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2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Theatre Arts Major with Inclusive Education


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The Theatre Arts Major with Inclusive Certification Program is designed for students preparing to teach at the Elementary and Middle School levels and/or to teach students with special needs.  The Theatre Arts portion of this program consists of 41 credits and production participations to complete the B.A. degree in Theatre Arts.  Participation in college theatrical productions and departmental work calls is required.  A total of seven (7) production labs are required in at least four (4) different areas with at least one “preparation” [P] and one “run crew” [R] experience in any of the following areas: Acting; Assistant Stage Management; Costumes (P, R); Scenery (P, R); Properties (P, R); Makeup (P,R); Special Projects (P,R).  In addition, students take the appropriate education courses to prepare them for the classroom. 

 

All Theatre Arts majors must maintain a 2.0 GPA, both in the major and overall. In order to be eligible for the Professional Semester (i.e. Student Teaching), students must maintain a GPA above 2.7.


Theatre Arts Core


Students in the Theatre Arts department are required to take the following core courses:

Movement Courses


Select two movement courses from the following:

Production Labs


Take five one credit production labs from four different areas:

  • Acting
  • Assistant Stage Manager
  • Costume Crew
  • Scenic
  • Lighting
  • Sound
  • Props
  • Make-up
  • Special Project
  • Stage Management

Additional Theatre Arts Requirements


Theatre Arts students must complete the following additional courses:


Theatre Arts Elective Courses


Theatre Arts students who are pursuing Inclusive Certification must take one theatre elective at the 200 level and one theatre elective at the 300/400 level.

In most cases, students must select the theatre electives that are designated as liberal arts courses in order to earn enough liberal arts credits for the bachelor of arts degree.

Required Courses for Inclusive Education


The following courses are required for Quad Inclusive Education certification. The Quad Inclusive program includes: Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Childhood with Disabilities (Grades 1-6), Middle Childhood (Grades 5-9), and Middle Childhood with Disabilities (Grades (5-9).

Theatre Arts Senior Experience


The Senior Experience for Theatre majors consists of a required seminar (THA 452- Seminar in Theatre with a zero-credit internship).  In this course, the students reflect on their major experience, and they are given opportunities to integrate material from theatre and other core areas of the college experience.  A final project is required in some phase of production, design or theory.

Sample Program for Theatre Arts Majors with Inclusive Education


Freshman Year


  • Perspectives I Credits: 12
  • Perspectives I Science Credits: 4
  • Movement Course Credits: 0
As well as:

Sophomore Year


  • Perspectives I Credits: 6
  • Perspectives II Credits: 6
  • Modern Foreign Language Credits: 6
  • Movement Course Credits: 0
  • Theatre Labs Credits: 2
As well as:

Junior Year


  • Perspectives II Credits: 3
  • Liberal Arts Electives* Credits: 15
  • Theatre Arts Electives (200 level) Credits: 3
  • Theatre Labs Credits: 2
As well as:

Fall After Senior Year


Professional Semester

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