Minor Programme in Theatre Studies

Students seeking to pursue the study of a minor programme need to fulfil 15 units of courses specified by the offering department/programme; 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.

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

I)	Required Courses	6 units
II)	Elective Courses	9 units
		15 units

Requirements

I.	Required Courses	6 units
	HUMN2027 Introduction to the Art of Theatre	3 units
	HUMN3005 Artistic Creativity and Aesthetics Awareness	3 units

II.	Elective Courses	9 units
	Three of the following courses, of which at least one must be at Level 3 or above:
	CHIL2035 Art of Kunqu	3 units
	CHIL3056 Special Topics in Chinese Arts and Chinese Literature^*	3 units
	CHIL4066 Classical Chinese Drama	3 units
	CHIL4076 Special Topics in Classical Chinese Fiction and Drama	3 units
	ENGL2036 Pre-modern Drama	3 units
	ENGL3066 Modern and Contemporary Drama	3 units
	ENGL4086 Shakespeare and His Contemporaries	3 units
	ENGL4105 Comparative Drama	3 units
	HUMN2016 Performing as Human Experience	3 units
	LANG3007 Modern and Contemporary Theatre: Appreciation and Playwriting	3 units
	TRAN3017 Drama Translation	3 units
	WRIT3015 Scriptwriting for Theatre	3 units
		15 units

* CHIL3056 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 a Minor are strongly advised to take HUMN2027 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, HUMN3005 Artistic Creativity and Aesthetics Awareness, should be taken in their later stage of study.