Rutgers University Graduate School of Education (New Brunswick) 25 courses
Students who complete this program successfully will receive an Ed.M. in Dance Education from the GSE as well as a nomination to the New Jersey Department of Education for a Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS) in Dance (K-12) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Ed.M. in Dance Education with Initial Certification in Dance K-12 Teaching (4+1), offered jointly by the GSE and Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts, is designed for Rutgers undergraduate students who wish to teach dance in grades K-12. This program provides undergraduates with an opportunity to earn their bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and an initial teacher certification with just one additional year of study. Rutgers undergraduates do preliminary coursework as advised during the first three undergraduate years, including undergraduate coursework in dance. They are admitted to the program during the spring semester of junior year and enter the professional education sequence during senior year. After students are awarded a bachelor’s degree by Mason Gross, they continue with the professional sequence for a fifth year of full-time graduate study at the GSE. Graduate coursework is structured into four Phases. Senior year includes Phases 1 (fall) and 2 (spring). These Phases involve taking Methods courses and engaging in clinical experiences, including 180 hours of Clinical Experience Phase 1 and Clinical Practice Phase 2. During full-time graduate study at GSE, Phase 3 (fall), students will...
Pre-Admission Core Courses
05:300:368 Introduction to Teaching in Urban Schools & Communities (3.0) 07:207:405 Motor Learning and Control for Dance Pedagogy (3.0) (completed in Junior year of B.F.A. in dance)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 05:300:368 | Introduction to Teaching in Urban Schools and Communities | |
| 07:207:405 | Motor Learning and Control Dance Pedagogy | 3 |
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
07:206:325 Kinesiology for Dancers (completed as part of B.F.A. dance curriculum) (3.0) 05:300:350 Education and Computers or 15:255:503 Teaching with Digital Tools (3.0) 05:300:307 Human Development: Infancy Through Early Adulthood (3.0)
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CORE
Working with Minors (0) School Law (0) 15:253:512 Teaching Emerging Bilinguals in PK-12 Classrooms (3.0) 15:293:534 Classroom Organization for Inclusive and Special Classrooms (3.0) 15:293:523 Inclusive Teaching in Education Select one from the following: 15:253:539 Students, Communities, and Social Justice or 15:253:522 Bilingual-Bicultural Education or 15:253:523 Language and Culture or 15:253:539 Methods of Teaching and Assessing English Language Learners (TELL) or 15:293:539 Students with Disabilities, Schools, and Social Justice or 05:300:406 Community-Based Language Learning (CBLL) (3.0)
DANCE EDUCATION
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
05:300:498 Clinical Experience Phase 1 (1.0) 05:300:488 Clinical Practice Phase 2 (for dance) (2.0) 05:400:489 Clinical Practice Phase 2A (for dance) (1.0) 15:255:535 Clinical Practice Phase 3 (9.0) 15:255:536 Clinical Practice Phase 3 Seminar (3.0)
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