Professors: Burgess, Cutler (Graduate Program Director), Reissig, McLennan (Chair) and Williams
Program Description
TThe Department of Theatre Arts offers graduate study leading to a Master of Arts degree. The Master of Arts program is designed to prepare students for either a Master of Fine Arts degree or a Ph.D. The program is individualized so that the student may select a special area of emphasis such as acting, directing, design and technical theatre, playwriting, dramatic literature, feminist theatre, cultural studies, or history. Coursework emphasizes both the practical and theoretical aspects of the discipline. An active production schedule provides students with opportunities in all area
Admission Requirements
- Twenty-three credits of undergraduate coursework in theatre, drama, or a related discipline.
- If previous academic work is judged deficient, certain courses may be required by the department, without graduate credit, as a condition of admittance.
Degree
Requirements
- The following are required:
Thea 500 Introduction to Graduate Research 2 credits
Thea 501 Seminar in Dramatic Literature 6 credits
Thea 503 Dramatic Theory and Criticism I 3 credits
Thea 504 Dramatic Theory and Criticism II 3 credits
Total 14 credits
- Minimum of six credit hours in the production areas, i.e., Acting, Directing, and Design and Technical Theatre courses.
- All students must take a written comprehensive examination before enrolling in Theatre Thesis 998. The content of the examination will be determined by the Graduate Faculty of the department and will be given at a time announced by the department. The examination shall cover the field of knowledge in Theatre Arts and coursework completed by the student.
- A written thesis - 4 credits.
Courses
500. Introduction to Research in Theatre Arts. 2 credits. Bibliography, research methods, academic writing, and resource materials for graduate work in Theatre Arts.
501. Seminars in Theatre Arts. 1 to 3 credits, repeatable. Seminars in Dramatic Theory, Theatre History, Dramatic Literature, Performance Theory and topics of special interest to faculty and students on the graduate level.
502. Seminar in Dramatic Production and Criticism. 3 credits. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
503. Dramatic Theory and Criticism I. 3 credits. Historical survey of critical thinking of the drama as performance from Aristotle to late 19th century. Emphasizes differing perspectives on dramatic theory and criticism through time. F/2
504. Dramatic Theory and Criticism II. 3 credits. Survey of critical thinking of the drama as performance in the 20th and 21st centuries. Emphasizes differing perspectives on contemporary dramatic theory and criticism. S/2
525. Period and Style in Dramatic Production. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Theatre 425 or equivalent. Study of a wide variety of production styles in the staging of dramatic literature from Aeschylus to the present.
537. Graduate Co-op Education. 1-6 credits.
595. Research Problems in Theatre. 1 to 3 credits. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Individual study under the direction of the graduate faculty.
998. Theatre Thesis. 4 credits
320. Voice and Movement II. 2 credits.
336. Lighting for Stage II. 2 credits.
339. Production Design. 3 credits.
372. Advanced Acting II. 3 credits.
404. Acting for the Music Theatre. 3 credits.
415. Selected Problems in Theatre Arts. 1 to 3 credits.
420. Voice and Movement IV. 2 credits.
422. American Theatre History. 3 credits.
423. History of the Theatre: Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance. 3 credits.
424. History of the Theatre: Seventeenth Century to the Present. 3 credits.
425. Play Direction II. 3 credits.
426. Scene Design for the Stage. 3 credits.
427. Costume Design. 3 credits.
471. Advanced Acting Styles. 3 credits.
488. Playwriting. 3 credits. |
