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 

THEAT TOTAL: 86.0 / UCC TOTAL: 33.0 / GENERAL ELECTIVES: 7.0 / GRAND TOTAL: 126.0

Freshman
Fall                                                          Spring

Course	Short Title	Hours		Course	Short Title	Hours
THEAT 103	Aesthetics 1	3.0		THEAT 104	Aesthetics 2	3.0
THEAT 105	Freshman Exp.	0.0		THEAT 220	Stagecraft	3.0
THEAT 232	Acting 1	3.0		THEAT 280	Practicum	1.0
THEAT 280	Practicum	1.0		EDMUL 205	Multi Ed	3.0
EDSC 150	Basic Concepts	3.0		UCC	MATHS	3.0
UCC	ENG 104	3.0		UCC	COMM 210	3.0
UCC	HIST 150	3.0			Subtotal	16.0
	Subtotal	16.0			THEAT/ED	10.0
	THEAT/ED	10.0			UCC	6.0
	UCC	6.0

Sophomore
Fall                                                                Spring

Course	Short Title	Hours		Course	Short Title	Hours
THEAT 107	Design Awareness	3.0		THEAT 350	Directing II	3.0
THEAT 250	Directing 1	3.0		THEAT	THED elective	3.0
THEAT 395	Teaching Methods	3.0		EDPSY 390	ED Psychol	3.0
THEAT	THED electives	3.0		UCC	Tier 1	3.0
EDPSY 251	Dev Sec Ed	3.0		UCC	Tier 1	3.0
UCC	PFW	2.0		UCC	FIN	1.0
	Subtotal	17.0			Subtotal	16.0
	THEAT/ED	15.0			THEAT/ED	9.0
	UCC	2.0			UCC	7.0

Junior
Fall                                                                           Spring

Course	Short Title	Hours		Course	Short Title	Hours
THEAT 317	Pre Modern Hist	3.0		THEAT 319	Modern Theatre	3.0
THEAT 396	Teaching Methods Admin	3.0		THEAT 405	Senior Exp.	3.0
THEAT	THED Elective 1	3.0		EDFON 420	Fnds of Educ	3.0
UCC	Tier 1	3.0		UCC	Tier II	3.0
UCC	TIer 1	3.0			General Elective	3.0
UCC	Tier II	3.0			General Elective	3.0
	Subtotal	18.0			Subtotal	18.0
	THEAT/ED	9.0			THEAT/ED	9.0
	UCC	9.0			UCC	3.0
					General Elective	6.0

Senior
Fall                                                            Spring

Course	Short Title	Hours		Course	Short Title	Hours
THEAT 435	Shakespeare	3.0			Student Teach	12.0
THEAT	THED elective 2	3.0
EDSC 380	Prin Sec Sch	3.0
EDJHM 385	Prin Mid Sch	3.0
	General Elective	1.0
	Subtotal	13.0
	THEAT/ED	12.0			Subtotal	12.0
	General Elective	1.0			THEAT/ED	12.0

 

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