Graduate
Studies
Ours is
one of only a few graduate programs in the United States that includes the complementary
disciplines of film and theatre. Graduate Study at KU prepares students for
academic careers as well as a wide range of professions in the arts.
Graduate
Programs
(click on the links below for more information regarding these degree programs)
FILM:
Ph.D. in Film/Media
M.A. in Film/Media
THEATRE:
Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
M.A. in Theatre Studies
M.F.A. in Scenography
Download
the Graduate Theatre & Film Studies brochure here.
The master's
and doctoral programs combine rigorous study of theory, criticism and history
with production work in a collegial atmosphere. Students can expect to develop
expertise in methodologies including classic theatre or film theory, historiography,
semiotics, poststructuralism and cultural studies. The department is an institutional
member of the society for Cinema and Media Studies, the University Film and
Video Association, and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. The
department’s film/media program has received increasing national recognition
including being ranked as one of the top 18 “major universities strong
in film/television” by the 2006 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Our research
ranks us in the top ten among a selection of major institutions in the 2005
Faculty Productivity Index by Academic Analytics. The department is home to
the prestigious Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism.
Data on Recently-Granted Degrees: From 2004 to 2006, the Department granted nine Ph.D.s. The median time to degree for these students was 7.7 years. For full-time students only, the median time to degree was 6.7 years. To download complete time to degree data for the University of Kansas Ph.D. programs, please click here.
The M.F.A.
program prepares scenography students to teach and design professionally. Theatre
faculty, students, and guest artists contribute to a full season of main stage
and black-box productions in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre and the William Inge
Memorial Theatre, and three intimate studio spaces.
The Film
program offices are housed in Oldfather Studios, which maintain a full schedule
of production work in film and video and have one of the largest sound stages
in the central plains. Successful applicants usually have a bachelor's degree
in theatre or film, but students with other majors may be admitted on the condition
that they make up the necessary course work.
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Admission
Criteria
M.A.
Degree
To be admitted, a student
will ordinarily be expected to have a Graduate Record Examination score of
at least 600 (verbal), 500 (quantitative), and 4.5 (analytical writing). Students
who took the GRE before the implementation of the analytical writing section
(i.e. before October 2002) will be expected to have an analytical score of
600 or above.
Ph.D. Degree
To be admitted, a student
will ordinarily be expected to have a Graduate Record Examination score of
at least 600 (verbal), 500 (quantitative), and 4.5 (analytical writing). Students
who took the GRE before the implementation of the analytical writing section
(i.e. before October 2002) will be expected to have an analytical score of
600 or above. Applicants should also have a grade-point average of at least
3.2 for undergraduate and at least 3.5 for graduate work; and a master’s
degree acceptable to the graduate faculty. Deficiencies in a student’s
background may require make-up work.
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For
more information
please contact Professor Henry Bial, Director
of Graduate Studies.
Click on
the following link for information regarding the general graduate requirements
of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS): CLAS
General Graduate Requirements.
