SUNY Potsdam

65-69 credits required. Plus 8 credits of cognates.

Contact: Jay Pecora, pecorajw@potsdam.edu
 
  All courses must be passed with a grade of 2.0 or higher to count  towards the major.
 
  Students of SUNY Potsdam’s undergraduate certificate in Theatre  Education will graduate fully prepared to enter communities–whatever their composition–and teach theatre, integrate the art form into other  disciplines and pursue advanced studies in the field. Students will graduate  with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that make one a  well-educated citizen, a reflective practitioner and a principled educator.
 
  Graduates of the program will be experienced in all facets of theatre—from  the technical elements, to performance and directing, management and  design. Furthermore, students will have exposure to the philosophies  and practical application of drama and theatre in the classroom as  well as in communities. These experiences, alongside the solid liberal  arts education students receive at SUNY Potsdam, allow graduates to  emerge from the program as well rounded individuals ready to seek  employment in a variety of settings. Their course work in education  and the pedagogy of theatre teaching will expose them to the ethical  and professional responsibilities of teachers.
 
  SUNY Potsdam supports the development of the community-minded  theatre artist in its strong commitment to a liberal arts education. All graduates must have a minimum of 38 credit hours (not including modern language requirements) in general education.
  
  All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

		Credits
Content Core: required courses		34-38
DRAM 101	Introduction to Performance Studies
DRAM 210	Interpretation and Analysis of Plays
DRAM 251	Foundations of Design for Stage (4 credits)
DRAM 312	Theatre History I
DRAM 313	Theatre History II
DRAM 414	Contemporary Theatre Topics
One of the following
DRAM 120	Performance Explorations
DRAM 235	Introduction to Acting
One of the following
DRAM 205	Production Techniques: Dance/Theatre/Music
DRAM 206	Stagecraft and Production (4 credits)
Three of the following
DRAM 223	Costume Construction Lec+Lab (4 credits)
DRAM 244	Stage Management
DRAM 302	Directing I
DRAM 331	Costume Design
DRAM 333	Stage Make up and Mask Design (4 credits)
DRAM 336	Scene Study and Realism (4 credits)
DRAM 337	Shakespeare and Verse
DRAM 338	Audition Techniques
DRAM 343	Advanced Stagecraft
DRAM 353	Scene Design
DRAM 355	Lighting Design
DRAM 363	Theatre for Young Audiences
DRAM 364	Applied Theatre
DRAM 403	Directing II (4 credits)
DRAM438	Acting for Camera
DRAM 439	Comedy and Styles
DRAM 441	Pivotal Playwrights
Graduation Requirement: All theatre majors complete a project in           the senior year with the approval of faculty adviser and department. In           the case of Theatre Education Majors, student teaching (EDUC 419 and           SECD 457) fulfills this requirement.
Pedagogical Core		31
EDLS 201	Principles of Education
EDLS 207	Literacy I
EDLS 315	Teaching Students with Special Needs: Grades 5-12
DRAM 361	Methods and Materials of Educational Theatre             for the Elementary School
DRAM 362	Methods and Materials of Educational Theatre                          for the Secondary School
DRAM 371	Field Experience PreK-6 (1 credit)
DRAM 372	Field Experience 7-12 (1 credit)
EDLS 415	Seminar: Issues in Theatre Education (2 credit)
EDUC 419	Student Teaching: PreK-6 (6 credits)
SECD 457	Student Teaching: 7-12 (6 credits)
Cognates		8
PSYC 220	Child Development
PSYC 321	Psychology of Adolescence
HLTH 230	School Health (2 credits)