2013â2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University
2013â2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University
2013â2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University
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Drama and dAnce ><br />
Master of Arts<br />
In general, the student is expected to offer for<br />
admission the equivalent of a <strong>Tufts</strong> bachelor of arts<br />
degree with a major in drama. A student whose<br />
undergradu<strong>at</strong>e prepar<strong>at</strong>ion is not equivalent may be<br />
admitted provisionally and may be required to<br />
complete more than the minimum eight courses or<br />
make up deficiencies <strong>at</strong> no degree credit.<br />
REQUIREMENTS AND RESIDENCE<br />
A minimum of eight courses of gradu<strong>at</strong>e-level work<br />
in residence is required for the degree. Additionally,<br />
the student must s<strong>at</strong>isfy the following requirements<br />
to qualify for the master of arts degree in drama:<br />
1) <strong>The</strong> student must demonstr<strong>at</strong>e a reading<br />
knowledge of a foreign language by passing an<br />
examin<strong>at</strong>ion or an approved course no l<strong>at</strong>er than<br />
the end of the first year. A student whose undergradu<strong>at</strong>e<br />
record indic<strong>at</strong>es successful performance in<br />
a language course <strong>at</strong> the advanced level may be<br />
exempt.<br />
2) Understanding of the basic principles and<br />
practices of design and technical the<strong>at</strong>re is to be<br />
demonstr<strong>at</strong>ed in the student’s prior experience or<br />
by s<strong>at</strong>isfactory completion of Drama 17, 125 or<br />
126 taken without credit during the first year of<br />
residence.<br />
3) <strong>The</strong> student must demonstr<strong>at</strong>e an understanding<br />
of the principal theories and methods of acting.<br />
This requirement may be fulfilled either by<br />
s<strong>at</strong>isfactory completion of Drama 10, taken without<br />
credit during the first semester of residence, or by<br />
present<strong>at</strong>ion of evidence of study and experience in<br />
acting.<br />
4) Unless a student’s undergradu<strong>at</strong>e record indic<strong>at</strong>es<br />
completion of two courses or their equivalent in<br />
history of the the<strong>at</strong>re, Drama 137 and 138 must be<br />
taken for credit.<br />
5) <strong>The</strong> student must take a minimum of four<br />
courses in gradu<strong>at</strong>e seminars selected from the<br />
following: Drama 220, 231, 235, 236, 240, 244,<br />
248, 249, 251, 252, 254, 255, 258, 259, 261, 262, or<br />
263. Also, certain rel<strong>at</strong>ed courses in other departments<br />
may be credited toward the master of arts<br />
degree in drama (not more than one in a semester),<br />
with prior consent of the advisor.<br />
6) <strong>The</strong> student must demonstr<strong>at</strong>e an ability to deal<br />
with the concepts and problems of a particular area<br />
of scholarly specializ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>at</strong> a level of distinction.<br />
<strong>The</strong> student must s<strong>at</strong>isfy this requirement by<br />
completing a scholarly thesis (one semester of<br />
Drama 295 or 296).<br />
POLICY ON INCOMPLETE GRADES<br />
Any gradu<strong>at</strong>e student with more than one incomplete<br />
grade <strong>at</strong> the end of a term’s study will receive<br />
warning th<strong>at</strong> his or her st<strong>at</strong>us in the program is in<br />
jeopardy. Any student on financial aid or assistantship<br />
who has more than one incomplete grade <strong>at</strong><br />
the end of a term’s study will have his or her<br />
appointment withdrawn.<br />
All incomplete grades must be completed no<br />
l<strong>at</strong>er than six weeks after the end of the semester or<br />
summer session in which the incomplete was<br />
awarded or the student will be required to withdraw<br />
from the program.<br />
<strong>The</strong> above stipul<strong>at</strong>ions may be waived only by<br />
petition of the student, duly supported, and the<br />
voting consent of the gradu<strong>at</strong>e faculty.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
For admission to the program the applicant is<br />
generally expected to offer the equivalent of a <strong>Tufts</strong><br />
master of arts degree in drama and to give evidence<br />
of experience in the<strong>at</strong>rical production in the<br />
résumé. A student whose prior prepar<strong>at</strong>ion is not<br />
equivalent may be admitted provisionally and<br />
required to take additional courses achieving a<br />
grade not lower than B- to make up deficiencies <strong>at</strong><br />
no degree credit.<br />
REQUIREMENTS AND RESIDENCE<br />
Course work extending approxim<strong>at</strong>ely three<br />
academic years beyond the B.A. degree, normally<br />
18 courses (including two courses for dissert<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
research), is required. Part-time study or less than<br />
full-time residence in the Ph.D. program is<br />
discouraged. Eight seminars within the department<br />
are required of all Ph.D. students, including two<br />
seminars in dram<strong>at</strong>ic or performance theory and<br />
Drama 220: Introduction to Research Methods and<br />
M<strong>at</strong>erials (to be taken on entering). With prior<br />
consent of the advisor, certain advanced courses<br />
outside the department may be credited toward the<br />
Ph.D. degree (not more than one course in a<br />
semester).<br />
Students with a master’s degree may be credited<br />
toward the doctor<strong>at</strong>e with up to six courses in their<br />
previous gradu<strong>at</strong>e study th<strong>at</strong> s<strong>at</strong>isfy course require-<br />
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