Theory & History Graduate Study
The doctoral program is designed to promote the study of dramatic art in all its media: stage, film, television and new technology. It is a scholarly degree that encourages the interaction of scholarly work with the practice of dramatic art. As such, it is restricted to those who have both a strong creative background and the ability to research, analyze and write. It requires a full prior commitment to the pursuit of research and scholarly writing. The program has a tutorial base, whereby the student is continually at work on individual research with one or another professor. Naturally, the focus of any individual program of study is determined by the interest and abilities of the student and the faculty.
The PhD is designed as a three year program beyond the MA. The degree requires a minimum of 40 semester hours of graduate-level course work. Competence in a foreign language or other research skill is required. The degree program culminates in an original dissertation that contributes significantly to the discipline.
Generally doctoral students will carry a 10 semester hour course load for four consecutive semesters. The comprehensive examination is normally scheduled at the end of the second year. Candidacy will be granted after passing written and oral comprehensives and approval of a dissertation prospectus. During the first year, the student must participate in some significant way in the department hours of courework required for the degree:
- 30 must be taken during consecutive semesters in residence.
- Not less than 6 hours, nor more than 12, are taken in cognate field(s). These courses must make a meaningful combination. Courses out of a previous masters program may qualify.
- 13 hours are taken in required courses in research methods and the history of dramatic art and cinema.
- 6 hours are selected from a prescribed list of six seminar courses at the 8000 level.
Contact
Head of Theory/History Area: Dr. David Saltz, , saltz@uga.edu, 203B Fine Arts
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Freda Scott Giles, , fsgiles@uga.edu
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