Educational Theatre (Pre-K - Grade 12), Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed)
The program endeavors to prepare graduate students to do work that both enriches participants’ lives and provides them with the skills necessary to realize performances. The program will provide students with the training, knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to be successful as: theatre classroom teachers (grades PreK-12), classroom teachers who desire to integrate theatre into their curriculum for content knowledge and literacy development, teaching artists and theatre resource personnel working out of professional theatres and cultural arts institutes.
Initial Certification Program
Required Courses
| EDCE 7700A | Drama in Education | 3 |
| EDCE 7600A | Artistic Lab I | 0 |
| EDCE 3700C | Fundamentals of Teaching Theatre | 3 |
| EDCE 7800A | Exploring the History of Theatre | 3 |
| EDCE 7500F | Special Topics in Educational Theatre | 1 |
| EDCE 3100F | Curriculum Development in Educational Theatre | 3 |
| EDUC 1900G | Workshops on Child Abuse Identification, School Violence Prevention, Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), and Other Professional Topics | 0 |
| EDCE 2209I | Creating an Ethnodrama I | 3 |
| EDCE 2210I | Creating an Ethnodrama II | 3 |
| EDCE 7601A | Artistic Lab II | 0 |
| EDCE 7201G | Student/Supervised Teaching in the Arts P-6 | 2 |
| EDCE 7202G | Student/Supervised Teaching in the Arts 7-12 | 2 |
| EDCE 7204G | Seminar in Teaching in the Arts P-6 | 1 |
| EDCE 7205G | Seminar in Teaching in the Arts 7-12 | 1 |
| EDUC 1900G | Workshops on Child Abuse Identification, School Violence Prevention, Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), and Other Professional Topics | 0 |
EDCE 7700A: must be taken during the first semester of enrollment in program coursework.
EDCE 7600A: must be taken in conjunction with Drama in Education.
EDCE 7601A: must be taken in conjunction with
EDCE 2900I.
Select One Course
| EDCE 3600C | Theatre/Performance For Young Audiences K - 12 | 3 |
| | OR | |
| EDCE 4500C | Fundamentals of Teaching Technical Theatre | |
Select One Course
| EDCE 4400C | Arts Integration: Theatre and Related Arts in the Curriculum | 3 |
| | OR | |
| EDCE 7400C | Teaching Literacy through the Arts | 3 |
Select One Course
| EDCE 7100A | Urban Schools in a Diverse Society | |
| EDCE 7410A | Social Foundations in Urban Arts Education | 3 |
| EDSE 4200E | Identity, Community and Culture in Art Education | 3 |
| EDCE 5300C | Theories, Policies, and Programs for Emergent Bilingual Students | 3 |
Select One Course
Select One Course
| EDCE 2700C | Literacy for Struggling Readers and Writers | 3 |
| EDCE 5201C | Methods of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual English Language Learners (P-Grade 6) | 3 |
| EDCE 6500C | Methods of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual English Language Learners (7-Adult) | 3 |
| ENGLE 1800C | Criticism and Appreciation of Poetry | 3 |
| ENGLE 6300C | The Modern Short Story | 3 |
| ENGLE 6500C | The Short Novel | 3 |
| EDSE 1200E | Reading and Writing across the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCE 7400C | Teaching Literacy through the Arts | 3 |
Choose One Human Development and Learning Course
Choose One Disabilities Course
Total Credit Hours: 37-46
Initial Certification Program for Candidates Certified in Another Area
This program is for graduate students who hold initial teacher certification in a subject area other than Theatre. This sequence of courses will lead to professional certification in the area of their initial certification, and initial certification in Theatre.
