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Learning Outcomes

M.A. in Theatre Education & Applied Theatre

Following are the Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for the Theatre Education and Applied Theatre program:

  1. Students will assess learning needs, develop appropriate educational goals and objectives, and design and implement drama/theatre teaching strategies based on understandings of the theoretical and historical foundations of drama/theatre education and the practices of applied drama and theatre.
  2. Students will demonstrate skills for creating theatre in and with a variety of communities based on the understanding of the relationships between Emerson College theatre and culture as informed by economics, history, sociology, cultural studies, politics, and performance theory.
  3. Students will develop their individual potential and interests in performance, production, theatre education, applied theatre, and related fields as demonstrated by portfolios, theses, or capstone projects.

M.F.A. in Theatre Education and Applied Theatre

Following are the Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for the Theatre Education and Applied Theatre program:

  1. Students will assess learning needs, develop appropriate educational goals and objectives, and design and implement drama/theatre teaching strategies based on understandings of the theoretical and historical foundations of drama/theatre education and the practices of applied drama and theatre.
  2. Students will demonstrate skills for creating theatre in and with a variety of communities based on the understanding of the relationships between theatre and culture as informed by economics, history, sociology, cultural studies, politics, and performance theory.
  3. Students will develop their individual potentials and interests in performance, production, theatre education, applied theatre, and related fields as demonstrated by portfolios, or theses.