B.A. in Theatre: Drama Education
The B.A. curriculum with an emphasis in drama education is for students who want to pursue careers teaching drama performance and production in secondary school, grades 6-12. In conjunction with the College of Education, this program prepares students for state certification in drama education.
Requirements include a minimum 960 SAT score or a 20 ACT score and an overall 2.50 GPA with a 2.50 in all junior and senior level CFA and College of Education course work.
Transfer students with A.A. degrees must complete additional courses in the basic distribution, which includes general education courses. Students must earn grades of C in these courses and they cannot be taken S-U.
The speech requirement is met with SPC2600, TPP 2110 and 3111. The reading requirement is met with RED 3312. The introductory education and technology courses are EDF 1005, EDG 2701 and EME 2040.
General Theatre - Drama Education
To remain 'on track' for this major you must meet the following critical tracking criteria. The critical tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
- 2.5 UF GPA required for sem. 1-5
- Complete 1 of 6 critical tracking courses THE2020, EDF1005, TPP2110, TPA2202C, TPA2074 or TPA2232C
Semester 2:
- Complete 2 addtional tracking courses with a grade of "C" or better
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional tracking courses with a grade of "C" or better
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional tracking course with a grade of "C" or better
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Semester 1 |
Credits |
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EDF 1005 Intro to Education |
3 |
|
Composition (GE) |
3 |
|
PSY 2012 General Psychology |
3 |
|
THE 2020 Intro to Theatre |
3 |
|
Mathematics (GE) |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 2 |
|
|
TPP 2110 Acting 1 |
3 |
|
Physical or Biological Science (GE) |
3 |
|
TPA 2202C Stagecraft |
4 |
|
DAA 1000 Fund. of Dance Technique |
3 |
|
Mathematics (GE) |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
Semester 3 |
|
|
TPA 2074 Drawing and Rendering |
3 |
|
RED 3312 Reading Education |
3 |
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EDG 2701 Teaching Diverse Pop (GE-S) |
3 |
|
SPC 2600 Intro. to Public Speaking |
3 |
|
TPP 3650 Script Analysis |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
|
Semester 4 |
|
|
TPA 2232C Costume and Makeup |
4 |
|
TPP 2282 Fundamentals of Voice and Movement Or TPP Elective |
3 |
|
EME 2040 Intro to Educational Technology |
3 |
|
Physical or Biological Science (GE) |
3 |
|
TPA 3208 Drafting for the Stage |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
Semester 5 |
|
|
EEX 3616 Classroom Management |
3 |
|
Physical/Biological Science (GE-P/B) |
3 |
|
TPA 2000 Fundamentals of Design |
3 |
|
THE 4110 History of Theatre Stage I (GE-H) |
3 |
|
TPP 3111 Acting 2 |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 6 |
|
|
TPP 3311 Directing |
3 |
|
THE 4111 History of Theatre 2 (GE-H,I) |
3 |
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EDF 3604 Social Foundations of Education OR EDF 3514 or 3609 or 4542 |
3 |
|
EDF 3210 Educational Psychology OR EDF 3110 (GE-S) |
3 |
|
TPA 2075 Scene Painting OR TPA elective |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 7 |
|
|
THE 4760 Teaching Drama Methods |
4 |
|
Total |
4 |
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Semester 8 |
|
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TPP 3124 Improv. & Social/Political Issues |
3 |
|
TSL 3526 ESOL Found. Lang/Culture |
3 |
|
THE 3762 Teaching Creative Dramatics |
3 |
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EDG 4203 Elementary & Secondary Curric |
3 |
|
Total |
12 |
|
Semester 9 |
|
|
ED #### Assessment |
3 |
|
TPA 3214 Introduction to Light & Sound |
4 |
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THE 4950 Production and Performance |
1 |
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THE 4724 Play Production in Secondary School |
4 |
|
Total |
12 |
|
Semester 10 |
|
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THE 4940 Internship |
10 |
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THE 4935 Seminar in Student Teaching |
2 |
|
Total |
12 |
|
Total Hours for Degree |
132 |
