Overview

Department of Theater and Dance / Department of Theater and Dance is located in Santa Barbara, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts/Doctor of Philosophy (MA/PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)	Theater studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Theater studies	Feminist studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Theater studies	European medieval studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Theater studies	Theatre studies

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	1
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

23

Applied

7

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

110

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships

Student Body

23

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	69%
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.35%
Asian	8.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4.35%
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	4.35%

Gender

Male (21%)

Female (78%)

Faculty

7

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

English and American theater and Ancient Greek; Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean performance; Renaissance and Baroque drama and intercultural theory; East Asian performance, gender and nationalism; Korean cultural studies, Russian literature, and Slavic folklore; history of German theater, Shakespeare, and European opera; postcolonialism, performance-based ethnography, globalism and national identity formation in Africa

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address 552 University Road
Santa Barbara, CA  93106-7060
United States

Contact Prof. Risa Brainin
Chairperson
Email: rbrainin@theaterdance.ucsb.edu
Phone: 805-893-5515
Fax: 805-893-7029

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