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BS/MA Educational Theatre and Educational Theatre in Colleges and Communities, dual degree

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143 Total Credits Required

Liberal Arts Requirements, 60 Credits.
Undergraduate Program, 68 Credits.
Graduate Program, 15 Credits.

College Core Curriculum (CORE)

32 Credits

Foreign Language - 4 Credits
Expository Writing - 8 Credits
EXPOS-UA 1
Writing the Essay
4 Credits
ACE-UE 110
The Advanced College Essay: Education and the Professions
4 Credits
Foundations of Contemporary Culture - 12 Credits
CORE-UA 04xx/ST-CORE-UE
Texts and Ideas
4 Credits
CORE-UA 05xx/ST-CORE-UE
Cultures and Contexts
4 Credits
CORE-UA 06xx/ST-CORE-UE
Societies and Social Sciences
4 Credits
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry - 8 Credits
Select 8 units in any of the following courses. Advisement required for Mathematics courses.
CORE-UA 2xx/CORE-UA 3xx/ST-CORE-UE
Physical Science/Life Science
4 Credits
CORE-UA xxxx/ST-CORE-UE
Quantitative Reasoning
4 Credits
Or
CORE-UE xxxx
Mathematics Course (by advisement)
4 Credits

Other Liberal Arts Requirements

16 Credits

MPAET-UE 60
Theatre as Art Form
4 Credits
Dramatic Literature and/or English Literature courses taken for a total of 12 credits.
DRLIT-UA xxxx
Dramatic Literature Course (by advisement)
4 Credits
Or
ENGL-UA xxxx
English Course (by Advisement)
4 Credits

Liberal Arts Electives

12 Credits

Additional Requirements

SAHS-UE 1
New Student Seminar
0 Credits
SAHS-UE WPE
Writing Proficiency Examination
0 Credits

Undergraduate Content Core

30 Credits

MPAET-UE 50
Introduction to Educational Theatre I
4 Credits
MPAET-UE 1021
Introduction to Theatre History
3 Credits
MPAET-UE 1050
Acting: Fundamentals
2 - 3 Credits
MPAET-UE 1051
Acting: Scene Study
2 - 3 Credits
MPAET-UE 1055
Voice/Speech for Actors
2 Credits
MPAET-UE 1081
Directing
3 - 4 Credits
MPAET-UE 9
Stagecraft I- II
2 - 4 Credits
MPAET-UE 1113
Physical Theatre Improvisation
3 Credits
MPAET-UE 1900
Senior Seminar in Educational Theatre
4 Credits
MPAET-GE 2030
Dramatic Activities in the Elementary Classroom
2 Credits

Specialized Coursework

1 Credit

1 credit selected from Educational Theatre, other MPAP subject areas, Dramatic Literature, TSOA Open Arts, and Gallatin, by advisement 

Research and Foundations

6 Credits

Choose one of the following for 3 credits:
MPAET-GE 2077
Methods and Materials of Research in Educational Theatre
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2101
Applied Theatre I and II
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2114
Creating Ethnodrama & Documentary Theatre
3 Credits
Choose one of the following courses for 3 credits:
MPAET-GE 2400
Seminar in Applied Theatre Research
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2193
Drama in Education I- II
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2951
Teaching Through Drama
3 Credits

Field of Study/Pathways - Undergraduate Coursework

12 Credits

Choose one of the following pathways by advisement

Drama in Education
MPAET-GE 2031
Dramatic Activities in The Secondary Classroom
2 Credits
MPAET-GE 2088
American Theatre II: Contemporary Playwrights of Color
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2960
Drama with Special Populations I
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2977
Understanding Diversity: Teaching Pluralism
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2988
Assessment of Student Work in Drama
1 Credit
Applied Theatre
MPAET-GE 2101
Applied Theatre I and II
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2978
Applied Theatre Praxis
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2965
Introduction to Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2966
Facilitating Theatre of the Oppressed in Communities
3 Credits
Or
MPAET-GE 2977
Understanding Diversity: Teaching Pluralism
3 Credits
Theatre Production and Performance
MPAET-GE 2252
Acting: Character Study
2 - 3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2005
Introduction to Theatre for Young Audiences I
2 - 4 Credits
MPAET-GE 2099
Styles of Acting and Directing I
3 Credits
Or
MPAET-GE 2100
Styles of Acting and Directing II
3 Credits
Choose one of the following:
MPAET-GE 2079
Masks and Puppetry
3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2017
Design for the Stage
1 - 3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2143
Stage Lighting
3 - 4 Credits
MPAET-GE 2175
Costume Design
3 - 4 Credits

Unrestricted Electives

16 Credits

Selected from university wide choices by advisement.

Restricted Electives

6 Credits

MPAET-GE 2xxx, by advisement. 3 credits taken at the undergraduate level, 3 credits taken at the graduate level.

Field of Study/Pathways - Graduate Coursework

9 Credits

Dual degree students must choose a pathway other than the pathway already taken at the undergraduate level (Drama in Education, Applied Theatre, or Theatre Production and Performance) or create your own, by advisement.

Culminating Experience

3 Credits

Choose one of the following:
MPAET-GE 2117
Verbatim Performance Lab Internship
1 - 3 Credits
MPAET-GE 2300
Independent Study
1 - 6 Credits
MPAET-GE 2301
Pract in Educ Theatre
1 - 6 Credits

A total of 21 credits taken as an undergraduate satisfies requirements for the BS and the MA components of the dual degree. The courses may include MPAET-GE 2005/ 2017/ 2030/ 2031/ 2077/ 2079/ 2088/ 2099/ 2100/ 2101/ 2114/ 2143/ 2174/ 2193/ 2252/ 2193/ 2252/ 2400/ 2951/ 2960/ 2965/ 2966/ 2977/ 2978/ 2988 or other MPAET-GE 2XXX course by advisement.

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