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

Name changes

• f 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

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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

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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

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