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Nov 04, 2025
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Xavier University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Theatre Education, B.S.
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Xavier University’s theatre education program combines a well-rounded theatre education with the necessary educational courses for students to receive their license to teach theatre to grades PK - 12 in Ohio’s public schools. Practical experiences and professional collaborations in theatre help to prepare the next generation of theatre teachers the breadth of knowledge to face the challenges of teaching today’s students.
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Requirements for the Theatre Education Major
Core Curriculum Requirements:
Theatre Foundation Courses
28 credit hours from: Theatre Performance/Production Courses:
12 credits from: Theatre Electives:
3 credits from: Education Requirements:
31 credits: Additional Requirements:
- Pass a comprehensive theatre exam during the spring semester of senior year.
- Participation in at least one regional audition/interview event (SETC, UPTA, etc.) Event must be approved by faculty.
- Production attendance for all shows in which not cast or holding a technical position.
- Attendance at 20 professional productions.
- Audition or submit technical application for all departmental productions, except during semester of study teaching.
Notes:
- A 3.000 cumulative average must be attained in the theatre major.
- Students are required to have regular advising meetings with their theatre department advisor.
TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 133 Semester Hours
Fall Semester
- THEATRE 100 - Intro to Theatre
- THEATRE 120 - Acting I
- CORE 100 - First Year Seminar
- PHILOSOPHY 100 - Introduction to Ethics
- Foreign Language I
- MONTESSORI EDUCATION 131 - Professional Education
Spring Semester
- THEATRE 110 - Survey of Dramatic Literature
- THEATRE 150 - Stagecraft
- THEOLOGY 111
- Foreign Language II
- THEATRE 198/199 - Theatre Workshop
- EDUCATION 110 - Human Development and Learning
Fall Semester
- THEATRE 205 - Theatre History I
- Theatre Performance/Production Elective
- Historical Perspectives elective
- Scientific Perspectives elective
- PHILOSOPHY 200 - Philosophical Perspectives
- THEATRE 198/199 - Theatre Workshop
- SPECIAL EDUCATION 200 - Special Education Indent and Issues
Spring Semester
- THEATRE 206 - Theatre History II
- THEATRE 211 - Script Analysis
- Mathematical Perspectives Elective
- Theological Perspectives Elective
- Theatre Production/Performance Elective
- THEATRE 198/199 - Theatre Workshop
- THEATRE 301 - Teaching Methods Elementary Education
Fall Semester
- THEATRE Production/Performance Elective
- THEATRE 302 - Teaching Methods Secondary Education
- Theatre Elective
- Natural Science Elective
- Humanities Elective
- MONTESSORI EDUCATION 350 - Tech and Topics for Teachers
Spring Semester
- THEATRE 310 Directing
- THEATRE 198/199 Theatre Workshop
- Social Science Elective
- ENGLISH 205 - Literature and Moral Imagination
- General Elective
- THEATRE 350 - Theatre Internship
Fall Semester
- Theatre Production/Performance Elective
- THEATRE 198/199 - Theatre Workshop
- General Elective
Spring Semester
- Theatre Production/Performance Elective
- THEATRE 450 - Senior Thesis
- General Elective
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