UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

THEATER ARTS / 547
preparation is deficient as determined by the either theater , motion pictures or television.
appropriate admissions committee , will be (See below for requirements by subject area.)
required to take work additional to the de- In addition the student must complete cergree
program to make up such deficiencies. tain projects in writing, direction, acting, de-
The applicant who has done his preparasign or technical supervision.
tory work elsewhere must provide the De- For admission to the program a student
partment with the results of certain diagnos- must have completed the UCLA undertic
tests and letters of reference . Further ingraduate program in theater arts in the area
formation should be obtained from the of his proposed specialization , or its equiva-
Graduate Secretary of the Department at lent. Candidates for the M .F.A. programs in
least three months prior to the beginning of motion picture / television must provide a
the quarter in which the student plans to portfolio of creative work . Students with a
enroll.
portfolio may be admitted to the program
A student pursuing an M.A . degree in with deficiences when an undergraduate de-
motion pictures must complete the requiregree has been completed in some field other
ment of one foreign language before advance- than theater arts, or when an undergraduate
ment to candidacy . There is no language re- degree in theater arts has had different requirement
in television or theater. In the quirements. In such cases the student can an-
area of motion picture asthetics or history, ticipate spending some time in limited status
a student must satisfy the faculty that he while removing the deficiences.
or she has a
or Italian during reading the first ' knowledge quarter of of graduate French
residence.
Theater . The Department of Theater Arts
follows the Comprehensive Plan for the
M.F.A. in theater . The M.F.A. projects may
Requirements for the Master of Arts Degree
be in writing, direction, theater design, costume
design, acting, technical supervision,
The Department of Theater Arts follows
the Thesis Plan. The program requires the
completion of a minimum of nine courses and
a demonstration of the reading knowlege of
a foreign language except in television or
puppetry or management , and a candidate
must arrange with his adviser a program of
a minimum of 16 courses which involve him
in the successful completion of required work
and his project series. A handbook of regu-
theater (see above); at least one year (3 quarlations for the M.F.A. in the theater may be
ters) of intensive study and laboratory exercises;
and research leading to the completion
obtained from the graduate
Department.
secretary of the
of a written thesis in the history, aesthetics,
criticism or techniques of theater arts. A student
in theater and television is required to
take an active part in the production program
of the Department as partial fulfillment of the
degree requirements. In planning his course
of study the student will place his emphasis
on theater, motion pictures or television.
Theater . The required courses are 171A or
171B, 200, 201, 205A or 205B, 240 and
245A- 245B . The student will choose the remaining
four courses after being advised. A
handbook of regulations for the M.A. in Theater
may be obtained from the graduate secretary
of the Department.
Motion Pictures /Television. The M.F.A. in
moti on pictures or television can be taken in
either film making, television production or
writing. There is a minimum residence of
two years. A program of about 18 courses
must be arranged with a graduate adviser.
1. Film Making. The base of this program
is a B.A. with successful completion of the
animation sequence (181A-181B-181C) or
Film Projects 1 and 2 (179A- 179B). Course
work is intended to provide an opportunity
to generalize upon the experience of the
undergraduate proj ects, and to experiment
further before embarking on the final film
project for the M.F.A.
Motion Pictures/ Television. Course 200
and five of the following courses are required:
206A, 206C, 208A, 208B, 209A, 209B, 209C,
210, 270, 288, or 291. It is recommended that
2. Television Production. Students will be
admitted to the M.F.A. Program only after
completing three quarters of graduate residency
and qualifying for admittance by
course 200 be taken in the quarter
advancement to candidacy.
preceding written application and approval of faculty.
The base of this program is the B.A. in tele-
Master of Fine Arts Degree
vision at UCLA or its equivalent (see undergraduate
programs above), and courses 179A,
The Department offers a two-year program
leading towards an M.F.A. degree in
185, and 186A- 186B- 186C. Students entering
television graduate studies from other