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The program requires 60 hours of coursework beyond the master’s degree
distributed as follows:
| Fine Arts Core Courses |
15-18 hours* |
| Theatre Arts Courses |
30-33 hours* |
| Dissertation (TH A 8000) |
12 hours |
| Total: |
60 hours |
Fine Arts Core Courses - 15-18 hours
Theatre Arts students must take 5 of the following:
| Art 5310 |
Historical/Critical Perspectives in the Visual Arts |
| Art 5314 |
The Visual Arts in Contemporary Context
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| Music 5310
| Historical/Critical Perspectives in Music
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| Music 5314
| Music in Contemporary Context
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| Philosophy 5310 |
History of Aesthetics
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| Philosophy 5314 |
Contemporary Aesthetics |
*Student may take all 18 hours of the Fine Arts Core of may choose to complete 15 hours of the
Core and 3 hours of an elective. The elective can be
1) a fifth course in one of the student's tracks, or
2) a course inside or outside the theatre area that contributes to the student's dissertation research.
Note: The elective must not cover any areas of research that are generally more properly studied
while enrolled in 8000 courses.
Theatre Arts Courses - 30 hours
The student must take a total of thirty hours in the
Department of Theatre and Dance, including two foundation courses:
TH A 5350 (Seminar in Theatre Research Methods) and TH A 5306 (Theatre History Survey). The student
must select two tracks and take a minimum of four courses (totaling 12
hours) in each track (totaling 24 track hours). Tracks are available
in:
| Acting/Directing |
History/Theory/Criticism |
| Arts Administration |
Playwriting |
| Design |
The theatre curriculum is individualized to the needs and professional
goals of each student. Each student’s degree plan is developed following
the administration of the Diagnostic (Preliminary) Examination and in
consultation with the Graduate Advisor and the Chair of the student’s
Dissertation Committee.
Track Courses Available
Acting/Directing - 12 hours, to be selected from:
TH A 5311 Advanced Directing
TH A 5324 The Teaching of Acting
TH A 5325 Period Styles in Acting
TH A 5326 Seminar in Directing Methods
TH A 5327 Special Problems in Directing
TH A 5329 Advanced Scene Study
TH A 5331 Studies in Contemporary Theatre
TH A 5333 Studies in the Production of Pre-Modern Drama
TH A 5334 Topics in Acting
TH A 5343 Seminar in Voice and Movement
PhD students in the Acting/Directing track are required to submit a
good-faith proposal to direct in the Lab or Summer Theatre, and will
direct if their proposal is accepted. This is meant as a one-time
submission, which will probably be made during the residency year.
Emphasis in Arts Administration - 12 hours, to be selected from:
TH A 5312 Theatre Management
TH A 5316 Marketing Theatre Arts
TH A 5317 Funding the Arts
TH A 5318 Advocacy for the Arts
TH A 5320 Theatre Planning
Design - 12 hours:
9 hours to be selected from:
TH A 5303 Theory and Practice of Scene Design
TH A 5304 Theory and Practice of Stage Lighting
TH A 5305 Theatre Costume Design
(Taking one of the above courses as many as four times is acceptable.)
3 hours to be selected from:
TH A 5303 Theory and Practice of Scene Design
TH A 5304 Theory and Practice of Stage Lighting
TH A 5305 Theatre Costume Design
TH A 5320 Theatre Planning
TH A 5323 Problems in Lighting, Costuming, and Scenery
PhD students in the Design track are required to submit a good-faith
proposal to design in the Lab or Summer Theatre, and will design if
their proposal is accepted. This is meant as a one-time submission,
which will probably be made during the residency year.
History/Theory/Criticism - 12 hours, to be selected from:
TH A 5300 Dramatic Analysis or
TH A 5372 Dramaturgy
TH A 5309 Seminar in Theatre History
(Topics in this course will change from term to term. It may be repeated for credit.)
TH A 5313 Dramatic Criticism
TH A 5331 Studies in Contemporary Theatre
TH A 5341 Seminar in Dramatic Theory
Emphasis in Playwriting - 12 hours:
TH A 5300 Dramatic Analysis
TH A 5301 Playwriting I (basic methods; write a one-act)
TH A 5302 Playwriting II (3:3:0) (writing the full-length play)
TH A 5321 Playwriting III (3:3:0) (selected topics)
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In both the MFA and the PhD, during the first four semesters, the
following courses must be taken in the order listed: THA 5300, THA 5301,
THA 5302, THA 5321. Students entering mid-year (January) or in the
summer will take other courses their first semester and begin the
playwriting sequence in the fall.
- May substitute THA 5307 or 5308 if play produced during Summer Rep.
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