Name changes of the MA and PhD in Theatre to MA and PhD in Theatre - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Name changes of the MA and PhD in Theatre to MA and PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies Department of Theatre & Dance College of Arts and Sciences, CU Boulder Beth Osnes and Marcos Steuernagel Co-Directors of Graduate Studies, Theatre Erika Randal, Chair of Theatre & Dance

Degree Name Changes • PhD in Theatre Studies becomes PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies • MA in Theatre Studies becomes MA in Theatre and Performance Studies 2

Advantages • Responds to a general shift within our field over the past few decades • Reflects a departmental change to substantially include performance studies as a theoretical lens • More accurately describes the work we are already doing and therefore will attract prospective students interested in our program • Theoretical tools of analysis offered by the field of performance studies are widely utilized not only in the field of theatre studies, but across disciplines 3

Costs & Projected Enrollments Costs: • No new faculty or additional resources as part of name change • Marketing costs (e.g., website changes) will be absorbed into regular budget Projected Enrollments: • Continuation of current PhD and MA degree program at the same capacity 4