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This combined degree program, administered by the Faculty of Fine Arts, leads to the BFA and BEd (Master of Teaching Program) degrees and requires the completion of a minimum of 25 full-course equivalents. Students pursuing this program will enter the Faculty of Fine Arts in Year One and then apply to enter the combined degree program after the successful completion of at least five full-course equivalents. After successful completion of all fifteen full-course equivalents specified in the Drama component of the combined degree program, students will complete the two year BEd (Master of Teaching Program) which satisfies the present certificate requirements of the Province of Alberta.

The BFA (Drama Education) program is a specialized three-year program, which exists only in combination with the BEd (Master of Teaching). It is designed for students intending either to teach drama in schools or to work as drama specialists with young people or community groups following certification. It provides extensive course work in performance creation and other aspects of the theatre, which relate directly to the particular needs of theatre with and for youth and communities.

Students who enter the BFA (Drama) program who identify themselves as intending to apply for the combined BFA (Drama Education)/BEd (Master of Teaching) program will be allowed to enrol in Drama 360 in their first year.

All admission requirements for both Faculties must be satisfied in order to qualify for the combined degree program. Applicants must submit a Faculty of Education Statement form in support of the application (a structured resume which includes the names of three referees). Registration in the Faculty of Education must occur within three years of being admitted into the combined degree program and students must declare their intention to register in the Faculty of Education by the preceding March 15. All students must satisfy the Effective Writing Requirement.

Students choosing to leave the combined degree program before completion of both degrees would be considered to have left the Faculty of Education and would have the option of enrolling in the BFA Drama program and completing all the degree requirements of that program.

Note:

Enrolment in both the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Faculty of Education is limited by Faculty and program quotas.

1st Year

1. Drama 200

2. Drama 222

3. Drama 240

4. Drama 360

5. Non-Drama Option and One-half Junior English

2nd Year

1. Drama 340

2. Drama 362

3. Drama 460

4. 300, 400 or 500-level Drama Option and 300, 400 or 500-level Drama Option

5. Fine Arts or Non-Drama Option and Fine Arts or Non-Drama Option

3rd Year

1. Drama 564

2. Non-Drama Option and Non-Drama Option

3. Senior Drama Option and Senior Drama Option

4. Fine Arts or Non-Drama Option and Fine Arts or Non-Drama Option

5. Fine Arts or Non-Drama Option and Fine Arts or Non-Drama Option

4th and 5th Years

Details of the two-year BEd (Master of Teaching Program) may be found in the Faculty of Education section of this Calendar.

Students in this program must meet the requirements (10 full-course equivalents) for the two year BEd (Master of Teaching Program) degree.

Non-Drama options are to be selected from courses offered by the Faculties of Humanities, Science, Social Sciences, Education, Kinesiology, Communication and Culture and/or Fine Arts (excluding Drama). Fine Arts options may be any courses offered by the Faculty of Fine Arts. Students are encouraged to select their non-Drama options so as to broaden their discipline-based experiences or to develop a second teaching emphasis (three or more courses) in another academic subject.

Within the Drama Education program, there are three areas of focus:

• Elementary Drama Education
• Secondary Drama Education
• Community Drama

The following senior Drama, non-Drama and Fine Arts options are a sampling of courses offered with and beyond the Faculty of Fine Arts that students might consider when selecting options.

Elementary Drama Education:

Secondary Drama or Community Drama: