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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Theatre Education (BFA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
T D 314MTechnical Theatre (Major)3
T D 313CActing I (Major)3
T D 311CPerformance as Public Practice (Major)3
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
T D 314QProduction Shop (Major)3
T D 313DActing II (Major)3
PSY 301Introduction to Psychology (Core) 0803
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
Mathematics (Core) 0203
3rd Semester
T D 317CTheatre History through the Eighteenth Century (Major) 0503
T D 354TTopics in Design and Technology3
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
4th Semester
T D 317DTheatre History since the Eighteenth Century (Major) 0503
Upper-division T D course (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
5th Semester
U.S. History (Core) 0603
U.S. History (Core) 0603
6th Semester
T D 316DDirecting I (Major)3
T D 326CTheatre Studies: Creative Drama (Major)3
T D 326DTheatre Studies: Theatre for Young Audiences (Major)3
T D 354TTopics in Design and Technology (Major)3
SED 322CIndividual Differences (Major)3
7th Semester
T D 323DDirecting II (Major)3
T D 326FCreative Drama II (Major)3
Upper-division T D course (Major)3
EDC 370STopics in Secondary School Subjects (Topic 15, Major)3
PSY 304Introduction to Child Psychology (Major)3
or PSY 309 Personality
or EDP 350G Adolescent Development
or HDF 313
HDF 113L
Child Development
and Child Development Laboratory
8th Semester
T D 626ETheatre Studies: Directing the Young Performer (Major)6
EDC 331SSchool Organization and Classroom Management in Secondary Schools (Major)3
EDC 332SDesigns for Instruction (Major)3
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
9th Semester
T D 326Q Directing Project in Theatre Studies (Major)3
EDC 951WTopics in All Level Teaching Practicum (Major)9
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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