阿尔伯塔大学

The Department offers a thesis-based and a course-based MA.

Thesis-based MA:

Students are required to complete a minimum of ★24 in coursework and a thesis.

Required Courses (★9):

DRAMA 601 - Methods and Tools of Research

DRAMA 608 - Historical Approaches to Dramatic and Theatrical Critical Theories

DRAMA 609 - Contemporary Approaches to Dramatic and Theatrical Critical Theories

Elective courses (★15):

Five 500 or 600-level DRAMA courses

Students can take ONE DRAMA 605 Special Projects option in their program. This course is normally taken in the second year of the program.

Graduate courses may be taken from another department or program, with approval.

Courses are selected in consultation with the MA Program or Graduate Coordinator

Thesis:

Registration in 900-level THES. Candidates must present an acceptable thesis and defend it orally.

Course-based MA:

Students are required to complete a minimum of ★27 in coursework, and a final research project.

Required courses (★6):

DRAMA 601 - Methods and Tools of Research

DRAMA 608 - Historical Approaches to Dramatic and Theatrical Critical Theories OR

DRAMA 609 - Contemporary Approaches to Dramatic and Theatrical Critical Theories

Elective courses (★21):

★12 in graduate-level 500 or 600-level courses in the Department of Drama

★9 in graduate-level courses either from the Department of Drama or another Department within the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Education

Course-based students do not normally take DRAMA 605

Courses are selected in consultation with the MA Program or Graduate Coordinator

Final Research Project:

DRAMA 695. Students are required to make a public presentation of a major research paper.

Ethics Requirement:

For all MA students the FGSR Academic Integrity and Ethics Training Requirement is met by taking DRAMA 601. Alternatives to this course must be approved by the graduate coordinator.

Language Requirement:

Both thesis-based and course-based candidates must demonstrate a reading knowledge of one approved language other than English.

Residence Requirement:

There is no full-time residency for the course-based MA degree. The thesis -based MA requires a minimum of three terms in residency.

Length of Program:

The thesis-based MA requires three academic terms of coursework and one additional term of thesis-related writing and research. The course-based MA requires one academic year.

The maximum time to complete the thesis-based MA program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is four years.

The maximum time to complete the course-based MA program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is six years.