Overview

Department of Theatre Arts and Dance / Department of Theatre Arts and Dance is located in Minneapolis, MN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Theatre arts
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Design technology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Theatre arts

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
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 General Test (for MA) Thesis Required for some Final creative project (MFA), foreign language (MA)
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Oral defense, written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

31

Applied

9

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 5th	January 5th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (for MA)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 or portfolio
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, writing sample, 1 foreign language

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

31

Total Graduate Students

16%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.23%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	80%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 1

Male (9)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Theatre historiography, theatre for social change, dance and performance studies, performance politics of ethnicity, migration, globalization, European avant-garde; theatre design and technology: costume, scenography, lighting, sound, multimedia
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	42,506

Location & Contact

Address 330 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55455
United States

Contact Dr. Margaret Werry
Associate Professor
Email: werry001@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-6783
Fax: 612-625-6334

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