Introduction
This is a new course for the M.Ed. (Drama) programme and will be a required specialization course. It is a pedagogical methods course and is an integration of 2 old modules Contextualizing Drama Education, and Drama Curriculum as creative Practice. The module covers the basics principles of drama education, drama in the curriculum and assessment in drama.
This course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in
Drama Education
- FlexiMasters in Drama Education
- Examine theatre/drama as a learning process and pedagogical practice
- Identify ways of structuring drama learning
- Plan, structure and facilitate learning experiences about drama, and through drama
- Explore and analyse drama curriculum practices, policies and documents in global and local contexts Investigate modes of assessment in and for drama/arts learning
- Develop an understanding of how to write assessment tasks and assessment criteria to assess desired learning outcomes, students skills and knowledge.
In this module participants will trace developments in drama education, both internationally and within Singapore, as they critically reflect upon the underlying historical, political, social and educational motivations and agendas in the field.
Through theoretical discourses and embodied explorations participants will consider: a) drama as an art form and the teaching of art for art s sake within formal and informal curriculum b) types of learning that drama can facilitate within the formal and informal curriculum In interactive, physical workshops participants will experience a range of pedagogical drama structures that aim to foster learning in, through and about the art form of drama. They will be provided with opportunities to plan, structure and facilitate drama work for different types of learning.
Educators who want to develop alternative learning spaces that draw on theatre as a creative and dynamic medium.
Standard Course Fee: S$4,490.80
SSG Funding Support | Course fee | Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes | |
BEFORE funding & GST | AFTER funding & 9% GST | ||
Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding) | S$4,120.00 | S$1,347.24 | |
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | S$523.24 | ||
SCs aged ≥ 40 years old |
- Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
MDR901Theatre Making: Theory, Practice, Pedagogy* | 4 |
MDR903 The Teacher as Facili-Actor * | 4 |
MDR904 Arts-based Research* | 4 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Drama Education (total 12AUs) and FlexiMasters in Drama Education (total 16AUs)
*SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved