Course requirements
Students matriculated in the MA program are obligated to satisfactorily complete a minimum of 32 credits to qualify for the master of arts degree in theatre. Four specific courses (four credits each) and a capstone experience consisting of comprehensive examinations or a thesis (four credits) are required of all such students. The remaining credits/classes should complement each student's interests and should be chosen in consultation with the director of graduate studies. The four required courses are:
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THEA 544. Theatre Production Technology
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THEA 569. Theories of Acting and Directing
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THEA 572. Seminar in Dramatic Theory and Structure (any section)
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THEA 579. Seminar in Theatre History (any section)
Other requirements
Matriculated students who are candidates for the MA degree must receive at least a full B (3.0) in all required courses and achieve an overall grade average of at least a B (3.0) for any 32 graduate credits in order to successfully complete the program. All graduate students are expected to participate actively in the department's various projects.
Comprehensive Examination/Thesis
Given the department's objectives, all candidates for the master of arts degree in theatre are required to demonstrate a general knowledge of the field plus cultivated skills in a specialized area of theatre, culminating in a series of comprehensive examinations or an acceptable thesis. In the Theatre Department, theses fall into two broad categories:
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Critical thesis (THEA 599), consisting of an extensive written document of a scholarly or reflective nature
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Creative thesis (THEA 598), centering around a project, performance or other activity, and accompanied by a brief written "summary paper" laying out the nature of the project and evaluating its success, with other materials presented in appendix form as appropriate
Advising/Contact
Graduate Director:
Andrew Walkling
walkling@binghamton.edu
607-777-5251
Office: FA 226