BA/MA Combined Pathway: Theatre & Performance Research program
The BA/MA Combined Pathway: Theatre & Performance Research program allows BA students to earn a graduate degree in one extra year. Students interested in theatre theory, history, dramaturgy, or arts-based research methods can take up to 12 graduate credits their senior year and complete the MA in a fifth year at FSU. The degree is well-suited for those interested in pursuing theatre education, literary management, educational outreach, or nonprofit work. Scholarship programs like Bright Futures will help fund this program!
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Program Overview
To Learn More: Meet with Beth Osborne (bosborne@fsu.edu or https://calendly.com/bethosborne) at the beginning of your third year!
Benefits of the BA/MA Pathway:
- Earn a graduate degree in just one more year
- Gain a broader knowledge of theatre history & critical theory
- Work one-on-one with faculty to develop original research
- Explore a range of research methods, including arts-based work
- Deepen writing and critical thinking skills
- Count up to 12 hours of credit toward both the BA and MA
- Lay a solid foundation for future graduate work
Plan of Study:
- Fourth year of the BA (12 credit hours; these will count toward the BA AND the MA):
- Theatre Bibliography & Research
- Race, Gender & Performance
- Dramaturgy
- Pedagogy & Revision
- Fifth year in the MA (18 credit hours):
- Performance Theory OR Methods of Theatre Criticism
- Two courses in Theatre Literature or History
- One additional theatre course
- Thesis OR Comprehensive Exams + one more theatre course
- Fourth year of the BA (12 credit hours; these will count toward the BA AND the MA):
Program Requirements
Minimum 3.0 GPA & enroll in no more than 15 credits per semester
London Theatre Program
The undergraduate program also offers students to attend our London Theatre Program! Perhaps no other college or university has a finer London Study Center than Florida State University. Our theatre students work with some of England’s best teachers and artists as well as with faculty from the Tallahassee campus. They attend theatre every week (some attend every day) and visit other countries during their breaks. Studying theatre in London is an extraordinary experience.
