Theatre Arts Education, BFA

Program Coordinator: Patricia (Patch) Clark (202 Messick Building; 328-1196; clarkp@ecu.edu)

Students interested in this program should contact the department chair prior to enrollment. See College of Education , Licensure, for NC teacher licensure requirements. Students are admitted to the program by jury audition, writing sample, and interview.

Minimum degree requirement is 128 s.h. of credit as follows:

1. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit see General Education Program.)

PSYC 1000 - Introductory Psychology
PSYC 2777 - Ethnocultural Psychology or
SOCI 1010 - Race, Gender, Class

Choose 6 s.h. from:

ENGL 3070 - Shakespeare: The Histories
ENGL 3080 - Shakespeare: The Comedies
ENGL 3090 - Shakespeare: The Tragedies
ENGL 3330 - Early Twentieth-Century Drama
ENGL 3340 - Contemporary Drama

3. Professional courses - 27 s.h.

EDTC 4001 - Technology in Education
EDUC 3200 - Foundations of American Education
EDUC 4400 - Foundations of School Learning, Motivation, and Assessment or
PSYC 4305 - Educational Psychology
READ 3990 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas in the Secondary School
SPED 4010 - Effective Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms
THEA 2123 - Early Experiences for the Prospective Teacher
THEA 4323 - The Teaching of Theatre Arts in Grades K-12
THEA 4324 - Internship in Theatre Education
THEA 4325 - Internship Seminar: Issues in Theatre Education

Theatre Arts Education, BFA

1. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

Choose 6 s.h. from:

2. Core - 56 s.h.

3. Professional courses - 27 s.h.

4. Electives to complete requirements for graduation.