BA Performing Arts
A student must successfully complete, at Fontbonne, a minimum of 50 percent of the credit hours required for the major.
Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
The requirements for all undergraduate degrees are listed in the academic policies and regulations section in this catalog. These requirements include a course requirement in religion.
General Education Requirements
The 42 credit hours of general education requirements are presented in the academic information section in this catalog. A course that meets a general education requirement may also meet a course requirement in the major or a course requirement in another discipline. The following specific general education courses must be chosen to meet the requirements for this major:
- COM 103 Interpersonal Communication (for all but certification students) (3 hours)
- COM 102 Public Speaking (for certification students only) (3 hours)
- PER 101 Theatre Appreciation (3 hours)
- PER 314 Multicultural Experiences in Performance (3 hours)
Courses Required in the Major
Core Curriculum
- COM 103 Interpersonal Communication (3 hours)
- Or
- COM 102 Public Speaking (certification students) (3 hours)
- PER 101 Theatre Appreciation (3 hours)
- PER 111 Performance Techniques (3 hours)
- PER 121 Stagecraft (3 hours)
- PER 130, 131, 230, 231, 330, 331, 430, 431 Theatre Synthesis (1 hr)
- PER 212 Oral Interpretation of Literature (3 hours)
- PER 314 Multicultural Experiences in Performance(3 hours)
- PER 317 Staging Literature (3 hours)
- PER 326 Technical Production (3 hours)
- PER 441 Development of Dramatic Art (3 hours)
- PER 494 Production & Stage Management (3 hours)
- Two PER electives
Concentration in Acting/Directing
- PER 318 Directing (3 hours)
- PER 443 Text Analysis (3 hours)
- PER 145 or PER 245 or PER 345 or PER 444 Advanced Acting (3 hours each)
- Plus 3 electives from the following:
- ENG 320/ENG321 Shakespeare’s Comedies/Tragedies (3 hours)
- ENG 313 Writing the one Act Play (3 hours)
- Any other PER course
Concentration in Arts Management
- BUS 205 Financial Accounting (3 hours)
- BUS 233 Marketing Principles (3 hours)
- BUS 241 Business Law (3 hours)
- BUS 362 Small Business and Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
- COM 250 Public Relations (3 hours)
- PER 273 Practicum in Arts Management (1-3 hours)
Teacher Certification in Speech and Theatre
- COM 250 Mass Media (3 hours)
- COM 430 Debate (3 hours)
- ENG 320 or ENG 321 Shakespeare’s Comedies or Tragedies (3 hours)
- PER 318 Directing (3 hours)
- PER 443 Text Analysis (3 hours)
- PER 145 or PER 245 or PER 345 or PER 445 Advanced Acting (3 hours each)
- PER 386 Methods of Teaching Speech & Theatre (2 hours)
- Plus all required education courses:
- EDU 120 Psychology of the Exceptional Child (3 hours)
- EDU 201 Introduction to Classroom Teaching-Middle/Secondary (3 hours)
- EDU 234 Philosophical Foundations of Education (3 hours)
- EDU 300 Classroom/Behavior Management Techniques (3 hours)
- EDU 337 Psychology, Implementation and Assessment of Learning Middle/Secondary (3 hours)
- EDU 350 Methods of Teaching Reading in the Content Area (2 hours)
- EDU 450 Student Teaching at the Elementary Level (4-16 hours)
- OR
- EDU 451 Student Teaching at the Secondary Level (10-16 hours)
Approval for teacher certification requires a Fontbonne minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 and a blended cumulative GPA of 2.5.
