Courses

Spring 2024 Courses in Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies

Information for Students:

• If you are not sure if a course counts towards the TAPS major or if you are not sure which category or categories a course may count towards, email the TAPS Registrar, Ms. Conti (alana.conti@yale.edu). In most cases, this will be clear from the course’s YCS listing. 

• If you would like to take a course that you believe should be counted as a TAPS course, but isn’t currently cross-listed, please let Prof. Brooks know as soon as possible (hal.brooks@yale.edu). You might be able to take the course for TAPS credit, but you must get written permission from the DUS to do so. 

• If you are interested in taking courses at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale or any of the professional schools, please see here for information about which courses are currently approved for credit by Yale College. Please note that these courses have been offered in the past and are not necessarily offered in upcoming semesters. In addition, DGSD typically does not publish its courses until the start of the semester. TAPS does not influence which DGSD courses are approved for credit. Once you determine that the course is being offered and that you can either take it for credit or are willing to audit, contact the DGSD instructor for permission. Once you receive permission, email Prof. Brooks (hal.brooks@yale.edu) and Registrar Ms. Conti (alana.conti@yale.edu) in order to complete the relevant forms. 

• All courses are subject to change and cancellation until the start of the semester. Courses may also be added until the start of the semester.  

Other Course Information:

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY … 

Each semester there are a number of courses offered in other departments and programs that may fulfill a requirement in Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) but which, for a variety of reasons, do not have a cross-listing with our program. In other words, you won’t see a THST number associated with the course.* Furthermore, you may find that the course is limited to graduate students or has prerequisites, enrollment caps, or other requirements that would prevent you from being able to register. To date, the following courses offered by departments and programs other than TAPS may be taken to fulfill the requirements of the Theater and Performance Studies major. However, this is not guaranteed until you receive written DUS permission.  

If you would like to take a course that you believe should be counted as a TAPS course, but isn’t currently cross-listed, please let Prof. Brooks know as soon as possible (hal.brooks@yale.edu). You might be able to take the course for TAPS credit, but you must get written permission from the DUS to do so. 

You may be invited to meet to discuss the matter or contact the course instructor for a syllabus. You may need to request written confirmation from the instructor that you will be able to write or present on topics that would allow you to earn credit in TAPS (theater, dance, opera, digital media, performance studies, etc.). You also may be told that the course will count for credit towards the major once you are able to demonstrate, usually at the end of the semester, that one or more of your assignments focused on topics relevant to the major. In all such cases, you will not be able to receive credit for the course until you have express written permission (via email) from the DUS of Theater and Performance Studies. It is possible to obtain permission once you have enrolled in the course, but again, there is no guarantee. 

*The program changed its name to Theater and Performance Studies (from Theater Studies) in the middle of the 2019-20 academic year. Its current subject code (THST) cannot be altered until 2022-23. Therefore, the acronym for the program (TAPS) and the subject code for the courses it offers (THST) will not match until next year. Rest assured that all courses with the subject code THST fulfill the requirements for the Theater and Performance Studies major. 

TBA, Related Courses Offered Outside Theater and Performance Studies

Graduate-level Course Information 

Graduate-level courses may or may not be open to undergraduates on a limited basis. Please contact the course’s instructor and the DUS if you are interested: ART 585, AMST 712, WGSS 779, CPLT 638, ENGL 533. The courses offered by the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale (DGSD) have not yet been published.  

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