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Beginning Fall Semester 2004, students applying
for admission to the MU Graduate School should follow the instructions
below when submitting application materials.
The new ApplyYourself System may be accessed through
the Graduate School Web site at gradschool.missouri.edu
where you can access an ONLINE
APPLICATION. This is the preferred method of
application, though the paper application can be obtained. Applications
are considered complete only after the $45 application fee has been
paid. If you complete the online application for graduate admission,
please forward the following materials directly to the Graduate
Admission Office, 210 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MOÊ 65211 (800) 877-6312
or (573) 884-8488:
1. Official transcripts from every college or
university you have attended (sent directly from the institution)
2.*Official TOEFL scores (sent directly from the Educational Testing
Service) *for international applicants only
The following items must be forwarded directly
to the MU Department of Theatre.
1. Official GRE scores (sent directly from the Educational Testing Service)
2. Three Letters of Recommendation. The individual
writing the letter of recommendation should forward the letter directly
to the department via the US Mail, not electronically.
3. Resume
4. Personal Statement
5. Writing Samples
 Our
MA and PhD programs are designed to develop the artist's and scholar's
capacity for research, teaching and creative achievement. Students
enter an exciting, demanding and highly selective program on the
campus of a learning-centered research university ranked as one
of the foremost institutions of its kind in the country.
Learn more about the University
of Missouri-Columbia.
Those who apply to the MA program should have
completed a bachelor's degree in theatre. Admission is contingent
upon a 3.0 GPA for the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate program
and scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination
well above the national mean for applicants in the Humanities. Applicants should also submit undergraduate transcripts, GRE scores, a statement of purpose explaining why they are seeking a graduate degree at MU, a writing sample (usually a research paper), and three letters of recommendation.
Each candidate for the MA is required to complete
a written exam and an independent project. The project may be a
thesis, an original script, or a project in acting, directing, or
design.
The PhD program in theatre at MU is more than
50 years old. MU is the only institution in the state, and one of
fewer than 35 active programs in the nation, that offers a PhD in
theatre. This places the department in a unique position not only
to fulfill the University's statewide mission, but also to assume
a national role.
The doctorate in theatre at MU is intended to
prepare students to practice and teach theatre within a liberal
arts institution. With the guidance and support of a distinguished
faculty of artists/scholars and the resources of one of the largest
university libraries in the United States, MU doctoral students
develop artistic, research, and pedagogical specializations within
the fields of theatre and performance studies. Courses regularly
taught by Graduate Teaching Assistants include Acting for Nonmajors,
Beginning Playwriting, Voice and Diction, Makeup, Stagecraft, Script
Analysis, and Introduction to Theatre. Graduate students regularly
participate in MU's mainstage season as actors, directors, playwrights,
designers, or dramaturgs.
The success our graduates have attained in professional
theatre and in college and university teaching speaks of the effectiveness
of the doctoral program in preparing students for the marketplace.
Applicants to the program should hold an MA in
Theatre and should have earned a GPA of 3.0 or better in the last
60 hours of their undergraduate curriculum and a GPA of 3.5 or better
in their master's program. Applicants should submit transcripts,
GRE scores, a statement of purpose explaining why they are seeking a PhD at
MU, three letters of recommendation, and a scholarly writing sample;
those interested in the Writing for Performance Program should also
submit a sample of creative (dramatic) writing. Scores on the General
Test of the Graduate Record Examination should substantially exceed
the national average for applicants in theatre.
Accepted applicants take a diagnostic examination
during the first year of residence. The Graduate Faculty of the
department evaluates the examination and meets with the student
to discuss academic and artistic background, career goals and research
interests. The program of study emerging from the diagnostic and
conferences with a program adviser and the Graduate Studies Committee
is tailored to the student's background and research interests.
Doctoral degree requirements include the successful
completion of:
- A course of study designed in consultation with
the student's advisory committee
- Additional course work to satisfy the departmentÕs requirements
for a doctoral minor and research tools
- Written and oral comprehensive examinations
- Completion of a dissertation and oral defense of dissertation
In keeping with MUÕs commitment to theatre education
and to the integration of scholarship, performance, and pedagogy,
Theatre PhD students are encouraged to take advantage of the doctoral
minor in college teaching, developed by MU's outstanding Program
for Excellence in Teaching. Theatre graduate faculty and students
are active participants in the program, including its annual Teaching
Renewal Conference.
For more information, visit the Graduate School's
Graduate Minor
in College Teaching Web site.
Information on funding opportunities for graduate students: http://gradschool.missouri.edu/financial/fellowships/
See also:
Scholarships, Assistantships & Financial
Aid
Graduate Handbook for Theatre
Students
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