Minor in Theatre Arts Education
(33 hours)
The theatre arts education minor is intended for students who are pursuing secondary education licensure through the David O. McKay School of Education.
Program Requirements |
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- Complete the following with a B grade or better:
TMA 101 : Introduction to the Theatre.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Independent Study also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Reading, viewing, analyzing, writing about, and interacting with contemporary plays and performances to explore both theatre fundamentals and ways theatre addresses questions and concerns of our time. Lab required. |
TMA 160 : Theatre Production 1.
(1:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Practical experience in the scene shop, costume shop, and lighting lab. Hands-on training for further production experience. |
- Apply for entrance approval from the theatre and media arts education committee.
- Complete the following:
TMA 123 : Acting Fundamentals.
(2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| RECOMMENDED: | Concurrent enrollment in TMA 122, 125. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamental acting skills: exercises in perception, objective/action, thought processes, scoring of scripts. Lab required. |
TMA 201 : Dramatic Performance: Antiquity to Renaissance.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Civilization from Greek antiquity through Renaissance, primarily from perspective of dramatic literature and performance. Ways in which performance functions within particular socioeconomic, political, religious, and aesthetic perspectives. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
TMA 202 : Dramatic Performance: Renaissance to the Present.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Civilization from Renaissance through present, primarily from perspective of dramatic literature and performance. Ways in which performance functions within particular socioeconomic, political, religious, and aesthetic perspectives. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
TMA 236 : Directing Fundamentals.
(2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | TMA 114 or instructor's consent (except theatre education majors). |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamental elements of stage and media directing, including observation, collaboration, imagination, casting, working with actors, camera, spaces, words, images, rehearsals, and final product. |
TMA 267 : Makeup 1.
(2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Elementary techniques in makeup application for film, television, and stage. Lab work on main season productions is required. |
TMA 336 : Directing Principles and Practices.
(3:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Theatre arts studies majors: TMA 114, 236, and instructor's consent. Media arts studies majors: TMA 105, 114, 185, and instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Theories and processes of taking a scene from script to production. |
TMA 377A : Teaching Methods and Instruction.
(2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | TMA 276 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students in theatre; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance. |
TMA 377B : Teaching Methods and Instruction.
(2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | TMA 276 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students in theatre; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance. |
TMA 377C : Teaching Methods and Instruction: Theatre in Education Practices.
(2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | TMA 377A |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Practicing contemporary theatre-in-education (TIE) methods to be employed in practical secondary education settings. |
- Complete one course from the following:
- Complete one course from the following:
TMA 395 : Dramatic Literature 1.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | TMA 114 & TMA 201 & TMA 202 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of dramatic texts, from ancient Greek to today, through Western literary theories, emphasizing performance. |
TMA 396 : Dramatic Literature 2.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | TMA 114 & TMA 201 & TMA 202 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of dramatic texts, from ancient Greek to today, through global literary theories, emphasizing performance. |