ntro to Graduate Study in Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies

3 units

An introduction for the beginning Performing Arts graduate student to theoretical approachesm as well as practical methodoloties and resources, currently employed in professional theatre history, dramatic literature, theory criticism research. The course places equal emphasis on grasping theoretical issues and mastering graduate-level research and writing skills. Students will initiate, design and conduct a research project to the point of a completed first draft.