Performing Arts, Theatre Concentration, M.A.T.

Program Requirements

• Credit Hours: 42
• Field Experiences: Candidates will also take specific coursework integrated with sequenced field experiences related to the instructional pedagogy of the arts including a semester long clinical practice capstone. The integration of fieldwork occurs before the full semester of clinical practice, spans two semesters, or one academic year and is specifically connected with the elementary methods and secondary methods courses.
• Teacher Licensure: Requirements for recommendations for licensure by the South Carolina Department of Education are described in the teacher education program information packet and the Clinical Practice Handbook. Successful completion of clinical practice requirements and passing scores on the Praxis specialty exams corresponding with the candidate’s area of concentration are two of the requirements for licensure recommendation. The Praxis specialty exams should not be taken prior to specialty coursework completion. It is the candidate’s responsibility to register for these exams and have scores sent to the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance and the South Carolina Department of Education.

Core Requirements

• EDFS 501 Introduction to Exceptional Children and Youth (3)

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• EDEE 509 Teaching Diverse Learners (3)

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• EDFS 550 Classroom and Behavior Management (3)

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• EDEE 507 Creating Effective Learning Communities (3)

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• TEDU 536 Using Instructional Technology in Problem Based Learning (3)

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• EDFS 687 Introduction to Educational Technology (3)

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• EDFS 794 Clinical Practice in Music Education, Theatre, or Dance Education (9)
• MTLA 648 Teaching Content Area and Disciplinary Literacies (3)

Theatre Concentration

In the area of theatre, the requirements for graduate study are specified by the NAST accrediting body and the requirements of the State Department of Education for teacher certification. Assigned field experiences total a minimum of 75 clock hours and are required during the theatre methods courses as indicated by an *.

• THRE 522 Theatre for Youth Literature (3)
• THRE 611 Design with Schools in Mind (3)
• THRE 612 Advanced Acting and Directing Techniques for the K12 Teacher (3)
• THRE 704 Trends and Issues in Performing Arts Education: Theatre (3)
• THRE 710 Foundations Preschool and Elementary Theatre Education Methods (3) *
• THRE 711 Middle and Secondary Theatre Education Methods (3) *
• THRE 521 Community and the Theatrical Classroom (3)

Transfer Credit Policy

No program specific guidelines. Please refer to the Graduate School’s transfer credit policy .