Sep 25, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre, Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.S.

Theatre and Dance
Kristi Shamburger, chair
Kristi.Shamburger@mtsu.edu

The Theatre and Dance Department offers a major in Theatre with a concentration in Teacher Licensure (grades K-12). MTSU is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre.

Students will complete a Theatre major and 21 hours of additional coursework for the concentration in Teacher Licensure. 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 or better in all courses in their major for the course to count as a prerequisite or to count toward graduation. No more than 50 percent of coursework (60 credits of 120 required) for the degree may be completed in THEA coursework.

Admission to Candidacy

All students are required to be admitted to candidacy to earn a B.S. degree in Theatre. Candidacy is required as a prerequisite to enrollment in some upper-division THEA courses, including THEA 3700 , THEA 4800 , THEA 4810 , THEA 4900 , and THEA 4990 .

For guaranteed admission to candidacy, a student must have

completed all learning support requirements;
completed all high school deficiencies;
completed 30 hours of coursework with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0;
completed all candidacy courses (12 hours) with a grade of 2.0 (C) or better: THEA 1015 , THEA 2000 , THEA 2100 , THEA 2900 , and THEA 3820 ; and earned a GPA of 3.5 on all THEA coursework.

Candidacy Appeals

Students who complete each of the above THEA candidacy courses with a grade of 2.0 (C) or better but fail to meet one or more of the other requirements may appeal for admission.

A limited number of students may be admitted to candidacy on appeal, based upon available resources and upon faculty committee recommendation. Approval by appeal will be based on exceptional circumstances and/or exceptional talent and/or diversity considerations.

Candidacy admission by appeal will be granted following faculty committee review near the beginning and end of each Fall and Spring term as announced by email. Online appeal applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, with deadlines announced via email.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Theatre, Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	50 hours
Theatre Core	29 hours
Teacher Licensure Concentration	21 hours
Secondary Education Minor	27 hours
Electives	2 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

Major Requirements (50 hours)

Theatre Core (29 Hours)

THEA 1015 - Acting I 3 credit hours
THEA 2000 - First Year Seminar in Theatre 2 credit hours
THEA 2100 - Introduction to Production Practices 3 credit hours
THEA 2900 - Production Practices Lab 1 credit hour
THEA 3700 - Fundamentals of Play Directing 3 credit hours
THEA 3820 - Script Analysis 3 credit hours
THEA 4800 - Theatre History I: Greek Period to Restoration 3 credit hours
THEA 4810 - Theatre History II: Restoration to Present 3 credit hours
THEA 4900 - Production Practicum 1 credit hour (take twice for 2 credit hours)
6 credit hours from the following:
THEA 3050 - Theatrical Design Concepts 3 credit hours
THEA 3100 - Make-Up Techniques for Performers 3 credit hours
THEA 3200 - Introduction to Costume for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours
THEA 3400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment I 3 credit hours
THEA 3810 - Stage Management 3 credit hours

Teacher Licensure Concentration (21 hours)

THEA upper division 3 credit hours
THEA 3510 - Acting II 3 credit hours
THEA 3600 - Methods for Using Drama in the Classroom 3 credit hours
THEA 3620 - Methods and Assessment of Theatre in Secondary Education 3 credit hours
THEA 4620 - Theatre Education Practicum 3 credit hours
THEA 4700 - Advanced Play Directing 3 credit hours
THEA 3050 - Theatrical Design Concepts 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3100 - Make-Up Techniques for Performers 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3200 - Introduction to Costume for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment I 3 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor (27 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor for further information.

Electives (2 hours)

Curriculum: Theatre, Teacher Licensure

All students pursuing a major within this department must complete the True Blue Core requirements. The following is a suggested pattern of study; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before each registration.

Freshman

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
THEA 1015 - Acting I 3 credit hours
THEA 2000 - First Year Seminar in Theatre 2 credit hours
THEA 2100 - Introduction to Production Practices 3 credit hours
THEA 2900 - Production Practices Lab 1 credit hour
THEA 3820 - Script Analysis 3 credit hours
THEA 3050 - Theatrical Design Concepts 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3100 - Make-Up Techniques for Performers 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3200 - Introduction to Costume for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment I 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3810 - Stage Management 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
THEA 3510 - Acting II 3 credit hours (cognate)
THEA 3700 - Fundamentals of Play Directing 3 credit hours
THEA 4900 - Production Practicum 1 credit hour
THEA 3600 - Methods for Using Drama in the Classroom 3 credit hours (cognate)
THEA 3050 - Theatrical Design Concepts 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3100 - Make-Up Techniques for Performers 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3200 - Introduction to Costume for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment I 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3810 - Stage Management 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

THEA 4800 - Theatre History I: Greek Period to Restoration 3 credit hours
THEA 4810 - Theatre History II: Restoration to Present 3 credit hours
THEA 4900 - Production Practicum 1 credit hour
THEA 3050 - Theatrical Design Concepts 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3100 - Make-Up Techniques for Performers 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3200 - Introduction to Costume for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours OR
THEA 3400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment I 3 credit hours
YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours
THEA 3620 - Methods and Assessment of Theatre in Secondary Education 3 credit hours (cognate)
THEA 4700 - Advanced Play Directing 3 credit hours (cognate)
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Elective 2 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Senior

YOED 4020 - Residency I: Grades K-12 6 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
THEA 4620 - Theatre Education Practicum 3 credit hours
THEA upper-division elective (cognate) 3 credit hours