The theatre education teaching minor provides a solid foundation for theatre teaching in elementary (PreK-6) or secondary schools (5-12). The program emphasizes a broad base of courses including introductory course in theatre and acting, technology courses, history of theatre courses, and a design course. This coursework ensures that as a future drama instructor, you will have a familiar acquaintance with performance, design and technology.
Additional credit hours could indicate a major, second minor, or certificate. A minimum of 120 credit hours is required to graduate.
An undergraduate student should initiate a Change of Academic Program if they wish to add or remove a minor.
The student obtains a Change of Academic Program form from the Registrar's Office or the department of the new major/minor, secures the signature of the department chair/director (or dean) of any major/minor to be added, and returns the form to the Registrar's Office for processing.
A student must submit the completed form by the Thursday before priority registration if the change is to be made within the current semester. Unless granted a waiver by the department of the new major, the student must meet all current program requirements for graduation.
This course of study alone does not qualify you for primary certification to teach in Indiana, but it can earn you a secondary certification to add to a primary area of study. Specifically, if you are planning to teach theatre in elementary schools, you should seek teacher licensure through a major in early childhood education, elementary education or special education. Likewise, in order to teach theatre in Indiana secondary schools, you must also have a teaching major in another discipline and a secondary education licensure minor.
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