Open only to educational theatre majors in Steinhardt, this dual degree allows you to earn your bachelor of science in Educational Theatre and your master of arts in Theatre for Social and Civic Engagement in only five years, saving you both time and money. Upon graduation, you’ll have both a bachelor of science and a master of arts degree.
Degree Details
Official Degree Title
Bachelor of Science in Educational Theatre and Master of Arts in Theatre for Social and Civic Engagement
Format
Full-time
Credits
143
128 credits for the BS; 36 credits for the MA with up to 21 credits meeting the requirements of both degrees
BS students can apply as early as the spring of their sophomore year and as late as the fall of their senior year. Double majors whose primary school/major is not Steinhardt/Educational Theatre and students in the Ed Theatre Minor are not eligible.
You will choose to concentrate your BS studies in one of three specialized pathways at the end of your sophomore year – Drama in Education, Applied Theatre, or Theatre Performance and Production – and demonstrate your knowledge and expertise in a culminating field experience and senior seminar. You can also choose a double major or minor, taking courses across NYU. In the MA, you will then specialize in an additional area of study different from the one you chose for the BS – Drama in Education, Applied Theatre, or Play Production for Artists and Educators.
Throughout your degree, you’ll gain:
- A foundation in educational theatre, acting, directing, theatre history, stagecraft, and design
- A full liberal arts education with core courses in history, philosophy, language, literature, sociology, science, and math
- An investigation of options for teaching or performing in a wide range of contexts
Your faculty and advisors will collaborate with you to create a program that authentically reflects your burgeoning interests, needed support, and relevant expertise, ensuring that you learn:
- How to design, implement, and evaluate culturally responsive theatre by and for myriad constituents
- How to appraise and analyze the changing roles of theatre and education within complex and politicized transnational spaces
- How to identify gaps in the field from theoretical, practical, and aesthetic perspectives, generating new knowledge accordingly
- How to formulate, implement, and modify teaching and learning strategies using drama frameworks to explore content
- How to experiment in the creation and presentation of theatre in formal or informal settings, using a variety of methods and structures
Teaching and Performance Opportunities
You'll have on- and off-campus opportunities to develop teaching and performance skills and cutting-edge approaches to theatre making. Our performance facilities include the iconic Provincetown Playhouse and the Black Box Theatre, which host three major productions a year in addition to play festivals and site-specific performances.
Study Abroad
Study away for a semester in one of NYU's many global academic centers, or take part in Drama in Youth in England.
Alumni pursue aesthetic, educational, and administrative opportunities that do not require teacher certification, including positions at private and community colleges, arts organizations, galleries, museums, educational outreach centers, behavioral health and prevention facilities, community and housing programs, youth and adult detainment centers, and theatre/arts agencies
You’ll also be well prepared to continue your graduate study in the form of a terminal degree, seeking an EdD or PhD in a related field.
Curriculum
This 143-credit dual degree combines arts-based inquiry, reflective studio practice, and justice-centered praxis to equip you to collaborate with community members and arts organizations in the pursuit of social change. As a dual-degree student, you’ll benefit from embarking on a rigorous program of study alongside motivated peers and gain access to in-demand courses on a timeline that works for you.
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Liberal Arts Requirements 60
College Core Curriculum (CORE) 32
Foreign Language 4
Expository Writing 8
EXPOS-UA 1: Writing as an Inquiry 4ACE-UE 110: Advanced Writing and Research 4Foundations of Contemporary Culture 12
Texts and Ideas 4Cultures and Contexts 4Societies and Social Sciences 4Foundations of Scientific Inquiry 8
Quantitative Reasoning or Mathematics Course / Life/Physical Science (Advisement required) 8Other Liberal Arts Coursework 28
Liberal Arts Requirements 16MPAET-UE 60: Theatre as Art Form 4DRLIT-UA xx/ENGL-UA xx: English or Dramatic Literature 12Liberal Arts Electives 12
Liberal Arts electives chosen by advisementAdditional Requirements
SAHS-UE 1: New Student Seminar 0Writing Proficiency ExaminationMajor Requirements 52
Undergraduate Core Content 30
MPAET-UE 50: Introduction to Educational Theatre 4MPAET-UE 9: Stagecraft 3MPAET-UE 1050: Acting: Fundamentals 3MPAET-UE 1051: Acting: Scene Study 3MPAET-UE 1055: Voice and Speech for the Actor 2MPAET-UE 1021: Introduction to Theatre History 3MPAET-UE 1081: Directing 3MPAET-UE 1113: Physical Theatre Improvisation 3MPAET-GE 2030: Dramatic Activities in the Elementary Classroom (15 hours of fieldwork) 2MPAET-UE 1900: Senior Seminar (with culminating field experience) 4Applied Theatre 12
MPAET-GE 2101: Applied Theatre I 3MPAET-GE 2978: Applied Theatre Praxis 3MPAET-GE 2965: Intro to Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed 3MPAET-GE 2966: Facilitating Theatre of the Oppressed in Communities 3 OR MPAET-GE 2977: Understanding Diversity / Teaching Pluralism 3Specialization Coursework 10
MPAET-GE 2114: Creating Ethnodrama & Documentary Theatre 3MPAET-GE 2115: The Ethnoactor and Verbatim Performance 3Restricted undergraduate electives by advisement: Select courses from Educational Theatre and other MPAP subject areas, Dramatic Literature, Tisch Open Arts, and Gallatin. 4Graduate Level Coursework (taken as an undergraduate) 18
18 credits of graduate level courses are taken as an undergraduateMPAET-GE 2077: Methods and Materials of Research in Educational Theatre 3MPAET-GE 2109: Studies in Directing 3 OR MPAET-GE 2105: Beginning Playwriting 3MPAET-GE 2098: Advanced Directing 3 OR MPAET-GE 2106: Advanced Playwriting 3Students choose 3 credits from the following courses by advisementMPAET-GE 2979: Creating Meaning Through Community Drama (Ireland Study Abroad) 3MPAET-GE 2076: Drama and Youth: Practical Implications (London Study Abroad) 3MPAET-GE 2023: Images of Women in Theatre 3MPAET-GE 2088: American Theatre II: Contemporary Playwrights of Color 3MPAET-GE 2171: Shakespeare's Theatre 3MPAET-GE 2113: Physical Theatre Improvisation 3Students choose 3 credits from the following courses by advisementMPAET-GE 2255: Acting: Pedagogy, Technique, & Performance 3MPAET-GE 2117: Verbatim Performance Lab Internship 2-3MPAET-GE 2102: Applied Theatre II: Radical Pedagogies & Arts-Based Organizing 3MPAET-GE 2953: The Teaching Artist 3Culminating Experience 3
MPAET-GE 2400: Seminar in Applied Theatre Research 3Unrestricted Electives 16
Unrestricted Electives 16Note
Dual degree students earn the full 164 credits while enrolling in 146 credits.
Questions
If you have any additional questions about our degree, please feel free to contact us at ed.theatre@nyu.edu.