Theatre Arts Education (B.A.)

This major prepares students for teaching Theatre Arts in middle and secondary schools. It emphasizes acquisition of a well-rounded knowledge base in theatre arts as well as cultural understanding, aesthetic sensitivity, and creative skills.

Theatre Arts Education Major (B.A., 85 hours)

Core Requirements	46 hours
THTRE 1020 Script Analysis	3 hours
THTRE 1300 Acting I	3 hours
THTRE 1310 Acting II	3 hours
THTRE 1400 Stagecraft	3 hours
THTRE 1410 Costume Construction	3 hours
THTRE 1420 Makeup Design	2 hours
THTRE 1810FYW/THTRE 2810 Playwriting I	2 hours
THTRE 2340 Voice I	3 hours
THTRE 2400 Movement for the Actor	3 hours
THTRE 2500 Directing I	3 hours
THTRE 2700 Approaching Scenography	3 hours
THTRE 3500 Directing II	3 hours
THTRE 3800 World Theatre History I	3 hours
THTRE 3810 World Theatre History II	3 hours
Select 6 hours of Dramatic Literature: THTRE 2000 Play Reading (may repeat twice) THTRE 2010 Dramatic Literature: Pulitzer Prize THTRE 2020 Dramatic Literature: Tony Awards THTRE 2030 Dramatic Literature: American Comedy THTRE 2040 Dramatic Literature: Families THTRE 2050 Dramatic Literature: Gender and Sexuality THTRE 2060 Dramatic Literature: Banned and Censored THTRE 2110 Masterpieces of Dramatic Literature THTRE 3000/ENG 3000 Shakespeare THTRE 3260/ENG 3260 Greek Drama THTRE-3830 HIST 3220 The Ancient World	6 hours

Professional Education Courses	25 hours
EDUC 1010 Introduction to Education in the United States	2 hours
EDUC 1750 Field Experience	1 hour
EDUC 2050 Human Development and Learning I and EDUC 2050L Human Development and Learning I Laboratory	2 hours
EDUC 2060 Human Development and Learning II	2 hours
EDUC 2850 Education in a Pluralistic Society	3 hours
EDUC 2870 Instructional Technology	3 hours
EDUC 3130 Educational Assessments: Secondary	3 hours
EDUC 3150 Educational Assessments: Directed Study	2 hours
EDUC 3360 General Secondary Methods Lab	1 hour
SPED 3070 Methods for Teaching Secondary Students with Disabilities	3 hours
THTRE 3240 Methods for Teaching Communication and Theatre Arts in Middle and Secondary Schools or EDUC 3240 Methods for Teaching Communication and Theatre Arts in 7-12	3 hours

Senior Comprehensive	14 hours
EDUC 4870 Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School	14 hours