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Religious Studies
Department Chair: Fred Clothey
Main Office: 2604 Cathedral of Learning
(412) 624-5990 (phone) (412) 624-5994 (fax)
http://www.pitt.edu/~julesh/RS.html

COOPERATIVE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION

CORE FACULTY, UNIVERSITY: Professors: CLOTHEY, GOLDSTEIN, ROBERTSON (Sociology); Associate Professors: EDWARDS, KANE, ORBACH; Assistant Professor: PENKOWER

ADJUNCT FACULTY, PITTSBURGH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: Professors: CALIAN, CASTILLO-CARDENAS, JACKSON, PARTEE, STONE, WILSON; Associate Professor: GAGNON. OTHER INSTITUTIONS: Professors: KELLY (Duquesne University), RAO (University of Virginia); Associate Professor: SUTTON (Carnegie Mellon).

AFFILIATED FACULTY: AVERY (Classics), BAUM (Sociology), BROWN (Anthropology), GALE (Philosophy), GALPERN (History), FLOYD (Classics), KNAPP (English), LINDUFF (Fine Arts), MASSEY (Philosophy), RAWSKI (History), REGAN (Sociology), STRATHERN (Anthropology), TOBIAS (English)

EMERITUS FACULTY: Professors: WILMER, VASQUEZ

RELIGIOUS STUDIES (MA)
CORE FACULTY: Professors: CLOTHEY, GOLDSTEIN, ROBERTSON (Sociology); Associate Professors: EDWARDS, KANE, ORBACH; Assistant Professor: PENKOWER

AFFILIATED FACULTY: Professors: BROWN (Anthropology), GALE (Philosophy), STRATHERN
(Anthropology)

The University of Pittsburgh offers an MA in religious studies and a PhD in the study of religion.

The master's degree in religious studies is designed to help a student develop the necessary skills needed in order to pursue the critical study of religious phenomena. This course of study can be seen as either a preparatory one for subsequent matriculation into a PhD program, or as a supplementary one for those professionals who find that an understanding of religion and its interaction with culture and society, especially in the manner in which it has shaped people's values and orientations, can be helpful to them in their particular work. While this program primarily makes use of the faculty and resources available at the University of Pittsburgh, selective opportunities for study at other institutions in the area are also available.

In addition, the Department of Religious Studies in cooperation with the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary offers a PhD in the study of religion. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural in character, the program draws upon the resources of both institutions and leads to the PhD degree awarded by the University of Pittsburgh. The aim of the program is to develop scholars with methodological sophistication in the analysis of religious phenomena in the classical, medieval, or modern periods in various cultures of the world. To this end, each student is introduced to a variety of analytical approaches used in the scholarly analysis of religion and culture preparatory to embarking on an individual research project, which will culminate in the writing of a dissertation within one of the broad areas of study delineated by the program.

Admission to Graduate Status
Either a Master of Divinity degree or a Master of Arts degree is usually required for admission to the PhD program. For the MA program, a bachelor's degree with a solid undergraduate major in the humanities or social sciences with some exposure to religious studies is preferred. Those with little or no background in religious studies may still be accepted with the understanding that any deficiency would have to be met at the University of Pittsburgh.

The following documents are required:

a. Official transcripts of all prior academic work
b. Three letters of recommendation as specified on the application form
c. Thesis, seminar paper, or other evidence of scholarly research experience
d. Scores on the Graduate Record Examination

Doctoral Program
The minimal requirements for the degree established by the Graduate Faculty and by the FAS Office of Graduate Studies, as described elsewhere in this bulletin, should be read in conjunction with the specific departmental requirements for the degree listed in the following sections.

A. Courses and Research
Each student is required to complete a minimum of 48 credits of graduate work beyond the master's degree for the PhD degree. The program must include the following:

1. Core Curriculum. All students must take four required courses. These courses are methodological in character and are intended to introduce students to the variety of modes in which religious studies have been and continue to be approached by students of the discipline.

Students are required to take (a) below, as well as one course from each of the categories (b), (c), and (d).

a. REL 2710 PERSPECTIVES ON RELIGION
b. Philosophical Approaches to the Study of Religion
c. Historical and Textual Studies
d. Contextual and Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Religion

2. In addition, students are required to take two courses at the graduate level in religious traditions other than the field of specialization. Students may elect to choose two courses in one other tradition or they may select two courses from two other religious traditions.

3. Specialization. Students should take at least four courses in their selected areas of concentration. In addition, they are advised to take two courses in a cognate area that is tied to their area of specialization and that contributes to their research program. These courses should be chosen by the student in consultation with the major advisor.

4. Electives. Students should elect additional courses in order to refine specific methodological skills, pursue related questions in other contexts, and to prepare for comprehensive examinations.

Not more than two 1000-level University courses may be taken for graduate credit.

