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Theater is the study of dramatic literature and theory; acting
and directing; stage, costume, and lighting design; stagecraft;
playwriting; and Asian and youth theater. Imaginative and
creative individuals interested in the disciplined, practical
application of classroom theory are suitable candidates as
theater majors.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of
Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) offers graduate programs leading
to the MA, the MFA and the PhD in theatre. The department
is internationally recognized for its unique multicultural
approach to the study of theatre and dance. The university's
location in the middle of the Pacific allows for a rich exposure
to theatre and dance from the East and the West, both for
students and the community at large. Students benefit from
a comprehensive curriculum that includes the world's most
noted Asian theater program and a nationally respected youth
theater program. The department's Asian theater program is
affiliated with the Association for Asian Performance.
For the MFA program, students may select from six concentrations:
acting, directing, design, and playwriting (each of these
four may include Western, Asian, and youth theater work),
Asian performance, and youth theater. The PhD degree, given
for scholarship in theater history, theory, or criticism,
not creative or artistic work, is offered in three areas:
Western theater, Asian theater, and comparative Asian-Western
theater.
 Most
graduates, especially those with doctorates, pursue teaching
careers, but there are many career opportunities in community
theaters, dance companies, radio, television, films, and professional
theaters. Although teaching and professional stage, film,
and television work are typical professions of theater graduates;
the analytical and practical skills, discipline and self-confidence,
creativity, problem solving, and ability to work toward common
production goals are applicable to all professions.
The MA, MFA and PhD programs in Asian theatre participate
in the Western Regional Graduate Program administered by the
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).
The program enables legal residents of WICHE member states
to enroll in selected out-of-state professional or graduate
programs at reduced tuition rates. For more information, see
Financial
Matters < WICHE Program.
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MA Degree Requirements
Students may select Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis).
- Plan A requires 39 credits (including six credits of thesis
research), a written thesis and defense of the thesis.
- Plan B requires 39 credits.
- Both plans require a final exam.
MFA Degree Requirements
The MFA is available in Plan B. It requires 60 credits,
a culminating creative or performance project with written
documentation, and a final exam.
PhD Degree Requirements
The PhD program requires the following:
- required courses,
- additional course work as deemed necessary by candidate's
doctoral committee,
- proficiency in teaching,
- exam in the research language(s) used in the student’s
dissertation research,
- comprehensive exam (written and oral),
- dissertation,
- final oral exam / defense of dissertation.
Courses
To view a listing of courses offered, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/thea.htm.
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