Performance as Social Change Microcredential

This is an academic microcredential for students interested in understanding the critical role arts-based performances play in facilitating and advancing social change through interdisciplinary coursework. The microcredential includes the creation of a Capstone experimental performance. Students will design their learning experiences around the concept of social change through performance.

The microcredential is designed with an expressed commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and racial justice. Students gain active mentorship by faculty of color and guest artists through curricular and co-curricular activities and self-reflection upon them. Students will exit the microcredential program with a broad array of transferable skills and competencies related to social change, leadership, multiculturalism, civic engagement, research, communication and performance.

The Capstone (PASC 341) will result in the creation of an experimental performance that brings together in a critical way the social change themes and concepts identified and developed through the gateway course and the elective coursework. A performance is presented on campus each spring semester.

An ePortfolio assignment will enable the students in the Microcredential to record and reflect on the intellectual, personal, social and civic development that occurs throughout participation in the Microcredential.

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Integrative Curricular Microcredential in Performance as Social Change

• 1.  PASC 105 - F/ Performance as Social Change I Credit(s): 4
• 2.  PASC 106 - Introduction to Performance as Social Change I Credit(s): 1

• 3. PASC 205 - Performance as Social Change II Credit(s): 4 

  or

  THEA 221 - Acting I Credit(s): 3

  or

  Two of the following: DANC 101, DANC 102, DANC 103, DANC 104, DANC 201, DANC 202, DANC 203, or DANC 204, DANC 250, DANC 301, DANC 302, DANC 303 Credit(s): 4

  or

  MUSC 280 - Musical Theatre Performance I: Foundations Credit(s): 3

  or

  ANTH 100, ANTH 120;  BIOL 105; BLKS 188, INTD 105, 288; COMN 102, COMN 103 - S/Introduction to Interpersonal Communication, COMN 160 - S/Introduction to Mass Communication, COMN 251, 355; ENGL 101, ENGL 201, ENGL 203; ENVR 124 - S/Environmental Issues; HIST 162, HIST 249, HIST 260, HIST 275; HUMN 222 (recommended courses include but are not limited to these)

• 4.  PASC 341 - Capstone in Performance as Social Change Credit(s): 4