to the present, and take advantage of New York’s incomparably rich theatre landscape. An honors program is available for qualified students.
Minor Declaration
To request declaration of a minor, CAS students should visit the host department. To request declaration of a cross-school minor, CAS students should complete the online Minor Application available in their Albert Student Center. Students may also use the Minor Application in Albert to request cancellation of a CAS or cross-school minor.
Program Requirements
The minor requires the completion of 16 credits (4 courses) offered by the program. Only two of the four may be in the areas of cinema and practical theatre combined. See the course offerings website for a list of course offerings for this program.
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| | 4 |
| | 4 |
| | 4 |
| | 4 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
Note: Majors and minors must register under the DRLIT-UA number for the courses listed below and not under cross-listed course numbers. Fulfillment of the College's expository writing requirement is a prerequisite to all dramatic literature courses.
General Information and Advisement
Students should consult the program's undergraduate website during pre-registration each term for a list of courses that satisfy the requirements outlined above and for more detailed descriptions of the particular courses offered in a given term. The director is available throughout the term, as well as during registration periods, to discuss students' educational and professional goals in general and the dramatic literature program in particular.
Student Publication
The Minetta Review
Students are invited to submit creative work in all literary genres and apply for membership on the staff of this literary magazine.
Policies
Policies Applying to the Major and Minor
Courses used to satisfy requirements for either the major or minor in dramatic literature, theatre history, and cinema may not be used to satisfy the requirements for any other major or minor. Independent study courses and internships do not count toward the minimum requirements for the major or minor. Transfer students must complete at least half of the required courses for the major and minor programs at the College. Please note that C is the lowest grade that may be counted toward the major or minor. Two-credit courses are not counted toward the major.
NYU Policies
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.
College of Arts and Science Policies
A full list of relevant academic policies can be found on the CAS Academic Policies page.