Hawaii Performing Arts Certificate
Contact:
Email: jmattos@hawaii.edu
Program Description
The Hawaiʻi Performing Arts Certificate is an interdisciplinary course of study with the Performing Arts Department and Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language. It allows students to pursue areas of performance in Dance, Drama or Music utilizing Hawaiian language and Hawaiʻi-based traditions and knowledge. This certificate can be pursued along-side the student’s regular academic major.
Requirements (20 credits)
Hawaiian Language Requirement (8 credits)
Choose eight semester hours taken from any of these Hawaiian Languages courses- HAW 101 Elementary Hawaiian I (4)
- HAW 102 Elem Hawaiian II (4)
- KHAW 103 First Lvl Trans Hawn Immersion (4)
- KHAW 104 First Lvl Partial Hawn Immers (4)
- KHAW 108 Accel First Lvl Hawn Immersion (8)
- KHAW 133 First Lvl Hawn for Speakers (4)
- KHAW 190 Fluency Community Support (1)
- KHAW 203 Second Lvl Univ Hawn Immers I (4)
- KHAW 204 Second Lvl Univ Hawn Immers II (4)
- KHAW 208 Accel Sec Lvl Univ Hawn Immers (8)
- KHAW 233 Second Level Hawn for Speakers (4)
- KHAW 303 Third Level Hawaiian I (4)
- KHAW 304 Third Level Hawaiian II (4)
- KHAW 403 Fourth Level Hawaiian I (4)
- KHAW 404 Fourth Level Hawaiian II (4)
Performing Arts Requirement (6 credits)
Choose one Foundation course and one Application course from the same emphasis – dance, drama or music:Foundation course (3 credits) Choose one course:
- Dance:
- DNCE 170 BegContemp Dance/Hawaiʻi Themes (3)
- HWST 181A Indig Leadership thru Hula I (3)
- HWST 181E Indig Leadership thru Hula I (3)
- Drama:
- DRAM 243 Drama of Hawaiʻi & the Pacific (3)
- Music:
- MUS/HWST 175 Intro Music Of Polynesia (3)
- MUS/HWST 176 Hist & Dev Of Hawn Music (3)
- Dance:
Application course (3 credits) Choose one course with the same emphasis as the Foundations course:
- Dance:
- DNCE 475 Dance Hawaiʻi Performance Group (3)
- Drama:
- DRAM 421 Acting Troupe (3)
- Music:
- MUS 404 Kapili Choir (3)
- Dance:
Elective Requirement (6 credits)
Choose two courses from the following list:- MUS 195 Contemporary Island Music (3)
- DNCE 270 IntContempDance Hawaiʻi/Themes (3)
- HWST 181A Indig Leadership thru Hula I (3)
- HWST 181E Indig Leadership thru Hula I (3)
- HWST 182A Indig Leadership thru Hula II (3)
- HWST 182E Indig Leadership thru Hula II (3)
- HWST 205 Hawaiian Music in Action (2) (alpha A-O)
- KHWS 462 Haku Mele (3)
- KHWS 475 Nā Mele Hula Kahiko (3)
- KHWS 476 Nā Mele Hula ʻAuana (3)
Notes
- Each course for the Hawaii Performing Arts certificate must be passed with a grade of C or better.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all courses taken for the certificate.