Theatre Education Track
Xan S. Johnson, Ph.D.

(801) 581-4927

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1. Choose a Theatre Major Degree Program:

BA - Theatre Studies
BFA - Performing Arts Design Program
BFA - Stage Management
BFA Actor Training Program (acceptance by audition only)

Department of Theatre Core Requirements for all Theatre Majors


THEA 1120 Acting I for Majors 3 Fall
THEA 1160 Production: Babcock/crew 1
THEA 1170 Production: Lab/crew 1
THEA 1550 Scenography 5
THEA 1713 Script Analysis 3 Fall
THEA 2713 Theatre and Theory 3 Spring
THEA 3600 Stage Management 3
THEA 3720 Theatre History 3 CW* Fall
THEA 3730 Theatre History 3 CW* Spring

 

Total Required Core Hours 25

 

*CW -- meets U of U Bachelor's Degree Requirements for Upper-division Communication/Writing

 

2. Theatre Education Requirements

 

Teacher Certification. Please refer to the approved State of Utah licensure program in secondary education under the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education for program and admission requirements.

Contact:
Becky Owen
Secondary Education Advisor
Teaching & Learning
(801) 581-6818
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Secondary Theatre Teaching Endorsement Program/STTEP: To be granted a Secondary Theatre Teaching Endorsement from the Department of Theatre (approved by the State of Utah) allowing you to teach theatre in grades 7-12, you must complete the requirements for a Theatre BA or BFA degree program, including the following requirements:

Complete a secondary teaching certification program track (STTEP) approved by the State of Utah (see Teacher Certification section above);

Complete a bachelor's degree in the University of Utah Department of Theatre, including all required core and program courses--BA in Theatre Studies, BFA in the Actor Training Program, BFA in the Performing Arts Design Program, or BFA in Stage Management.

All course requirements in the major must be completed with a grade of C or better.

3. In addition to the required Theatre core courses

Complete the following Theatre courses for the STTEP if these courses are not already required in your BA or BFA degree requirements:

THEA 2110 Scene Design I (3)
THEA 2170 Lighting Design I (3)
THEA 2420 Introduction to Playwriting (3)
THEA 3110 Beginning Stage Directing (3)
THEA 4620 Teaching Theatre in Secondary Schools (3)
THEA 4600 Young People’s Theatre (2)
THEA 5640 Musical Theatre Directing (2)

Total Required STTEP track credit hours: 19

Highly recommended electives for those students completing the STTEP:

THEA 1130 Acting II for Majors (3)
THEA 1223 Make Up (3)
THEA 2140 Costume Design I (3)
THEA 3040 Introduction to Voice and Speech (3)
THEA 3500 Sound Design I (3)
THEA 3810 Theatre Teaching Forum (.5)
THEA 3820 Theatre Teaching Practicum (.5)
THEA 4330 Dramaturgy (3)
THEA 4110 Acting/Directing Shakespeare (3)
THEA 5900 Individual Projects in Secondary School Play Directing (2)

 

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