Drama Education P-12 (BA)

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree

 

General Education

Category I: The Individual (9 to 11 hours)
IA: Rhetoric	ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning								Choose course from approved list	3 to 4
IC: Critical Thinking	EDUC 3307							Learning and Cognition	3
	OR
	PSYC 2290							Human Growth and Development	3
ID: Scientific Method								Choose course from approved list	0 to 1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition	ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking								Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences								Choose course from approved list	3
IID: Humanities								Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government								Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language								Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures	EDUC 4401							The Multicultural Classroom	3
IIIC: Fine Arts	THTR 3301							Theatre History I	3
Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)
IVA: Natural Science								Choose course from approved list	6 to 9
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics								Choose course from approved list	3
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience	PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

46-51

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Theatre Foundations

THED 3400	Drama Education	3
THTR 1150	Technical/Production Practicum	1
THTR 1151	Acting/Directing Practicum	1
THTR 2205	Fundamentals of Technical Theatre	3
THTR 2210	Fundamentals of Acting	3
THTR 2230	Children's Theater	3
THTR 3302	Theatre History II	3
THTR 4410	Fundamentals of Directing	3
Total Credit Hours:		21

Students must take THTR 1150 two times for a total of two semester credit hours.

Theatre Electives

Students must complete six hours of electives from the following list:

THTR 1110	Ballet	1
THTR 1111	Tap	1
THTR 1112	Jazz Dance	1
THTR 1113	Modern Dance	1
THTR 2215	Script Analysis	3
THTR 2220	Stage Movement and Dance	3
THTR 2235	Puppetry Arts	3
THTR 2265	Makeup Design	3
THTR 2420	Selected Topics in Theatre	3
THTR 3305	Introduction to Scenic Design	3
THTR 3310	Advanced Acting	3
THTR 3312	Voice and Diction for the Stage	3
THTR 3314	Audition Techniques and Professional Development	3
THTR 3317	Lighting Design	3
THTR 3319	Costume Design	3
THTR 3320	Stage Management	3
THTR 3325	Theatre Management	3
THTR 3350	Playwriting	3
THTR 3426	Special Effects and Pyrotechnics for the Stage	3
THTR 4420	Creative Dramatics	3
THTR 4425	Advanced Technical Theatre	3
THTR 4930	Internship in Theatre Arts	1-3
Total Credit Hours:		6

Drama Education Major

EDUC 1199	Introduction to Education	3
EDUC 2000	Introduction to Professional Practice	3
EDUC 2250	Media and Technology for Educators	3
EDUC 3337	Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas	3
EDUC 3355	Exceptional Children	3
EDUC 4479	Internship I	1
EDUC 4489	Internship II	3
EDUC 4497	Classroom Management	3
EDUC 4498	Senior Seminar: Reflection and Application	3
EDUC 4499	Internship III	6
Total Credit Hours:		31

General Electives

	General Electives	12-17
Total Credit Hours:		12-17

Total Credit Hours: 121