Choose One Combination of Two Student Teaching Courses
| EDCE 7201G | Student/Supervised Teaching in the Arts P-6 | 2 |
| | AND | |
| EDCE 7204G | Seminar in Teaching in the Arts P-6 | 1 |
| | OR | |
| EDCE 7202G | Student/Supervised Teaching in the Arts 7-12 | 2 |
| | AND | |
| EDCE 7205G | Seminar in Teaching in the Arts 7-12 | 1 |
Required Courses
EDCE 7700A: must be taken during the first semester of enrollment in program coursework.
EDCE 7600A: must be taken in conjunction with Drama in Education.
EDCE 7601A: must be taken in conjunction with
EDCE 2900I.
Choose One Course
| EDCE 4400C | Arts Integration: Theatre and Related Arts in the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCE 7400C | Teaching Literacy through the Arts | 3 |
Choose One Course
| EDCE 3600C | Theatre/Performance For Young Audiences K - 12 | 3 |
| EDCE 4500C | Fundamentals of Teaching Technical Theatre | |
Choose One Course
| EDCE 7500F | Special Topics in Educational Theatre | 1 |
| EDCE 4600C | Applied Theatre | 3 |
| EDCE 7600F | Conflict Resolution Through Theatre | |
| EDCE 7900A | Devising Theatre K-12 | 3 |
| EDCE 4100F | Devlopng Art Curriculum in Nontraditional Settings | 3 |
| EDSE 4200E | Identity, Community and Culture in Art Education | 3 |
| EDCE 7203G | The Reflective Teaching Artist | 3 |
| EDCE 3600C | Theatre/Performance For Young Audiences K - 12 | 3 |
| EDCE 4500C | Fundamentals of Teaching Technical Theatre | |
| EDCE 5700C | Education That Is Multicultural | 3 |
| EDCE 5300C | Theories, Policies, and Programs for Emergent Bilingual Students | 3 |
| EDCE 7310A | Human Development in the Arts | 3 |
| EDCE 7410A | Social Foundations in Urban Arts Education | 3 |
| EDCE 7400C | Teaching Literacy through the Arts | 3 |
| EDCE 5201C | Methods of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual English Language Learners (P-Grade 6) | 3 |
| EDCE 6500C | Methods of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual English Language Learners (7-Adult) | 3 |
| ENGLE 1800C | Criticism and Appreciation of Poetry | 3 |
| ENGLE 6300C | The Modern Short Story | 3 |
| ENGLE 6500C | The Short Novel | 3 |
| EDSE 1200E | Reading and Writing across the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCE 4500K | Inclusive Practices for the Arts | 3 |
| SPED 5000K | Introduction to Inclusive Education | 3 |
EDCE 4500K,
SPED 5000K: Candidates without a comparable Special Education course from their previous certification must select either
EDCE 4500K or
SPED 5000K in this category to fulfill state requirements.
Total Credit Hours: 34
Professional Certification Program
This program is for graduate students who hold initial certification in Theatre and have three years teaching experience. This sequence of courses will provide requisite advanced coursework in Educational Theatre and all requisite content pedagogy courses for professional certification.
Required Courses
EDCE 7700A: must be taken during the first semester of enrollment in program coursework.
EDCE 7600A: must be taken in conjunction with Drama in Education.
EDCE 7601A: must be taken in conjunction with
EDCE 2900I.
