Students will complete the emphasis with a wide range of design and technical skills, that prepare them for work in a variety of positions or to enter graduate school. They must have a broad knowledge of all requisite theatre skills. Secondary theatre education certification is, in most states, combined with speech communication. Majors must also have a minor, or double major, in a traditional teaching discipline. This emphasis when combined with the fifth year masters program education certifies the graduate to teach in public schools.
Courses focus on acting, musical theatre, dance, and music.
Many students who pursue this emphasis find employment in international companies, on tour, at regional theatres, theme parks, and on Broadway. Students considering a career in Elementary Education may be interested in an undergraduate specialization in Youth Drama . When coupled with a Master's Degree in Education, the student is well equipped to succeed in the classroom. All of the graduates of this particular program in theatre are presently employed as teachers of elementary school-aged children. They believe that the theoretical and experimental experience obtained as undergraduates prepared them to obtain their teaching positions and for their classroom successes.