Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre Education, Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirements for Theatre Education Majors (92 credits)

Theatre Education graduates are certified to teach Communication Arts at the secondary level. The certification areas include English, theatre, and non-print media. Theatre Education candidates complete 190 hours of assigned fieldwork in observation prior to student teaching. Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) requires a minimum QPA of 3.00 for formal acceptance into the teacher education program. Application is typically finalized during the sophomore screening process. Teacher certification requires students to complete their student teaching experience and pass Pennsylvania state teacher education tests.

Basic Requirements (39 credits)

THEA 113Introduction to Theatre

3

THEA 114Stagecraft

3

THEA 241Fundamentals of Acting

3

THEA 242Advanced Acting

3

THEA 247AStage Management

3

THEA 247BScenic Design

3

THEA 247CLighting and Sound Design

3

THEA 247DCostume and Makeup Design

3

THEA 341Theatre History

3

THEA 342AScript Analysis

3

THEA 347Stage Directing

3

THEA 348Advanced Stage Directing

3

THEA 451Capstone Project

3

Course requirements include basic requirements (39 credits) plus:

THEA 130ATheatre Lab

1

Or

THEA 130BTheatre Lab

1

 

THEA 230ATheatre Lab

1

Or

THEA 230BTheatre Lab

1

 

THEA 330ATheatre Lab

1

Or

THEA 330BTheatre Lab

1

 

THEA 430ATheatre Lab

1

Or

THEA 430BTheatre Lab

1

 

COMM 112Communication Theory

3

ENGL 412ATeaching Writing

3

Or

ENGL 412BTeaching Literature

3

ENGL 412A, ENGL 412B: The course selected will fulfill both the requirement for the major and an upper-level English Core Curriculum requirement.

Select 6 credits from the following non-print courses:

COMM 231Audio Production

3

COMM 233Video Production I

3

COMM 234Video Production II

3

COMM 237New Communication Technologies

3

COMM VariesNon-print media elective

3

Professional Education (37 credits):

EDUC 000Field Experience

0

EDUC 102Digital Tech/Communications in Education

3

SPED 100Characteristics of Students With Disabilities

3

PSYC 251Developmental Psychology

3

EDUC 005DPracticum IV Secondary/K-12

1

EDUC 311Educational Psychology

3

EDUC 411AEffective Instruction in Secondary & K-12 Education

3

EDUC 414Social Foundations of Education

3

SPED 367Behavior and Classroom Management

3

EDUC 461Methods, Materials, and Assessment of ELL

3

EDUC 442MStudent Teaching Music

6

SPED 420Universal Design for Learning

3

EDUC 441Seminar

3

EDUC 005D, EDUC 311, EDUC 411A, EDUC 414, SPED 367, EDUC 461: Requires upper level screening and are taken in the semester before student teaching.

EDUC 498B and SPED 420 are taken concurrently with student teaching.