B.A./B.S. Theatre Education Curriculum

Ball State University's B.A./B.S. Theatre Education major requires 40-41 credit hours. All secondary education majors also must complete 39 credit hours in professional education courses. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 is required of all teacher education majors. The lowest acceptable grade in a course for credit toward a major or minor in Theatre o Dance is C. Any student receiving a C- or lower must retake the course in order to receive credit towards a major or minor

Core Curriculum (30 Credit Hours)

Required Courses:

Prefix	CRS #	Short Title	CRS HRS
THEAT	102	Computers in Theatre and Dance	3
THEAT	103	Aesthetics 1	3
THEAT	104	Aesthetics 2	3
THEAT	105/405	Freshman/Senior Experience	0
THEAT	107	Design Awareness	3
THEAT	220	Stagecraft	3
THEAT	232	Acting 1	3
THEAT	250	Directing 1	3
THEAT	280	Practicum	0-1
THEAT	317	History of Theatre	3
THEAT	319	Modern Theatre	3
THEAT	435	Shakespeare	3

Theatre Education Directed Electives:

THEAT

350

Directing 2

Select 5-6 credits from the following:

THEAT	223	Theatrical Costuming	3
THEAT	229	Principles of Stage Makeup	2
THEAT	233	Acting 2	3
THEAT	318	Adv Tpcs	3
THEAT	326	Fundamentals of Lighting Design	3
THEAT	340	Playwriting	3
THEAT	450	Directing 3	3
THEAT	491	Theatre Management	3

Additional Hours in Professional Education-39 hours

EDSEC	150	Basic Concepts of Secondary Education	3
EDMUL	205	Introduction of Multicultural Education	3
EDPSY	251	Human Growth and Development	3
EDPSY	390	Educational Psychology	3
THEAT	395	Intro to Teaching Methods for Theatre	3
EDJHM	385	Principles of Teaching Methods for Theatre	3
EDSEC	380	Principles of Teaching in the Secondary School	3
THEAT	396	Teaching Methods/Administration of School Theatre Programs	3
EDFON	420	Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations/ED	3
EDSEC	460	Student Teaching	12
EDJHM	460	Student Teaching	12

The theatre education major is required for students wanting to pursue careers in teaching theatre on the middle- or high-school level. All education majors create a teaching portfolio that must be reviewed at three decision points in the educational process to continue in teacher education.

More Information
For complete information on program requirements, please consult the Ball State University Undergraduate Catalog or contact the Department of Theatre and Dance.