Black Performance Studies (Minor)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2025-Spring 2026 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Black Performance Studies
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Departments: Theatre Arts and Pan-African Studies
Academic Plan Code(s): BPS_MINOR
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
PAS 210 | Introduction to Pan-African Literature - AH, P2 | 3 |
TA 326/PAS 355 | Cultural Diversity in Performance - AH, P1 | 3 |
TA 365/PAS 315 | Theatre of the African World - AH, P2 | 3 |
Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
African-American History I | ||
Slave Trade and Slavery | ||
African History Since 1800 - P2, SBH | ||
Select three courses from the following list: | 9 | |
Acting the Black Experience - AH, P1 | ||
Introduction to Hip-Hop Theatre - AH, P1, WR | ||
African-American Women in Theatre - AH, P1, WR | ||
History of the African-American Theatre - AH, P1, WR | ||
Black Dramatic Literature - AH, P1 | ||
Directing the Black Experience | ||
Independent Study | ||
or PAS 390 | Independent Study | |
African-American Music - AH, P1 | ||
Survey of American Jazz - AH, P1 | ||
Black Women Novelists - AH, P2, WR | ||
African Art: A Survey | ||
Women in Africa: Historical and Literary Perspective | ||
Minimum Total Hours | 21 |
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.