Program Overview

Theatre Teacher Certification

Program Type

Teaching Certification

Format

On Campus

Estimated Time to Complete

2 years

Credit Hours

66

The Theatre Teacher Certification program prepares students to sit for certification exams in theatre after graduation. The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences encourages students to explore teaching as a career option.

Why Earn a Theatre Teacher Certification?

Upon completion of this program, students will be prepared to sit for the certification examinations in theatre. Through studying theatre, students can acquire a diverse range of communication and organizational skills applicable to many careers.

Theatre Teacher Certification Highlights

• The Department of Dance and Theatre maintains the University Theater and the Studio Theater, as well as technical facilities to support the annual season.
• Qualified undergraduate students perform lead roles, direct public productions, stage-manage, and design scenery, costumes, lights, make-up, and wigs.
• Students can combine their degree with studies in journalism or law to pursue careers as theatre critics or entertainment lawyers.
• Students are often offered performance and design opportunities as part of outside professional projects of the faculty and can audition for local theatre groups.
• UNT has several student organizations for students to network and further hone their skills and craft.
• Scholarships are available based on merit and talent.

Theatre Teacher Certification Courses

• Play Analysis (3 hrs)
  • Principles and techniques governing the preparation of plays and other theatrical events for performance, design, direction, and production.
  • Contemporary systems of script analysis.
  • Emphasis on theory and criticism of theatre arts.
• Theatre for Young Audiences (3 hrs)
  • Recognition and examination of the history and philosophy, production, and performance of theatre for young audiences.
  • Focused inquiry on the practical problems that arise in the selection and performance of dramatic texts, original collective creations, and adaptation of selected literature.
  • Emphasis on connecting artistic practices and trends in educational theatre to theories of child/adolescent development.
• Teaching/Learning Process and Evaluation (3 hrs)
  • Examines the processes of human learning and development as they relate to teaching in diverse EC–12 classroom settings.
  • Understanding of these processes is applied to lesson design, instructional strategies, and assessment.
• Student Teaching in the Secondary School (3 hrs)
  • Prerequisite(s): With the exception of student teaching, all course work on the degree plan must be complete.
  • Senior standing and admission to teacher education are required.
  • The student must be able to pass a criminal background check.
• Instructional Strategies and Classroom Management (3 hrs)
  • Taken during the semester immediately preceding student teaching, this course provides knowledge and skills required for organizing and directing various instructional strategies in the secondary classroom.
  • Content includes teaching strategies, approaches to classroom management and discipline, student motivation, student and teacher assessment and evaluation, and the use of media and technology in the classroom.
• Theatre in the Classroom (3 hrs)
  • Theories and practical application of theatre in the classroom with children and adolescents.
  • Integrates the content area of theatre with educational pedagogy, with an emphasis on theatre games, improvisational play-making, story dramatization, and thematic work in educational and recreational settings.