Drama Program: Graduate Program

Admissions

Applications for our graduate programs can be obtained by requesting a catalog from The Office of Graduate Studies, Ballou Hall, Medford, MA 02155; phone (617) 627-3395 or gradschool@ase.tufts.edu.

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Tufts requires that you complete the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) in order to be considered for admission. No minimum scores are designated. International students are required to complete the TOEFL, with a minimum score of 600. 

A Complete Application should include:

• A resume of previous professional, academic, and theatrical experience (including foreign languages studied or spoken)
• A copy of all previous transcripts of grades
• A personal statement including scholarly interests and academic goals
• Three letters of recommendation which discuss your scholarly and professional achievements in theater
• A writing sample which reflects a scholarly discussion of a topic in or related to theater (e.g., part of a Master's thesis, a term paper, a research article)

The Department of Drama and Dance generally accepts three or four Ph.D. candidates and two or three Master's candidates per year. Students who enter the Master's program and intend subsequently to pursue a doctorate must apply to the Department to be admitted to the doctoral program upon completion of the Master's thesis and/or coursework.

Master of Arts Degree
For admission to the M.A. program, a prospective student must present a completed undergraduate record of high scholastic proficiency with a firm grounding in drama and theatre arts. Other desirable foundation subjects include: fine arts, music, philosophy, history, languages, literature and the social sciences. In general, the student is expected to offer for admission the equivalent of a Tufts B.A. with a major in Drama. A student whose undergraduate preparation is not equivalent may be admitted provisionally and may be required to take additional courses, achieving a grade not below "B-", to make up deficiencies for no degree credit. The candidate is expected to give evidence of experience in theatrical production. Such evidence should be documented in the applicant's resumé, and will be evaluated upon entrance in consultation with the student's advisor.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree
For admission to graduate work for the Ph.D. degree in Drama, a prospective candidate must present a completed graduate and/or undergraduate record of high scholastic proficiency with a firm grounding in drama and theatre arts. Other desirable foundation subjects include: fine arts, music, philosophy, history, literature, languages, and social sciences. In general, the student is expected to offer for admission the equivalent of a Tufts M.A. in Drama. A student whose prior preparation is not equivalent may be admitted provisionally and may be required to take additional courses achieving a grade not less than "B-" to make up deficiencies for no degree credit. The candidate is expected to give evidence of experience in theatrical production. Such evidence should be documented in the applicant's resumé, and will be evaluated upon entrance in consultation with the student's advisor.