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Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
THEATRE
Head of the Department: Bruce Halverson
Correspondence and Information: Head, Department of Theatre, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4-122 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-2371. E-mail: theatre@uiuc.edu.
URL: http://www.theatre.uiuc.edu/theatre
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professors: J. C. Ahart, B. Halverson, J. B. Harris, J. Hurt, D. Knight, J. Maclay, W. M. Knight, C. Neely, R. Wheeler
Associate Professors: P. Davis, R. Graves, A. Kaufman, D. Kay, R. McFarquhar, T. Mitchell, M. Mullin, K. Perkins, M. Shapiro
Assistant Professors: R. Barrows, D. Brinker, M. Franklin-White, N. Hovasse, C. Sevec, M. Sims
Emeritus Professors: C. Behringer, B. M. Hobgood, B. R. Works
ADMISSION
Candidates should apply to one of the nine graduate programs offered: M.F.A. degrees in acting, costume design, costume-shop management and technology, lighting design, scene design, stage management, or theatre technology; the M. A. in theatre history; or the Ph.D. in theatre history. All applicants should present transcripts documenting undergraduate or graduate study of theatre practice, dramatic literature, and theatre history with a cumulative grade point average in these subjects of at least 3.0 (A = 4.0). Applicants whose first language is not English must submit recent TOEFL scores; the current minimum score for consideration is 550.
M.F.A. candidates must demonstrate talent in theatrical performance or production by audition or by the presentation of a portfolio of their work to an admissions committee of the faculty, either on campus or at one of the regional University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA) audition sites. M.F.A. candidates are admitted in the fall term only.
M. A. and Ph.D. candidates should present records of at least a 3.0 grade point average in all subjects studied at the undergraduate and graduate levels, supply samples of their scholarly writing, and submit recent GRE scores. In addition to the TOEFL scores required of all foreign students, M. A. and Ph.D. candidates whose first language is not English are encouraged to submit scores of the Test of Written English (TWE). M. A. and Ph.D. candidates are normally admitted in the fall term.
MASTER OF ARTS
A candidate for the M.A. degree must spend at least two semesters in residence; must complete at least eight units of course work in theatre and related studies, including at least five units in history and theory of theatre and two in applied theatre; and must pass a final comprehensive examination. Three units must be at the 400 level, and two of the three must be in theatre. A full-time student can complete this program in one academic year.
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
The M.F.A. is a terminal degree in theatre practice. Approved areas of specialization include acting, costume design, costume-shop management and technology, lighting design, scene design, stage management, and theatre technology. The candidate for the degree must be in residence six semesters and complete 18 units. In the design/technical and management programs, course work must include at least eight units in colloquium or creative projects, three units in theatre history, and seven others in department-approved electives. In the acting program, course work includes 12 units in studio, one unit in theatre history, and five units in department-approved electives. Only full-time students will be admitted to the program.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Requirements for the degree are a minimum of eight units in courses in theatre and related studies beyond the master's degree; a reading knowledge of one foreign language; a minimum of eight units of thesis research; a comprehensive oral and written examination; an oral or written special-field examination; and defense of the dissertation before a committee of the graduate faculty. The program can be completed in two to three years beyond the master's degree.
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