| MA
Program |
| Mary
Trotter, Head of Area |
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The Master of Arts degree in Theatre and
Drama can serve as the preparatory
degree for the PhD, or as a terminal
degree for students seeking greater
exposure to theatre and dance studies
beyond the undergraduate degree. For
more information and requirements, click
here.
Course Requirements
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30 credits
(24 credits minimum in Theatre and
Drama) including: one required
three credit course (Introduction to
Research in Theatre) taken in the
fall semester of the first year, 5-8
credits for thesis work and credit
for one production. Significant
participation in one University
Theatre production as dramaturg,
director, assistant director, stage
manager, assistant stage manager,
actor, designer, or technician. The
production assignment will be
determined in consultation with the
student's major professor and other
department faculty.
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Thesis.
A candidate for the master's degree
must prepare a thesis under the
guidance of his/her major professor.
The thesis must be approved by a
committee of three
faculty--including the major
professor and at least one other
professor of the Department of
Theatre and Drama--and filed in
Memorial Library according to
Graduate School deadlines before the
degree can be conferred. The thesis
should be a product of the student's
independent research and the counsel
of the major professor and other
faculty with expertise in the area.
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A one-hour oral examination on the
thesis
The program is designed to be completed
in one and a half years of full-time
study. Students who fail to be admitted
to candidacy in the MFA program of
Theatre and Drama may petition to enter
the MA program and can be admitted upon
the positive recommendation of the
Theatre Research area. Students may be
required to take additional credits in
the area and must complete all
requirements toward the MA degree.
All MA students who wish to continue
into the PhD program must first write a
thesis and secure the MA degree. Until
this requirement is met, all work for
the PhD degree is conditional. No MA
student may take more than 36 Theatre
and Drama credits before being admitted
into the PhD program. Students wishing
to continue into the PhD program should
request admission by writing to the
Director of Graduate Studies by March 15
of the preceding year. Admission into
the PhD program is possible only upon
positive recommendation of the area
committee and contingent upon successful
completion of the MA degree.
Further
questions can be answered by referring
to the MA/PhD handbook located
here
(PDF).
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