Overview

The Theatre and Performance Studies program of the University of Colorado at Boulder approaches performance simultaneously as an object of study, a way of knowing and a methodological tool, and are invested in the ways in which it can help us better understand—and challenge—the complicated legacies of our own academic disciplines and artistic practices.

The courses place dramatic texts, performance traditions, and applied performance from throughout history in conversation with contemporary performance. We ask: How might this performance work today? What challenges does it present to the contemporary scholar, maker or facilitator? What role do gender race, and/or coloniality play in this work? Why is it relevant today?

Tracks

The department offers two tracks in our MA in Theatre & Performance Studies, the thesis and the non-thesis track. The thesis track prepares students to pursue a PhD, requiring students to write and defend a substantial research document demonstrating mature critical thought and based on independent study and investigation.

The non-thesis track allows students to further their interests through coursework, and requires written and oral exams. Students in this track will complete a culminating project that will serve as a unifying goal for their MA experience. This project might be a creative project, a research study, a management project, an engaged performance experience, or beyond.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Performance Studies

Seminar: Theory and Criticism

Research and Teaching in Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies

Theatre and Performance Histories

Independent Study

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-01-03 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boulder, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree
Undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75
The Graduate School's Minimum Admission Requirements
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores will not be received or reviewed as part of the admissions process
If you have questions about your qualifications please contact the Co-Directors of Graduate Studies, Beth Osnes and Marcos Steuernagel

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23676 USD / year

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Out-of-State

23676 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

8928 USD / year

≈ 8928 USD / year

Living costs

Boulder

United States

950 - 1350 USD / month

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Overview

Tracks

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Boulder

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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