2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Speech/Theatre for the Middle School Area of Endorsement, 24 hours

CIP: 131331

Requirements

Required Courses (24 hours)

THEA 43110Theatre Foundations

3

THEA 43230Acting

3

THEA 43373Directing

3

THEA 43460Creative Dramatics

3

MMED 20220Media Literacy

3

COM 29210Communication Theory

3

COM 29230Public Speaking

3

COM 29341Argumentation and Debate

3

Professional Education Requirements

See Middle School Education Program Requirements

Students must take COM 29480 Methods of Teaching Speech/Theatre in the Secondary School as part of their professional education requirements.

This endorsement, when completed under the B.S.Ed. Middle School Program, will meet Missouri certification standards for Speech/Theatre Area of Endorsement grades 5-9.  Primary advisement for Middle School Certification is provided by the School of Education.  Please also seek a secondary advisor from the content area.