Secondary Education, BSE - Speech Communication and Theatre

You will use the knowledge and skills obtained in this program to:

• Teach essential elements of speech communication and theatre at secondary school levels.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of the fundamentals of communication.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of public speaking concepts and principles.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of the theory and practice of argumentation and debate.
• Demonstrate an understanding of communication ethics.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of school forensics through experiential co-curricular activities.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of mass communication concepts, principles and basic techniques.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively in the interactive and creative process of theatre.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the historical, cultural, and stylistic dimensions of drama and theatre.
• Utilize critical thinking skills in order to analyze and interpret a script for the purpose of developing a concept and systematic plan for the production of a play.
• Form, communicate, and defend value judgments about quality and aesthetics in works of theatre.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency in the areas of acting and directing in order to create and present theatrical performances.
• Demonstrate a basic proficiency in the areas of theatre design and technology in order to create and present theatrical productions.
• Technically direct and direct one-act plays for public performance and successfully fulfill significant production assignments in the department’s mainstage and/or children’s theatre series.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in multiple aspects of student and performance life:

• The Talking Mules Speech and Debate Team
• National Communication Association
• Pi Kappa Delta
• Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri
• Mainstage productions
• Studio Theatre productions
• Dance productions
• Black Box Experimental Theatre productions
• Central Missouri Repertory
• Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Players
• USITT
• American College Dance Association
• Southeast Theatre Conference
• Theta Alpha Phi