New Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning
The Certificate in Urban & Regional Planning serves local professionals working in urban and regional planning and related fields. It provides advanced graduate training to develop the competencies required to address challenges facing the Lowcountry concerning development, growth, and preservation of quality of life.
The Lowcountry Graduate Center made it possible for the College of Charleston to hire a faculty member to lead this initiative. Faculty will also be working with local planning leaders to determine additional needs for graduate training opportunities.
Attend the Urban and Regional Planning Launch event at the Lowcountry Graduate Center on Tuesday, May 6 from 6:00 - 7:30 for more information. Read more...
Master of Arts in Teaching in Performing Arts Degree
The Graduate School of the College of Charleston is pleased to announce its new Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Performing Arts offered jointly by its School of the Arts and the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance. This is a degree designed to meet a critical need in the South Carolina Lowcountry schools which are experiencing significant shortages in teachers qualified to teach Music, Dance and Theatre.
The M.A.T. in Performing Arts offers three concentrations: choral music, theatre and dance. Applications for the Choral Music concentration are currently being accepted for degree seekers beginning January 2008. The Theatre concentration is scheduled to begin in Summer 2009, followed by the Dance concentration. Specialty coursework required for degree completion in each concentration relates directly to the requirements of the State Department of Education for teacher certification as well as the respective specialty professional association and the national accrediting body, the National Association for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
“For many years, we have been asked why we don’t have a program in performing arts education because there is such a critical need for teachers in the arts, and because we have strong programs in arts and education at the College of Charleston,” said Frances Welch, Dean of the School of Education, Health and Human Performance. “I am thrilled that working collaboratively, we have designed an outstanding program.”
Bonnie McCarty, Program Director for the MAT in Performing Arts and a driving force behind the development of the program explains, “this degree offers the opportunity for accomplished performing artists to become highly qualified teachers. The Schools of the Arts and of Education, Health and Human Performance are excited to provide such a program which will directly enhance the educational opportunities for Pk-12 students in South Carolina.”
Information regarding the Graduate School of College of Charleston can be accessed online at www.cofc.edu/gradschool. Further information on The School of the Arts can be found at http://www.cofc.edu/sota/, and the School of Education, Health and Human Performance can be accessed at http://www.cofc.edu/SchoolofEducation.