Master of Arts (Drama)

Program Requirements

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

Thesis-based MA

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

Required Courses (9 units)

Elective courses (15 units)

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 units in coursework, and a final research project.

Required courses (6 units)

Elective courses (21 units)

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

All MA students must meet the GPS Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement through the completion of INT D 710 by the end of the first term of registration in their degree program.

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 & Postdoctoral Studies is four years.

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