B. Examinations

1. A preliminary examination will be given each student after the first full year of study. This examination is both written and oral and is administered by an interdisciplinary faculty committee of three persons. The examination is based on a research exercise that will have been written by the student on a subject determined in negotiation with the members of the interdisciplinary committee. This exercise will demonstrate the student's ability to conceptualize and to describe the student's ability to structure an independent research project.

2. Language examinations will normally be required in both French and German. Petitions to substitute other languages will be decided on the merits of each individual case. A student with serious language deficiencies should plan to extend his or her course work beyond the minimal three-year period. Language examinations are arranged for the student by the Director of Graduate Studies.

3. The comprehensive examination (taken at the completion of all course work) will be directed toward the area of the student's eventual dissertation. Students will be tested in four fields within the broad area of their specialization by faculty from both the University and the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

C. Dissertation

Chief emphasis will be placed upon the dissertation itself and upon the preparation of the candidate for its writing. While full-scale work on the project can come only after the passing of the comprehensive examination, the student will be encouraged from the time of matriculation to work toward the definition and construction of a suitable research topic. For instance, while formal composition of the doctoral committee will be made after the passing of the comprehensive examination, it is assumed that the members of that examining committee will continue as members of the ensuing dissertation committee. Hence, the link between the examinations and the dissertation is a very real one, reflecting the program's dissertation-mindedness and its commitment to research skills. All students must participate in an oral defense of their dissertation before members of their committee and any other members of the University community who may wish to attend the defense.

Course Offerings
The doctoral program treats the interaction between religion and culture in a variety of settings. To that end, students are offered four different areas of concentration:

(a) Classical Religions of the Near East
(b) Religious Thought, Language, and Ethics
(c) Religion and Religious Communities in their Historical Setting
(d) Comparative Studies

Students should focus their studies in one of these areas. Regularly offered courses in each of the areas are listed below together with a general description of the range of topics or themes that can be developed within that area. Students should not see this list as an exhaustive one, but rather as one establishing the parameters of the particular area under review.

Classical Religions of the Near East
In this area, students are called on to develop topics relating to the religions or literatures of one of the following: (1) Ancient Near East, (2) Biblical Israel, (3) Early Christianity, or (4) Early Islam.

Religious Thought, Language, and Ethics
In this area, students will be called upon to employ philosophical, theological, or social scientific approaches to religious discourse in Western society. Topics may range from the medieval through the contemporary period.

Religion and Religious Communities in their Historical Setting
In this area, students will examine the growth and development of particular persons, communities, or institutions as they interacted with, and responded to, the challenges of the wider societies in which they were situated. In doing so, students may utilize sociological, anthropological, historical, or phenomenological approaches to the understanding of these religious persons/communities/institutions and may explore the interaction and integration of religion with other manifestations of culture such as science, literature, or politics.

Comparative Studies
In this area, students study diverse cultures and religious traditions as they compare at least two religious systems or focus on common phenomena (such as ritual and myths) in two distinct systems. Work in this area will require full competence in each of the traditions so that the uniqueness of each system is not lost through the comparative approach. Students may also devise a program of study that focuses on the interactions between two religious traditions, highlighting the dynamics of contact between them.

Master of Arts Program
To receive the degree, students must fulfill the four requirements described here.

A. Course Work

Students must complete 27 credits of course work. These courses should be distributed in the following manner: (1) Two courses of a methodological character, one of which must be REL 2710 PERSPECTIVES ON RELIGION; (2) Three courses in the area of the student's specialization, choosing either a particular religious tradition or a context; (3) Two courses from an alternative tradition or context; (4) An elective to prepare the student for the MA thesis;

(5) REL 2000, a directed study intended for the writing of the MA thesis.

B. Comprehensive Examination

Students will be tested in writing upon the completion of the methodological sequence on the basis of their course work and a supplementary reading list.

C. Language Proficiency

While mastery of languages other than English is not required for the MA degree, students will be encouraged to begin developing language skills as soon as possible so as to be in position to undertake serious research exercises. Students will not be recommended for graduate work beyond the MA without competence in at least one foreign language.

D. Thesis

All students must submit an original research essay on a topic directly related to their area of concentration. The thesis should demonstrate the ability to utilize appropriate methodological tools needed in order to interpret some aspect of the religious tradition and context the student is exploring. Students will be called upon to submit and defend their thesis before a faculty committee familiar with the particular questions under exploration.

