# 2026-2027 Course Catalog

**Source**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/faa/minors/minoritarian-aesthetics/
**Parent**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate_index/

*for the Undergraduate Minor in Minoritarian Aesthetics*

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The Minoritarian Aesthetics undergraduate minor will provide students with a blueprint for understanding the connection between everyday life practices and acts across performance stages. The minor pays close attention to aesthetic practices across minor voices by working across media, genre, discipline, and practice-based pedagogy, and across differences from race, gender and sexuality to disability and class. Working alongside artists, scholars, pedagogues, and art building initiatives, the minor will highlight expressive cultures by moving with and across mediums such as theater, dance, music, and art to name a few. This minor is open to students in all majors, but all minor requirements must be completed before graduation.

*for the Undergraduate Minor in Minoritarian Aesthetics*

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**Minoritarian Aesthetics Undergraduate Minor**

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Introductory Course Requirements (at least 2 courses) | | 6 |
| [FAA 201](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20201 "FAA 201") | Black Arts Today |  |
| Select one from: | |  |
| Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS) course | |  |
| [US Minority Cultural Studies course](https://courses.illinois.edu/gened/DEFAULT/DEFAULT) | |  |
| Select at least 9 hours from the following: | | 9 |
| [FAA 494](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20494 "FAA 494") | Writing with Performance: Politics of Love |  |
| [FAA 495](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20495 "FAA 495") | Minoritarian Aesthetics Practicum |  |
| [FAA 496](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20496 "FAA 496") | Experiments in Queer of Color Performance |  |
| [FAA 490](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20490 "FAA 490") | Minoritarian Aesthetics Independent Study |  |
| Select one Culminating Experience | | 1 |
| Must have completed at least 12 hours towards the minor prior to enrolling | |  |
| [FAA 493](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20493 "FAA 493") | MAL Practical Engagement Opportunity |  |
| [FAA 490](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20490 "FAA 490") | Minoritarian Aesthetics Independent Study (additional 1 hour if completed in above category) |  |
| At least six hours of coursework for the minor should be advanced (300-level or 400-level courses) and must be distinct from credit earned for your major or another minor. | |  |
| Total Hours | | 16 |

*for the Undergraduate Minor in Minoritarian Aesthetics*

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1. Students will understand the foundational texts and theories underpinning minoritarian aesthetics.
2. Students will create original work based on the field’s discourse, including interactions between aesthetics, performance, politics, and identity.
3. Students will learn to work collaboratively, focusing on communicating and sharing ideas to foster community.
4. Students will be prepared to apply for work across respective fields.

*for the Undergraduate Minor in Minoritarian Aesthetics*

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[Minor Aesthetics Lab website](https://malab.faa.illinois.edu/)

[Professor Sandra Ruiz](mailto:sandruiz@illinois.edu)