MA Theater with a concentration Drama Therapy at Kansas State University
The program provides the requirements of training and education toward registry, the national credential for drama therapy in the U.S. A strength of the program is its strong theatre base and opportunities for creating drama-in-education, theatre-in-education, or issue-based community projects. Service learning and internships are incorporated into courses.
53 semester credits are required, including a minimum of 8 courses (24 credits) in drama therapy, 1 course in electronic research methods (1 credit), 7 credits in drama therapy practicum/internship and supervision, and 6 electives (18 credits) in Research Methods, Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Group Dynamics, Theories of Personality, and Multicultural Counseling from the departments of psychological sciences, counseling and student development, educational leadership, family studies and human services, marriage and family therapy or anthropology.
Students’ Masters Project (3 credits), Reports (2 credits) or Theses (6 credits) will focus on an aspect of drama therapy. These written projects will be presented to the student’s committee in an Oral Examination.
Students in the drama therapy concentration may apply for Graduate Teaching Assistantship positions in the Theatre Department and other programs on campus. These GTA positions cover the cost of tuition and pay an additional stipend.