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Liberal Arts Requirements

60
 
College Core Curriculum (CORE) 32
 
Foreign Language   4
 
Expository Writing   8
EXPOS-UA 1 Writing the Essay 4
ACE-UE 110 The Advanced College Essay 4
 
Foundations of Contemporary Culture 12
CORE-UA xxx/ST- CORE-UE* Texts and Ideas 4
CORE-UA xxx/ST- CORE-UE* Cultures and Contexts 4
CORE-UA xxx/ST- CORE-UE* Societies and Social Sciences 4
 
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry 8
CORE-UA xxx/ST- CORE-UE* Quantitative Reasoning (or Mathematics Course)** 4
CORE-UA xxx/ST- CORE-UE* Natural Science 4
 
Other Liberal Arts Requirements 16
MPAET-UE 60 Theatre as Art Form 4
DRLIT-UA 110 History of Drama and Theatre I 4
DRLIT-UA 111 History of Drama and Theatre II 4
  One course in Dramatic Literature before 1900 4
Liberal Arts Electives ** 12
 

Specialization Requirements

68
 
Core Content   52
Core Required Courses (23 credits + 8 double-counted credits****)
Required Courses   30
MPAET-UE 50 Introduction to Educational Theatre 4
MPAET-UE 9 Stagecraft 3
MPAET-UE 1050 Acting: Fundamentals**** 3
MPAET-UE 1051 Acting: Scene Study 3
MPAET-UE 1055 Voice and Speech for the Actor**** 2
DRLIT-UA 110 History of Drama and Theatre I 4
MPAET-UE 1081 Directing**** 3
MPAET-UE 1113 Physical Theatre Improvisation 3
MPAET-UE 1029    or
MPAET-UE 1068
Dramatic Activities in the Elementary Classroom  
  2
Dramatic Activities in the Secondary Classroom  
MPAET-UE 1900 Senior Seminar (with culminating field experience) 4
 
Pathways (choose one of the following specialized pathways) ** 12
Applied Theatre
MPAET-GE 2101 Applied Theatre I 3
MPAET-GE 2102 Applied Theatre II 3
MPAET-GE 2965 Introduction to Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed 3
MPAET-GE 2966
or
MPAET-GE 2977
Advanced Techniques of Theatre of the Oppressed  
Understanding Diversity / Teaching Pluralism Through Drama 3
 
Theatre Performance and Production
MPAET-UE 1005 Introduction to Theatre for Young Audiences I 3
MPAET-UE 1052 Acting: Character Study 3
MPAET-UE 1099    or
MPAET-UE 1100
Styles of Acting and Directing I  
  3
Styles of Acting and Directing II  
Choose one of the following:
MPAET-UE 1079 Masks and Puppetry 3
MPAET-UE 1017 Design for the Stage
MPAET-UE 1175 Costume Design
MPAET-UE 1143 Stage Lighting
 
Drama in Education
MPAET-UE 1067 Methods of Conducting Creative Drama 3
MPAET-GE 2194 Drama in Education II 3
MPAET-GE 2960 Drama with Special Populations 3
MPAET-UE1029 or MPAET-UE 1068 *** Dramatic Activities in the Elementary Classroom 2
Dramatic Activities in the Secondary Classroom
Choose one of the following:
MPAET-GE 2042 Storytelling in the Classroom 1
MPAET-GE 2955 Drama Across the Curriculum and Beyond
MPAET-GE 2971 Teaching Literacy Through Drama
 
Specialization Electives: Dramatic Literature ** 10
 
 
Unrestricted Electives ** (2 credits minimum of Drama) 15
University-wide choices **  
 
Additional Requirements 0
SAHS-UE 1 New Student Seminar 0
MPAET-UE 92 Collegium and Program Seminar 0
Writing Proficiency Examination

*Steinhardt Liberal Arts Core
**Selected by Advisement
*** Students must take the course that was not taken as part of the required core.