Select One Course
| EDCE 4400C | Arts Integration: Theatre and Related Arts in the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCE 7400C | Teaching Literacy through the Arts | 3 |
| EDCE 7800C | Critical Examination of Current Original Research in Literacy | 3 |
Select Two Courses
Select One Course
| EDCE 3100F | Curriculum Development in Educational Theatre | 3 |
| EDCE 4100F | Devlopng Art Curriculum in Nontraditional Settings | 3 |
Select One Course
Select One Course
| EDCE 7400C | Teaching Literacy through the Arts | 3 |
| EDCE 7800A | Exploring the History of Theatre | 3 |
| EDSE 4200E | Identity, Community and Culture in Art Education | 3 |
| EDCE 3700C | Fundamentals of Teaching Theatre | 3 |
| EDCE 4500C | Fundamentals of Teaching Technical Theatre | |
| EDCE 5700C | Education That Is Multicultural | 3 |
| EDCE 5300C | Theories, Policies, and Programs for Emergent Bilingual Students | 3 |
| EDCE 3600C | Theatre/Performance For Young Audiences K - 12 | 3 |
| EDCE 7500F | Special Topics in Educational Theatre | 1 |
| EDCE 4600C | Applied Theatre | 3 |
| EDCE 7900A | Devising Theatre K-12 | 3 |
| EDCE 4100F | Devlopng Art Curriculum in Nontraditional Settings | 3 |
| EDCE 3100F | Curriculum Development in Educational Theatre | 3 |
| EDCE 4400C | Arts Integration: Theatre and Related Arts in the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCE 7400C | Teaching Literacy through the Arts | 3 |
| EDCE 7310A | Human Development in the Arts | 3 |
| EDCE 7410A | Social Foundations in Urban Arts Education | 3 |
| EDCE 5201C | Methods of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual English Language Learners (P-Grade 6) | 3 |
| EDCE 6500C | Methods of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual English Language Learners (7-Adult) | 3 |
| ENGLE 1800C | Criticism and Appreciation of Poetry | 3 |
| ENGLE 4500C | The Child and Adolescent in American Fiction | 3 |
| ENGLE 4600C | The Adolescent in Literature | 3 |
| ENGLE 6300C | The Modern Short Story | 3 |
| ENGLE 6500C | The Short Novel | 3 |
| EDSE 1200E | Reading and Writing across the Curriculum | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 31
Non-Certification Program
This program is for graduate students who do not wish to obtain certification in Theatre. This sequence of courses will provide advanced coursework in Educational Theatre and all requisite content pedagogy courses for a master's level program. Students in this program will be prepared to work as teaching artists, in higher education, after school programs, community -based organizations, or other related arts field and non-profit organizations.
Required Courses
EDCE 7700A: Required to take First Semester of Coursework.
EDCE 7600A: must be taken in conjunction with Drama in Education.
EDCE 7601A: must be taken in conjunction with EDCE 2210I.
Select One Course
| EDCE 4400C | Arts Integration: Theatre and Related Arts in the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCE 7400C | Teaching Literacy through the Arts | 3 |
Choose two Production Courses
Choose one of the following
| EDCE 7500F | Special Topics in Educational Theatre | 1 |
| EDCE 4600C | Applied Theatre | 3 |
| EDCE 7600F | Conflict Resolution Through Theatre | |
| EDCE 7900A | Devising Theatre K-12 | 3 |
| EDSE 4200E | Identity, Community and Culture in Art Education | 3 |
| EDCE 7203G | The Reflective Teaching Artist | 3 |
| EDCE 3600C | Theatre/Performance For Young Audiences K - 12 | 3 |
| EDCE 4500C | Fundamentals of Teaching Technical Theatre | |
| EDCE 5700C | Education That Is Multicultural | 3 |
| EDCE 5300C | Theories, Policies, and Programs for Emergent Bilingual Students | 3 |
| EDCE 7310A | Human Development in the Arts | 3 |
| EDCE 7410A | Social Foundations in Urban Arts Education | 3 |
| EDCE 7400C | Teaching Literacy through the Arts | 3 |
| EDCE 5201C | Methods of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual English Language Learners (P-Grade 6) | 3 |
| EDCE 6500C | Methods of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual English Language Learners (7-Adult) | 3 |
| EDSE 1200E | Reading and Writing across the Curriculum | 3 |
Choose two electives
Choose one of the following
| EDCE 4100F | Devlopng Art Curriculum in Nontraditional Settings | 3 |
| EDCE 3100F | Curriculum Development in Educational Theatre | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 36
Non-Certification Program -- Distance Education -- MSED
This program is the Non-certification MSED program which is offered as an online only option