Overview
The Certificate in Theater and Community Engagement, offered by the Department of Theater, allows undergraduates from other disciplines to pursue their interest in theater and how it relates to the world at large. The required course for the certificate, Community Engaged Theater, gives students the opportunity to explore how theater companies and individual artists from the United States and abroad have used performance to address local to global social issues. Students can then choose among a menu of courses that address more specific issues of identity, representation and oppression including gender, race and sexuality. This certificate allows students to utilize art and creativity to address issues that impact their lives and the lives of those in their communities. This certificate develops skills in creativity and community organization; enhances students' experience at Temple University; prepares them for graduate-level work and increases their awareness of social issues that are relevant in the workplace, in the classroom and in our daily lives.
Theater offers this undergraduate Certificate in Theater and Community Engagement on the Main Campus only. The certificate consists of a four-course, 12-credit sequence.
Students must be concurrently enrolled in a baccalaureate degree and the certificate to earn the certificate.
Campus Location: Main
Program Code: CA-TCEN-CERT
Contact Information
Students interested in declaring this certificate in the Department of Theater can do so by contacting a TFMA advisor for next steps.
To seek assistance in monitoring their progress with the certificate declared, students are asked to meet with Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon (kwilli01@temple.edu, 215-204-8417). Meetings should take place regularly from the time of declaration to applying for graduation within their home school/college.
Learn more about the undergraduate certificate in Theater and Community Engagement.
Requirements
A grade of C- or higher must be earned in all required courses.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| THTR 3058 | Community Engaged Theater | 3 |
| Select 3 from the following: | 9 | |
| Poetry as Performance | ||
| Poetic Ethnography | ||
| Theater of Protest | ||
| Women in Theater | ||
| African-American Theater | ||
| Performance Art | ||
| Queer Theater | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |