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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Secondary Education, BA

This is a sample curriculum plan for the Theatre Arts BA, Secondary Education emphasis within the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State.

If you are a prospective student viewing this document, please note curriculum is subject to change and specific per catalog year.

For current students, this plan is intended to be a glimpse at key sequencing within the major and includes some common/important advising notes. Sample plans are meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. This plan does not replace the advice of academic advisors. Please refer to the Advising Contacts page for information about advising within the College of Arts and Sciences and how to contact advisors within each department.

First Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ENGL 101Intro to College Writing3
FMFoundation of Mathematics*3
UF 100Foundations of Intellectual Life3
THEA105Play Analysis 3
THEA117Technical Theatre I4
THEA10Theatre Symposium0
TOTAL6 courses16 credits

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ENGL 102Writing and Rhetoric II3
ED-CIFS201Education Schooling and Society3
THEA215Acting I3
THEA118 Technical Theatre II4
FCFoundations of Oral Communications 3
THEA10Theatre Symposium0
Total6 courses16 credits

Summer Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
EDTECH202Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age3
TOTAL1 course3 credits

Second Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
THEA233Stage Voice3
THEA230Development of Theatre I: Classical-Neoclassical Forms3
THEA216Acting II3
UF 200Foundations of Ethics and Diversity3
FNFoundations of Natural, Physical and Applied Science* w/ lab4
THEA10Theatre Symposium 0
TOTAL6 courses16 credits

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
THEA231Major Production Participation1-3
THEA260Development of Theatre II: Modern Forms3
THEA351Elements of Scenic Design3
ART100 or MUS 100Foundations of Arts3
FH ElectiveRefer to Catalog3
THEA10Theatre Symposium3
TOTAL6 courses13-15 credits

Third Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
THEA301
Directing I3
THEA440Arts Management3
THEA362Stage Lighting Design3
FNFoundations of Natural Science w/o lab3
FS Foundations of Social Science3
THEA10Theatre Symposium0
TOTAL6 courses15 credits

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
THEA302Directing II3
THEA318Methods Teach Secondary School Theatre 3
ED-CIFS 301
Teaching Experience I2
ED-CIFS 302Learning and Instruction3
ED-ESP 350Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs at the Secondary Level3
THEA490Preparation for Senior Project1
THEA10Theatre Symposium0
TOTAL7 courses15 credits

Fourth Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ED-CIFS 401Professional Year- Teaching Experience II3
ED-LLC 444
Content Literacy for Secondary Students3
THEA491Senior Project3
Upper-division ElectiveVaries3
Upper-division ElectiveVaries3
THEA10
Theatre Symposium0
TOTAL6 courses15 credits

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ED-CIFS 485Professional Year- Teaching Experience III14
THEA10Theatre Symposium 0
TOTAL2 courses14 credits

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