FUNDAMENTALS OF IMPROVISATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate and demonstrate comprehension of the central tenets and historical movements of improvisational theatre with examples (verbally and in writing) Audience: Undergraduate 2. Utilize creative and collaborative concepts and tools that support effective improvisation, including the “Yes-and” principle, and establishing location, character, relationship, and objective in given circumstances Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe how the principles and practices of improvisation can be applied in a range of professional and personal settings Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate the principles, concepts, and tools of improvisation via performance in improv exercises, games, and scenes Audience: Undergraduate 5. Provide and integrate feedback with specificity and care Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate and demonstrate comprehension of the central tenets and historical movements of improvisational theatre with examples (verbally and in writing) Audience: Undergraduate 2. Utilize creative and collaborative concepts and tools that support effective improvisation, including the “Yes-and” principle, and establishing location, character, relationship, and objective in given circumstances Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe how the principles and practices of improvisation can be applied in a range of professional and personal settings Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate the principles, concepts, and tools of improvisation via performance in improv exercises, games, and scenes Audience: Undergraduate 5. Provide and integrate feedback with specificity and care Audience: Undergraduate