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Acting Head of the Department and Director of Graduate Studies: Robert Graves
4-122 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-2371
theatre@uiuc.edu
Admission
Candidates should apply to one of the nine graduate programs offered:
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with specialization in acting, costume
design, costume-shop management and technology, lighting design, scene
design, stage management, or theatre technology; the Master of Arts
in Theatre with specialization in theatre history; or the Doctor of
Philosophy in Theatre with specialization 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 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores;
the current minimum score for consideration is 550 on the paper-based
test (213 on the computer-based version).
Candidates for the M.F.A. degree 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. The M.F.ATheatre. acting program accepts applications
only every three years; the next academic year in which applications
will be accepted is 2002-2003 for Fall 2003 admission.
Master’s and doctoral 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 Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. In addition
to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores required
of all foreign students, master’s and doctoral candidates whose
first language is not English are encouraged to submit scores of the
Test of Written English (TWE). Ph.D. candidates should hold a master’s
degree in theatre or in a related field. Master’s and doctoral
candidates are normally admitted in the fall term.
Graduate Teaching Experience
Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement, experience
in teaching is considered an important part of the graduate experience
in this program.
Master of Arts
A candidate for the master of arts degree must spend at least two
semesters in residence; must complete at least 32 gh of coursework
in theatre and related studies, including at least 20 gh in history
and theory of theatre and 8 in applied theatre; and must pass a
final comprehensive examination. 12 gh must be at the 500 level,
and 8 of the 12 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 72 gh. In the design/technical and management
programs, coursework must include at least 32 gh in colloquium
or creative projects, 12 gh in theatre history, and 28 others
in department-approved electives. In the acting program, coursework
includes 48 gh in studio, 4 gh in theatre history, and 20 gh
in department-approved electives. Only full-time students will
be admitted to the program. With departmental and Graduate College
approval, up to two semesters of residency and 32 gh of coursework
may be waived on the basis of the student’s prior professional
experience. Such cases are rare.
Doctor of Philosophy
Requirements for the degree are a minimum of 32 gh in courses
in theatre and related studies beyond the master’s degree; a
reading knowledge of one foreign language; a minimum of 32 gh
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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