The Department of Drama offers graduate programs leading to the degree of PhD in Performance Studies, Master of Fine Arts degrees in Theatre Design, Directing, Theatre Voice Pedagogy, and Theatre Practice, and Master of Arts in Drama degree.The Department offers students access to a range of professional facilities during their studies including performance, workshop, rehearsal and classroom space, libraries, graduate student offices, and access to computers and seminar rooms. The Timms Centre for the Arts provides a fully equipped, 289-seat-proscenium theatre, a black box second playing space, theatre collections, props shop, production offices, wardrobe, dressing rooms and a green room. The Fine Arts Building offers students the opportunity to study and work in a variety of studio and performance spaces.In addition, the theatre collection in the library is extensive. It includes a substantial collection of research materials on theatre worldwide.The PhD in Performance Studies offers students advanced-level scholarship, study and research in Drama and Performance, with a thorough interdisciplinary focus.Program Requirements:Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 in coursework and a thesis.Required Courses (6):DRAMA 608 - Historical Approaches to Dramatic and Theatrical Critical TheoriesDRAMA 609 - Contemporary Approaches to Dramatic and Theatrical Critical TheoriesRequired courses may be replaced with an equivalent approved by the Graduate Coordinator.Elective courses (12):A 3 practical requirement in theatre practiceThree graduate-level coursesUp to two of these courses can be taken outside of the Department of Drama.Students can take one directed readingspecial project course (DRAMA 605).All coursework is selected by the student in consultation with the PhD or Graduate CoordinatorThesis:Registration in 900-level THES. Students must complete a written dissertation, founded on high scholastic achievement, original research, and firm theoretical grounding. It must be defended before an examining committee.Departmental Exams:During their second or third year, students prepare for and undertake their departmental examination. This examination has three written components:General examination:Short Dissertation ProposalLong Dissertation ProposalCandidacy Exam:The (oral) Candidacy exam is normally held within two weeks of completion of the Long Dissertation Proposal.Ethics Requirement:PhD students should normally have completed their FGSR Academic Integrity and Ethics Training Requirement by the end of their first year (if they have not already done so at the Master's level).The Ethics requirement is met through DRAMA 601, the GET course andor Department-based workshops, seminars, tutorials. Contact the Department for further information.Language Requirement:PhD students are required to demonstrate reading proficiency in a language other than English (normally the language that is most relevant for the proposed research); completion of a language requirement for an MA degree may satisfy the requirement for the PhD, provided proficiency was demonstrated no earlier than two years before the start of the PhD.Residence Requirement:The minimum period of residence is two years of full-time attendance on campus at the University of Alberta.Length of Program:The maximum time to complete the PhD program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is six years.
