Theatre, Teacher Licensure, B.S.

The Speech and Theatre Department offers one teacher licensure program: Theatre (grades K-12).

Students will complete a Theatre major. Students must complete a Teacher Licensure in Theatre cognate. There is also a Secondary Education minor requirement. Students must contact their Secondary Education minor advisors for approval of appropriate courses. (For specific procedures and additional requirements for teacher licensure, see College of Education.)

Students majoring in Theatre must receive a grade of C (2.00) or better in all courses in their major for the course to count as a prerequisite or to count toward graduation.

Teacher Licensure in Theatre Cognate

Required (6 hours)

THEA 3600 - Child Drama 3 credit hours
THEA 4610 - Theatre in Education 3 credit hours

Electives (12 hours)

3 hours selected from:
THEA 3500 - Stage Movement 3 credit hours
THEA 3510 - Acting II 3 credit hours
THEA 3520 - Voice for the Actor I 3 credit hours
3 hours selected from:
THEA 3300 - Scene Design 3 credit hours
THEA 4220 - Costume Design for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours
THEA 4400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment II 3 credit hours
6 hours selected from:
- Upper division (3000 or 4000 level) courses in THEA in consultation with an advisor

Recommended Curriculum: Theatre, Teacher Licensure

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

All students pursuing a major within this department must complete the General Education requirements. The following is a suggested pattern of study for the first two years; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before each registration.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Major courses as advised 14 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Major courses as advised 13 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Theatre, Teacher Licensure, B.S.

Teacher Licensure in Theatre Cognate

Required (6 hours)

Electives (12 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: Theatre, Teacher Licensure

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 34 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 24 Hours

Total hours in program: 120