Program Description - Stream C

M.S.E.D Educational Theatre/Professional Certification in Theatre Pre K-12
31 Credits

Program Planning Sheet

Candidates who hold initial certification in Theatre and have three years teaching experience. This stream will provide requisite advanced coursework in Educational Theatre and all requisite content pedagogy courses for professional certification. No student teaching is required.

REQUIRED
To Be Taken First Semester

EDCE 7700A: Drama in Education (Offered in Fall Semester)
EDCE 7600A: Artistic Lab I 0 credit (Offered as a Lab with Drama in Education) (Offered in Fall & Spring Semesters)
EDCE 4400C: Arts Integration: Theatre and Related Arts in the Curriculum (Grades PK-12) +15 Hours of Fieldwork
EDCE 3600C: Theatre for Youth and Young Audience +15 Hours of Fieldwork (Offered in Fall Semester)
EDCE 3100F: Curriculum Development in Educational Theatre +15 Hours of Fieldwork (Offered in Fall Semester) 

REQUIRED
4 Credits (Each Course is 2 credits) to be taken over 2 semester final two semesters

EDCE 2206I: Content Research Seminar in Educational Theatre I (Offered in Fall Semester)
EDCE 2900I: Content Research Seminar in Educational Theatre II (Offered in Spring Semester)
EDCE 7601A: Artistic Lab II  0 Credit (To be taken along with Research II)

CHOOSE ONE PRODUCTION COURSE

EDCE 3700C: Fundamentals of Teaching Theatre +15 Hours of Fieldwork (Offered in Fall Semester)
EDCE 4500C: Fundamentals of Teaching Technical Theatre +15 Hours of Fieldwork (Offered in Spring Semester)
EDCE 7900A: Devising Theatre (Offered during Summer Semester)

CHOOSE THREE APPLIED THEATRE COURSES

EDCE 7500F: Special Topics in Educational Theatre (1 Credit Weekend Courses that change each semester- you can take up to 3 to equal one 3 credit course)
EDCE 4600C: Applied Theatre
EDCE 6000F: Conflict Resolution Through Drama
EDCE 4500K: Inclusive Practices of the Arts +15 Hours of Fieldwork (Offered in Spring Semester)**
EDCE 7800A: Exploring the History of Theatre (Offered in Spring Semester)
EDCE 7400C: Teaching Literacy through Drama +15 Hours of Fieldwork
EDCE 3203N: Teaching English Language Learners through Drama +15 Hours of Fieldwork
** required if did not take in first certification program

3 Credits and Upon Advisement and REQUIRES APPROVAL of Program Director
EDCE 7203G: Capstone Experience in Educational Theatre 3 Credits +30 Hours of Fieldwork (Offered in Fall & Spring Semesters)
OR
EDUC 3103N: Independent Study 3 Credits (Offered in Fall & Spring Semesters) 

Certification Exams Required: None