Overview
In the Educational Theatre in Colleges and Communities MA program from New York University, you’ll develop new strategies focused on teaching and learning through drama while experimenting in the creation and presentation of theatre for diverse audiences.
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
Careers and Outcomes
Alumni pursue aesthetic, educational, and administrative opportunities that do not require 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
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Methods and Materials of Research in Educational Theatre
- Creating Ethnodrama: Theory & Practice
- Seminar in Applied Theatre Research
- Drama in Education
- Teaching through Drama
- Theory of Creative Drama
- Methods of Conducting Creative Drama
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Education Teaching Theatre & Dance View 3578 other Masters in Education in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Résumé/CV
- Statement of Purpose
- Letters of Recommendation
- Transcripts
- Proficiency in English
Tuition Fee
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International
72720 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2020 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
72720 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2020 USD per credit during 12 months.
Living costs for New York City
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Financing
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Funding
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