Graduate Degree Programs The Master of Arts and the Master of Science in Theater Arts consist of forty-five graduate credit hours, twelve of which may be in courses taken outside the department, if specifically related to a student's course of study and approved in advance by the departmental graduate adviser.
Master of Arts in Theater Arts
The
Master of Arts degree is recommended for students who want to focus
their graduate study on research and scholarship in the history,
literature, and criticism of the theater and who may also plan to
continue their graduate work in a doctoral program in theater. The
Master of Arts student must demonstrate competence in the use of a
second foreign language and will typically complete the degree program
with a thesis, playwriting, or two-paper project. Hedda Gabler (Winter 2007)
Master of Science in Theater Arts The
Master of Science degree is suggested for students who wish to focus
more intensively on performance and production areas in preparation for
a career in the professional theater and/or further degree work in a
Master of Fine Arts theater program. The Master of Science student must
demonstrate expertise in the skills pertaining to either advanced
theater performance or design and will typically complete the degree
program with a project in directing, acting, scene design, costume
design, or lighting design, a project in playwriting, or a two-paper
project.
 Graduate Advising Handbook
Download the Theater Arts Graduate Handbook! Contains information on degree requirements, procedures and instructions for the various thesis/project options.
MA/MS Interdisciplinary Studies - Film Studies
The Interdisciplinary Studies program is a 45-graduate credit program designed to provide highly motivated students the opportunity to develop, with an advising committee, an individualized, interdisciplinary program for graduate study, in which fully approved courses in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and the professional schools are combined to create a cohesive program not otherwise available on campus. Such a program will involve a minimum of two and a maximum of three academic disciplines. The MS in Interdisciplinary Studies - Film Studies may be earned through the Department of Theater Arts with secondary course work from the Departments of English and/or Communications. A course matrix for the degree program is available from the department.
For complete information on MS-IS degree requirements, contact Maureen OrrEldred in the Office of Graduate Studies at orreldredm@pdx.edu.
Download the Interdisciplinary Studies Application for Admission. How to Apply for Graduate Studies
Graduate application procedures and materials are available via PSU's Admissions website: http://www.pdx.edu/admissions/graduate.html.
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