2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Teaching Major in Theatre (BA/BS)

CIP Code

13.1324

85-86 credits

Core requirements, 32 credits

THEA 102Branding and Marketing for the Theatre and Dance Artist

1

THEA 103Aesthetics of Theatre 1

3

THEA 104Aesthetics of Theatre 2

3

THEA 105Freshman Experience

1

THEA 107Design Awareness for Theatre and Dance

3

THEA 220Stagecraft

3

THEA 232Acting 1

3

THEA 250Directing 1

3

THEA 280Theatre and Dance Practicum

0 TO 1

THEA 317Pre-Modern Theatre History to 1700

3

THEA 319Modern Theatre History

3

THEA 405Senior Experience

1

THEA 435Performance of Shakespeare

3

Total Credit Hours:32
Students must take THEA 280 for 2 credits.

Required courses, 6 credits

THEA 350Directing for the Stage 2

3

THEA 354Directing for Young Audiences

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Electives, 5-6 credits from

THEA 223Costume Design and Technology 1

3

THEA 229Stage Makeup Design and Technology 1

2

THEA 233Acting 2

3

THEA 318Advanced Topics in Theatre and Dance

3 TO 6

THEA 324Musical Theatre History

3

THEA 329Costume History

3

THEA 340Playwriting 1

3

THEA 352Topics in Directing

3

THEA 353Acting and Directing History

3

THEA 450Directing for the Stage 3

3

THEA 491Theatre Management

3

Total Credit Hours:5-6

Total Credit Hours: 43-44

THEA 318 may be taken twice for fulfillment of electives, but each must be on a different topic.

Senior High, Junior High/Middle School Education Program

Professional education sequence, 42 credits

EDFO 420Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education

3

EDJH 385Principles of Teaching in the Middle School

3

EDMU 205Introduction to Multicultural Education

3

EDPS 251Human Growth and Development for Secondary Education

3

EDPS 390Educational Psychology

3

EDSE 320Reading for Diverse Learners in Secondary Content Classes

3

EDSE 380Principles of Teaching in the Secondary School

3

THEA 150Introduction to Theatre Education

3

THEA 295Introduction to Teaching Methods for Theatre

3

THEA 396Teaching Methods and Administration of School Theatre Programs

3

Student teaching

12

Total Credit Hours:42

Total Credit Hours: 85-86

See Professional Education Assessment/Decision Points, for additional information.