Drama/Speech Major (Teacher Licensure) (DRSP), BA

Liberal Arts: 47 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• Three hours of the Creative Spirit in the Liberal Arts Program  requirements are met within the major and counted below.
• EDFD 203, required in placy of PSY 201 in the Individual and Social Environment component and is counted below in the hours required for licensure.

Other requirements not affecting the number of liberal arts credit hours:

• Students must take COMM 101  for the Communication and Critical Thinking component.
• Students must take POLS 205  for the Individual and Social Environment component.
• THEA 306  is required for the Global Perspectives component.

Recommended:

• ANTH 250 , GEOG 302 /GEOG 303 , or POLS 202  is recommended for the Global Perspectives component.

Major: 47 Hours

• COMM 140 - Radio Practicum Credit Hours: 1
• COMM 141 - TV Practicum Credit Hours: 1
• COMM 151 - Debate Practicum Credit Hours: 1
• COMM 171 - Forensics Practicum Credit Hours: 1
• COMM 261 - Nonverbal and Cross Cultural Communication Credit Hours: 3

• or COMM 267 Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3  

• COMM 262 - Small Group and Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 263 - Argumentation and Persuasion Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 269 - Vocal Performance Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 320 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 451 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1
• THEA 140 - Theatre Production Experiences I Credit Hours: 0.
• THEA 141 - Theatre Production Experiences II Credit Hours: 1
• THEA 160 - Technical Theatre Credit Hours: 2
• THEA 180 - Creative Movement Credit Hours: 1
• THEA 190 - Acting I Credit Hours: 3
• THEA 200 - Theatre Movement Credit Hours: 2
• THEA 207 - Children’s Theatre Credit Hours: 2
• THEA 240 - Theatre Production Experiences III Credit Hours: 0.
• THEA 289 - Design I Credit Hours: 3
• THEA 301 - Play Directing Credit Hours: 3
• THEA 303 - Play Production Credit Hours: 2
• THEA 304 - Theatre History I Credit Hours: 2
• THEA 308 - Theatre History II Credit Hours: 2
• THEA 310 - Junior Project Preproduction
• THEA 311 - Acting Styles Credit Hours: 2
• THEA 313 - Junior Project Credit Hours: 1

Licensure: 31 Hours

Consult the Cannon-Clary College of Education  catalog section for additional licensure information. Prior to graduation, student is required to take the appropriate professional examinations for this area. This includes, but is not limited to, the PRAXIS II. Student is required to furnish complete scores on these tests to the department.

• EDFD 200 - Chalk / Wire ePortfolio
• EDFD 202 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 203 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 311 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• RDNG 415 - Interdisciplinary Literacy Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 314 - Classroom Management and Assessment - Field Experience II Credit Hours: 2
• SEED 417 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 2
• SEED 430 - Teaching Speech and Drama Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 451 - Supervised Teaching - Internship II Credit Hours: 8-12
• SEED 480 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 2
• SPED 418 - Educating the Child with Exceptionalities: Secondary Credit Hours: 2

Remaining Bible/Electives: 3 Hours

Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester. See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .