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2019-2020 Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


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  • THEA 651 Guided Research/Thesis Preparation


    Taken in the fall of the second year, this course is the theoretical element of the MFA training, designed to deepen students’ knowledge in the scholarly literature with regard to physical theatre and devised performance, and as support for the various performance genres students will encounter in the course of their training. In addition, students will meet with a faculty advisor to begin planning their final thesis projects, pulling together the various strands of knowledge and experience gained in the course of the program thus far.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 31-6120
    Prerequisites THEA 611 Research and Guided Reading II  
    Theatre MFA only (G310)
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2

  
  • THEA 652 Devised PerformanceThesis Extension


    Students work on the completion of their thesis project, under the direction of faculty advisor(s).

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites THEA 650 Devised Performance Thesis Project  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 0 Maximum Credits 0

  
  • THEA 691 Thesis Hours


    Hours assigned to students to fulfill the requirements of the Thesis Project: (a) creating an Ensemble Company and (b) devising an original piece of theatre to be performed in the City of Chicago with one of the Theatre Department’s collaborative partners, such as the Museum of Contemporary Arts (MCA). The thesis project performance will be supported by visual and written documentation, detailing every stage of the process from conception to performance, which will be on public display during the performances of the final project.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 31-6227
    Theatre MFA only (G310)
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  
  • THEA 696 Independent Project


    This course requires students to design an independent project, with the approval of the Program Director, and chairperson, to study an area in the field of performance, that is not covered in the current curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal that outlines the goals and methodologies of the project.

     

    Repeatable: N
    Theatre MA only (G311)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3

 

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