Drama Education, B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Theater Education provides courses leading to certification in Drama at the P-12 level. Courses and program requirements include classroom instruction as well as hands-on learning in theater production and theory, academic preparation in theatre, and experiential learning opportunities in pedagogy. Students must gain admittance into the Piedmont College School of Education, pass appropriate GACE exams, attain pre-service certification, and pass a Theatre Portfolio in order to be recommended for certification.
In order to successfully complete this program, students must be admitted to the Teacher Education program and adhere to all of the requirements. (Course descriptions)
Drama Education Curriculum Outline
Bachelor of Arts Degree
General Education
Piedmont College Requirement
| PDMT 1101 | Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1 |
Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.
Drama Education Major
Theatre Foundations
Students must take an additional practicum by choosing one of the following courses:
| THTR 1150 | Technical/Production Practicum | 1 |
| THTR 1151 | Acting/Directing Practicum | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21-24 |
Electives
Students must choose three of the following courses:
Teacher Certification
Professional Semester
General Electives
Total Credit Hours: 120
THTR 3301, THTR 3302, EDUC 4401, PSYC 2290: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, drama education majors may have up to 10 additional hours to use for electives. The number of elective hours students may take will depend on the courses taken to satisfy general education requirements.