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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts with Teaching Certification
BA in Theatre Arts with Teaching Certification
The Theatre Arts with Teaching Certification degree path is designed for students who plan to become classroom theatre teachers in Texas, especially those who want to graduate within four years. It is also a strong choice for students focused on a career in theatre education administration or teaching artist work.
How is the curriculum designed?
The BA in Theatre Arts with Teaching Certification is a four-year liberal arts undergraduate degree in theatre arts with EC-12 teaching certification for Theatre in Texas. In addition to completing 42 university core credits, students complete 36 credits in theatre arts in such areas as acting, directing, design, and playwriting, plus 24 credits in EDUC courses, leaving 18 credits of electives for students to choose either more theatre courses or a minor. The degree is designed to fill two documented needs - certified theatre teachers in Texas ISDs and significant student interest in a teaching career path.
What makes the BA in Theatre Arts with Teaching Certification different?
Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts with Teaching Certification track take a breadth of courses in theatre and performance such as acting, script analysis, stage management, theatre history, design, and technology. Taken alongside College of Education courses like classroom management and assessment methods, this degree confers EC-12 teaching certification, preparing students to enter the teaching profession upon graduation. Unlike many degrees like it, our program allows for and encourages students to minor in a cognate field or other field of interest.
Is the BA in Theatre Arts with Teaching Certification right for you?
In addition to the general requirements for admission to the University, the aspiring undergraduate must meet the following requirement for admission to the Bachelor of Arts degree program with Teacher Certification: To be fully accepted in the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre Arts with Teaching Certification degree program, all students must earn a 2.5 cumulative grade point average in all courses including theatre and education courses taken at UT Arlington.
Theatre Arts Teaching Lab
The purpose-built Theatre Arts Teaching lab is a theatre, a classroom, and a laboratory for theatre education students to learn and teach theatre.
Here is where Theatre Teaching students learn techniques for devising, acting, directing, and design—and then learn to teach them to others. This space is unique to UTA; we believe that learning to teach theatre is best accomplished in a real, functioning theatre.
