Master of Science in Teaching in Theatre Education

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The Master of Science in Teaching (M.S.T.) in Theatre Education program offers students the unique opportunity to pursue an initial New Jersey teaching certificate† and a Master’s degree simultaneously. The program is designed to prepare individuals who have undergraduate degrees to be certified P-12 Theatre teachers.

The theater education program is designed for those with undergraduate theater degrees or at least 30 credits in theater arts who wish to teach theater in P-12 classrooms. Students whose undergraduate degree is in another content area (e.g., English, Social Studies, Spanish, French, etc.) may need to take as many as 30 additional credits in theater to meet certification requirements before being accepted into the program. Questions about appropriate undergraduate majors, academic sequences, or prerequisites should be directed to the program coordinator.

The program can be completed in 12-24 months

Program Requirements

The Rowan University Master of Science in Teaching (M.S.T.) Theatre Education program requires the completion of 33 semester hours (s.h.) on the Glassboro or Camden, NJ campus.

Total semester hours required for program completion: 33 s.h.
Thesis Requirement: No

Required Courses: 33 s.h.

SMED 60550 - Schools & Society: Foundations for Secondary Teaching Credits: 3
SMED 60552 - Teaching Content in Diverse Classrooms Credits: 3
SMED 60553 - Creating Supportive Middle and High School Learning Environments Credits: 3
SMED 60562 - Clinical Practice I Credits: 3
SMED 60560 - Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment I Credits: 3
READ 30520 - Content Area Literacy Credits: 3
SELN 60577 - Effective Inclusive Instruction in English, Social Studies, Theatre, and World Language Classrooms Credits: 3
SMED 60561 - Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment II Credits: 3
SMED 60563 - Clinical Practice II Credits: 9

Total Required Credits for the Program: 33 s.h.

Foundation Courses

For a list of prerequisite courses for each focus area, please contact the Program Coordinator.

Graduation/Exit, Benchmark, and/or Thesis Requirements

No thesis is required. Contact the Program Coordinator for graduation/exit and benchmark requirements.

Minimum Required Grades and Cumulative GPA

The Master of Science in Teaching in Subject Matter Education - Theatre Education is a Category 2 program.

For details regarding satisfactory academic progress and graduation requirements, please visit Academic Program Policy Categories

Program Coordinator/Advisor Contact Information
Andrea Hawkman, PhD
Herman D. James Hall 2068
856-256-4500 x4831
hawkman@rowan.edu