Visual and Performing Arts, BA; Theatre Education Concentration

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Visual and Performing Arts; Theatre Education Concentration (Theatre Arts: PK - 12)

Mission Statement

The Longwood University Theatre Program offers a productive, creative and collaborative model in all its concentrations of theatre through education, professional, and production experiences. The program is dedicated to the development of students in their personal strengths, their personal career plan, and their personal development of citizen leadership. The graduates of our program will be prepared to enter the workforce as citizen leaders, theatre professionals, or educators. Upon completion of our program graduates will have the qualifications to pursue advanced degrees, or choose to utilize highly transferable skills to seek theatre or other career opportunities.

Vision Statement

The Longwood University Theatre Program will become regionally recognized by being on the forefront of inclusivity, innovation, interdisciplinary partnerships, and by the intellectual and creative accomplishments of its faculty, students, and staff.

Degrees Offered

The Program provides degree programs of study leading to either a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual and Performing Arts or a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Those students seeking teacher certification must select the Applied concentration within the Bachelor of Arts Degree. After completing the degree and program requirements, students receive a Visual and Performing Arts, BA; Theatre Education Concentration degree, and they are eligible for licensure in Theatre Arts (PK-12) Education.

For those who are seeking careers in educational theatre and who seek the Educational Endorsement, see professional education requirements. Those students will also be carefully advised, both in Theatre, Art, and Graphic and Animation Design (TAGD) and in Education (EDUC), to aid in timely matriculation.

Civitae Core Requirements (39-40 credits)

Civitae Core Curriculum

Theatre majors may count Civitae Core courses satisfying major requirements as also satisfying their respective Civitae Core requirements, up to two Pillar courses and one Perspectives course. (Students pursuing Virginia teaching licensure are not restricted as to the number of courses.) The following are the courses in this major that may be used in this way:

COMM 101 fulfills the Aesthetic Pillar requirement.
EDUC 245 fulfills the Human Behavior and Social Institutions Pillar requirement.
THEA 432 fulfills the Historical and Contemporary Insights Perspectives requirement.

Courses satisfying major requirements that are designated as Civitae Core courses subsequent to the print deadline of this Catalog will not appear in the above listings but will be eligible to also satisfy Civitae Core requirements, subject to the same rules as the others. (If doing so would otherwise decrease the total credits required for the degree below 120, General Elective credit must be substituted to restore the total.)

Additional Degree Requirements (3 credits)

In addition to the courses required for Civitae Core, students are required to take an additional course to earn a degree.

ENGL 365 - Shakespeare 3 credits

Theatre Major Requirements (23 credits)

THEA 100 - Theatre Freshman Seminar 1 credit
THEA 104 - Theatre Production/Performance 1 credit (4 credits prior to obtaining senior status)
THEA 113 - Acting I 3 credits
THEA 225 - Elements of Theatrical Design 3 credits
THEA 229 - Script Analysis 3 credits
THEA 240 - Technical Theatre 3 credits
THEA 330 - History of Theatre I 3 credits
THEA 331 - History of Theatre II 3 credits
THEA 432 - Theatre and Cultural Diversity 3 credits (counted in Civitae)

Concentration Requirements (16 credits)

COMM 101 - Public Speaking 3 credits (counted in Civitae)
ENGL 280 - Children’s Literature 3 credits
THEA 401 - Methods of Teaching Theatre 4 credits
THEA 402 - Methods of Teaching Theatre II 3 credits
THEA 433 - Creative Dramatics for the Classroom 3 credits
Choose one of the following courses:
KINS 389 - Methods of Teaching Health and Physical Education for Elementary Classroom Teachers 3 credits
MUSC 389 - Integrated Arts/Music 3 credits
THEA 315 - Movement I 3 credits

Theatre PK-12 Licensure Requirements (32 Credits)

EDUC 245 - Human Growth, Development, and Learning 3 credits (counted in Civitae)
EDUC 260 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 2 credits
EDUC 370 - Practicum Three-Weeks 3 credits
EDUC 410 - Directed PreK-12 Teaching for Art, Music, and Theatre 12 credits
EDUC 432 - Content Area Literacy 3 credits
EDUC 473 - Inquiry into the Classroom Community 3 credits
EDUC 487 - Classroom Management and System Issues 3 credits
SPED 305 - Behavior Management 3 credits
SPED 389 - Survey of Exceptional Children 3 credits

General Electives (6-7 credits)

Total Credits Required

BA in Visual and Performing Arts, Theatre Education (PK - 12) (120 credits)