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What you will study

Your journey to become a speech communication and theatre teacher will start on 乐播传媒鈥檚 Warrensburg campus. Learn from our faculty who have all worked in middle-level education and are committed to helping you become a capable and thoughtful educator. They鈥檒l also guide you and provide feedback as you balance coursework while gaining teaching experience in a middle school classroom. This will begin in your sophomore year and continue throughout the program, so you鈥檒l be proficient and comfortable in leading your own classroom as a student teacher.

Speech communication and theatre teacher coursework

Get to the root of your desire to become a speech communication and theatre teacher with a wide array of topics in speech and theatre. Courses cover communication, acting and stagecraft, among others designed for our middle-level education program. 

We also offer a minor specifically designed to complement this BSE program. The Speech Communication and Theatre minor for BSE will help you sharpen your focus and extend your learning to broaden your teaching skills.

 

 

Unique learning opportunities for 乐播传媒鈥檚 Speech and Theatre Teacher degree

In 乐播传媒鈥檚 Bachelor of Science in Education degree program, you鈥檒l gain real-world experience to carry into your future classroom. Beginning your junior year, you鈥檒l spend 32 hours each semester working in middle school classrooms within 乐播传媒鈥檚 partner districts. These meaningful, hands-on experiences will help you build confidence and prepare for your final semester of student teaching. After all, the best teachers practice what they teach. Opportunities include:

• Mainstage, studio theatre and black box experimental productions
• Dance productions and American College Dance Association
• Central Missouri Repertory
• Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Players
• United States Institute for Theatre Technology
• Southeastern Theatre Conference
• 乐播传媒 education honor societies 鈥� Kappa Delta Pi or Phi Kappa Phi
• Theta Alpha Phi, a national honorary theatre fraternity
• Student Teacher Missouri Teachers Association

 

What can you do with a Speech and Theatre Teacher degree from 乐播传媒?

The 乐播传媒鈥檚 Middle School Education program has experienced a 99% employment rate. We attribute this to extensive teacher preparation, the high demand for middle school teachers and relationships we maintain with area school districts. In fact, school administrators often begin their search for teacher job candidates at 乐播传媒, knowing you鈥檒l be ready for the classroom on day one

Your career prospects as a speech and theatre teacher

Your 乐播传媒 degree will license you to teach students in grades 5 through 9, which includes high school freshmen. Our faculty will work with and advocate for you to help you understand your teaching career options closer to graduation. However, you can get a glimpse of your future in the classroom when you use the interactive tool below today.

 

 

Financial assistance options for your 乐播传媒 Speech and Theatre Teacher degree

Completing your Speech Communication and Theatre Teacher degree is an investment in your future and ultimately that of your students. As you plan your own education, you may also be looking for financial assistance. The 乐播传媒 is committed to affordability with information on loans, grants and work study.

In addition to general scholarship opportunities, many scholarships are available exclusively to Education majors. Here are a few specific to the Speech and Theatre concentration:

• James L. Highlander Theatre Scholarship: Available to a junior or senior pursuing a degree in Theatre Education from 乐播传媒
• Loneta Pearce Scholarship for the Promotion of Theatre Arts: Available to a junior or senior who has been actively involved in 乐播传媒 live theatre productions
• McKean Family Scholarship: Available to a full-time junior or senior pursuing a BSE in Speech Communication and Theatre at 乐播传媒

You can learn more about program-specific scholarships at the 乐播传媒 Scholarship Finder.