Web site at: http://www.utep.edu/theatre/
371 Fox Fine Arts
Phone: (915) 747-5146
E-mail: theatrearts@utep.edu
CHAIRPERSON: Charles Fensch
GRADUATE FACULTY: Eastman, Farah, Yeatman
The Theatre Arts Department offers a Master of Arts with a major in Theatre Arts.
Requirements for Admission
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- Twelve approved advanced semester hours (3300, 4300) of undergraduate credit in Theatre Arts
Requirements for Degree
- Each candidate for the MA degree will be required to make a satisfactory score on a
comprehensive examination; at the discretion of the department chairperson, a portion
of the examination may be a performance or a laboratory demonstration.
- Majors in Theatre Arts must take a minimum of 18 semester hours in Theatre Arts
included in a total of 30 semester hours, of which at least 21 hours must be in courses
numbered 5300-5399. Students in Theatre Arts must do either a research or a
production thesis, for which they will receive 6 hours of credit (
THEA 5398-
THEA 5399: Thesis) toward these minimum requirements.
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
These are courses which may be taken for graduate credit with approval of the graduate advisor. They are to be used to strengthen areas in which the student may be deficient and to enrich the graduate offerings.
THEA 3325 Directing I
THEA 3335 Chicano Theatre & Drama
THEA 3336 Theatre in Spanish
THEA 3340 A History of Costume Design
THEA 3351 History of the Theatre I
THEA 3352 History of the Theatre II
THEA 3353 History of the Theatre III
THEA 3355 The Musical Theatre
THEA 3356 Women in Drama
THEA 3413 Acting II
THEA 4318 Playwriting
THEA 4340 Selected Topics in Drama and Theatre
For Graduate Students Only
The following Graduate Research Projects courses (5300-5307) are directed by members of the graduate faculty in specific topics of drama and theatre according to the student's interest and need, including such areas as aesthetics, history, criticism, dramatic literature, design, management, and drama education. A course in this group may be taken a second time when the topic is significantly different.
Theatre Arts (THEA)
5300 Graduate Projects in Drama (3-0)
Individual research in Theatre Management.
5301 Graduate Projects in Drama (3-0)
Individual research in Costume and/or Makeup Design.
5302 Graduate Projects in Drama (3-0)
Individual research in History and/or Dramatic Criticism.
5303 Graduate Projects in Drama (3-0)
Individual research in Scene Design and/or Shop Management.
5304 Graduate Projects in Drama (3-0)
Individual research in Lighting and/or Sound Design.
5305 Graduate Projects in Drama (3-0)
Individual research in Directing and Rehearsal Methods.
5306 Graduate Projects in Drama (3-0)
Individual research in the Teaching of Acting.
5307 Graduate Projects in Drama (3-0)
Individual research in Spanish Language Theatre and Drama.
5318 Methods of Graduate Theatre and Drama Research (3-0)
Survey of the essential tools of graduate research and creation in theatre and drama--including bibliography, aesthetics, and creative and scholarly procedure--culminating in the preparation
of a scholarly paper. Required of all majors.
5322 Seminar in Theatre Technology (3-0)
Studies of production design and methods of staging in the unfolding pattern of western theatre. Required of all majors.
5323 Seminar in Theatre History (3-0)
The study of the dramatic forms of theatre in selected historical periods. Required of all majors.
5325 Advanced Playwriting (3-0)
Advanced playwriting seeks to familiarize students with the major American playwrights of the past quarter-century and their impact on the state of the art. In addition, students write a
full-length play.
5327 Seminar in Performance: Acting and Directing (3-0)
Study of the strategies of theatrical presentation: the modes, styles, and techniques of acting and directing in a cultural context. Required of all majors.
5398 Thesis (0-0-3)
Initial work on the thesis.
5399 Thesis (0-0-3)
Continuous enrollment required while work on the thesis continues. Prerequisite:
THEA 5398.
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