Learn pedagogical methods and drama strategies that can be integrated into the teaching of theatre, reading, writing, and language arts. Explore strategies wherein literacy flourishes, reading comes alive, and students investigate issues of personal and social significance, and gain hands-on experience in New York schools. This program leads to New York State initial certification as a teacher of theatre and a teacher of English.
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Degree Details
Official Degree Title
Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, All Grades and English, Grades 7–12: Dual Certification
Format
Full-time or Part-time
Credits
45
Start Date
Fall
Application Deadline
Your curriculum includes integrated course work in Drama and English Education, which is tied to the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts, ensuring that you study:
- Dramatic literature
- Theatre production and performance
- Drama in education
- Theatre and literature for young audiences
- How to explore ideas and concepts in novels and plays through drama and theatre strategies
- Pedagogical tools for teaching English language learning, including linguistics, expository writing and reading
- Classroom strategies that are innovative and appropriate for teaching today's middle and high school students
Core Courses and Areas of Specialization
Through an inquiry-based model of teaching, you'll take core methods courses that link theory to practice, encouraging you to develop a deeper understanding of how to read, analyze, and teach literary works and themes.
Fieldwork and Student Teaching Placements in New York City Schools
You will complete fieldwork and two supervised student teaching placements in New York City elementary and secondary schools, honing your teaching techniques under the guidance of NYU faculty.
Successful completion of this program enables you to be eligible for New York State initial teaching certification as a teacher of English, grades 7-12, and Theatre, all grades (Pre-K – 12). Learn more about teacher certification and our degree's accreditation.
Educational Theatre Scholarships
Graduate and Doctoral students in the Program in Educational Theatre may receive scholarships through one or both of the following methods. The first is through completing the Steinhardt Financial Aid process and potentially receiving merit or need based scholarships. Information on this process is available through the Financial Aid website for graduate students.
The second method is by applying for Educational Theatre Scholarships directly through the Program.
Eligibility Criteria for Educational Theatre Scholarships
- Educational Theatre Scholarship applicants must be graduate or doctoral students in the Program in Educational Theatre who demonstrate service to the Program, academic merit, or artistic merit.
- Doctoral students can receive scholarships up to two times, but not in consecutive semesters. Master’s students can receive a scholarship only once.
- If doctoral students who have already received the award apply again, information included in the statement should only pertain to work completed after the previous award.
- Priority is given to students with financial need.
Awards
Up to a $5,000 bursary will be awarded to students and applied to their Bursar account in one of four areas: Service-based, Academic Merit, Artistic Merit, or Study Abroad.
Note that these scholarships can only be applied towards tuition and/or registration fees for NYU/Educational Theatre courses.
Application Procedure
Students can apply for these scholarships after completing one semester of study. An application form will be circulated to current students through the program’s list serve approximately two - three weeks prior to the start of registration for the upcoming term.
Application Deadlines
- Fall – April 1
- Spring – November 1
- Summer – January 24
The application form requires:
- a faculty member to support the application
- selection of one of the four award areas (Service-based, Academic Merit, Artistic Merit, or Study Abroad)
- a statement of no more than 500 words responding to a corresponding prompt
Statement Prompts:
Service-based:
Statement of Service describing the ways in which you have provided service to the Program that is deserving of acknowledgement.
Academic Merit:
Statement of Academic Merit describing the ways in which your academic work is deserving of acknowledgement.
Artistic Merit:
Statement of Artistic Merit describing the ways in which your artistic work is deserving of acknowledgement.
Study Abroad:
Statement of Service, Academic Merit, or Artistic Merit describing the ways in which your work is deserving of acknowledgement through scholarship for the study abroad program.
Scholarships
Nancy and Lowell Swortzell Permanent Fund in Educational Theatre Scholarships
This scholarship honors the legacy of Nancy and Lowell Swortzell, distinguished professors who founded the Program in Educational Theatre at NYU Steinhardt in 1966, and continued teaching in the program for 40 years. In the spirit of their work, we are pleased to support the financial needs of students as they work toward completion of their degree. Awards are available to students at the graduate and doctoral levels.
Myoung-Cheul Chung Scholarship in Educational Theatre
This scholarship for Educational Theatre students was created by one of the Program's alumni, Mr. Myoung-Cheul Chung, MA '95. The scholarship has supported graduate students in Educational Theatre since its inception in 1999. Mr. Chung was a student of Nancy and Lowell Swortzell, the founders of the Program in Educational Theatre at NYU.
Email Jonathan Jones for more information.
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