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PR - Interdis Major in ChildLit & DramaTheatre

Interdisciplinary Major in Children's Literature and Drama/Theatre for the Young



General Education Requirements: 40 hours


Major Requirements: 36 hours


Restricted Elective Courses: 15 hours


Occasionally special topics courses may be offered ( such as children’s film, storytelling, or puppetry) which may be substituted for a restricted elective with departmental permission. Qualified seniors may, with an advisers permission, substitute appropriate 500- level course.

Capstone Experience


At the conclusion of the program, the students will submit a portfolio of three papers/projects/performances which the student believes are representative of his/her best work produced for the major. By the middle of the student’s final semester, he/she will consult with his/her adviser about the materials to be submitted and the date that they are due. All materials must be submitted at least on month prior to the close of the semester in question. This portfolio will be evaluated by a committee composed of members of the English Department’s Children’s Literature faculty and Drama/Theatre for the Young faculty form the Department of Communication, Media and Theatre Arts. Portfolios will be stored in a file cabinet in Pray-Harrold 318. Students whose portfolios are found to be deficient will be asked to make up that deficiency and submit new materials.

Minor Requirements: 20 hours


University Elective Courses: 28 hours


Program Total: 124 hours


Note:


Each student must choose a writing intensive course as part of major completion requirements. Consult your adviser for course options.