Performance Studies PhD
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
PhD
Total Units Required: 22
(Nine units credit is given for the master's degree during first year of coursework.)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| 400- or 500-level courses in history of performance traditions, critical theory, media performance, cultural studies, and/or fieldwork (2 units) | |
| PERF_ST 410-0 | Studies in Performance |
| PERF_ST 509-0 | Performance & Pedagogy |
| PERF_ST 518-0 | Seminar: Problems in Research |
| Electives in consultation with Director of Graduate Studies (17 units). In addition to the required course, students must complete one course unit in ethnographic methods. | |
Other PhD Degree Requirements
- Examinations: foreign language examination equivalent to two years of college study; first year examination in the spring quarter of the first year of coursework, qualifying examination taken in winter quarter of final year of coursework
- Research/Projects: 20-30 minute graduate performance developed in PERF_ST 410-0 Studies in Performance
- Cognate Requirement: enhanced tutorial in a subfield of knowledge outside of performance studies conducted with a faculty cognate advisor
- PhD Dissertation: Dissertation development workshop at conclusion of third year; topic developed in coursework, workshop, and in consultation with advisor
- Final Evaluations: oral defense of dissertation