Areas of Specialization

A. Religious Traditions

Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism

B. Contexts

Religion in the Ancient Near East
Religion in Contemporary Society
Religion in Medieval Europe
Religion in South or East Asia

Course Offerings:
Classical Religions
2105 FAITH AND CULTURE: ANCIENT NEAR EAST
2115 HISTORY OF ISRAEL
2125 GREEK AND ROMAN RELIGIONS
2135 CLASSICAL JUDAISM
2145 EARLY CHRISTIANITY
2515 CHRISTIANITY IN LATE ANTIQUITY: TEXT AND CONTEXT
3110 INTRODUCTION TO EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
3112 READINGS IN MIDDLE EGYPTIAN
3114 EGYPT AND ANCIENT ISRAEL
3115 ANCIENT TEXTS RELATING TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
3116 ADVANCED READINGS IN SEMITICS
3120 HEBREW BIBLE-PROPHETS
3123 AMOS
3124 EZEKIEL
3125 ISAIAH
3126 JEREMIAH
3127 WISDOM LITERATURE
3129 DIRECTED STUDY: HEBREW BIBLE
3130 DUALISM IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
3140 SEMINAR IN CHRISTIAN ORIGINS
3150 CHRISTIAN BIBLE: THEOLOGY
3152 THEMES OF PEACE: CHRISTIAN BIBLE
3154 CHRISTIANITY ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
3155 ROMANS
3156 PAULINE STUDIES
3157 EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS
3158 GOSPEL OF JOHN
3159 DIRECTED STUDY: CHRISTIAN BIBLE
3170 AUGUSTINE
3509 DIRECTED STUDY: CHRISTIAN LITERATURE

Religious Thought, Language, and Ethics
2315 HERMENEUTICS AND HISTORICISM
2507 METAPHOR
2730 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
2820 EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENT
2830 CULTURAL CRITICS
3423 THOUGHT OF REINHOLD NIEBUHR
3441 CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON EVIL AND REDEMPTION
3444 LIBERATION ETHICS
3510 SYSTEMS OF RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
3512 MAIMONIDES
3514 AQUINAS
3516 SCRIPTURE AND SYSTEM
3520 IDENTITY OF CHRISTIANITY
3521 THEOLOGICAL METHODS
3522 PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEOLOGY
3523 MAJOR CHRISTIAN THEOLOGIANS
3524 PROCESS THEOLOGY
3525 DIRECTED STUDY: 19TH-CENTURY PROTESTANT THEOLOGY
3526 THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
3527 LIBERATION THEOLOGY: LATIN AMERICA
3529 DIRECTED STUDY IN THEOLOGY
3540 MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN ETHICS
3541 GOOD AND EVIL
3542 NATURE AND ETHICS
3544 CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN ETHICS
3545 MEDICAL ETHICS
3546 LAW, THEOLOGY, AND ETHICS
3547 CHRISTIAN ETHICS AND POLITICS
3548 SEMINAR IN WEBER AND TROELTSCH
3549 DIRECTED STUDY IN ETHICS
3550 SOCIAL TEACHINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
3560 CHRISTIANITY AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Religion and Religious Communities in their Historical Setting
2305 RELIGION AND HISTORY
2325 JEWS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD-MAIMONIDES
2330 SCIENCE AND RELIGION 17TH CENTURY
2336 MODERN JUDAISM
2345 THEOLOGY AND SOCIETY 19TH-CENTURY AMERICA
2347 THEOLOGY AND SOCIETY 20TH-CENTURY AMERICA
2355 CHURCH AND RELIGION IN LATIN AMERICA
2365 RELIGION IN INDIA 1
2366 RELIGION IN INDIA 2
2367 TEMPLE, ICON, DEITY
2375 TRADITION AND CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
3309 DIRECTED STUDY IN JUDAISM
3310 CALVIN'S INSTITUTES
3314 PURITANISM
3324 PIETISM
3330 ENLIGHTENMENT AND AWAKENING
3335 REVIVALISM AND FUNDAMENTALISM
3340 AMERICAN CHURCH HISTORY
3341 AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY
3345 RELIGIOUS THOUGHT OF THE 19TH CENTURY
3349 DIRECTED STUDY-CHURCH HISTORY
3350 PROTESTANTISM AND LIBERATION: LATIN AMERICA
3352 CONTEMPORARY EASTERN CHRISTIANITY
3354 RELIGION IN AFRICA
3356 RELIGION IN WEST AFRICA
3359 DIRECTED STUDY IN ISLAM
3368 TOPICS IN SOUTH ASIAN RELIGIONS
3369 DIRECTED STUDY IN HINDUISM
3374 TOPICS IN EAST ASIAN BUDDHISM
3376 TOPICS IN EAST ASIAN RELIGIONS
3379 DIRECTED STUDY IN BUDDHISM
3384 TOPICS IN CHINESE RELIGIONS
3385 DIRECTED STUDY - CHINESE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
3388 TOPICS IN CHINESE BUDDHISM
3389 DIRECTED STUDY-CHINESE BUDDHISM
3394 TOPICS IN JAPANESE RELIGIONS
3395 DIRECTED STUDY - JAPANESE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
3398 TOPICS IN JAPANESE BUDDHISM
3399 DIRECTED STUDY - JAPANESE BUDDHISM
3518 REFORMED SYMBOLICS
3543 CHRISTIANITY IN LATIN AMERICA

Comparative Studies
2505 RELIGION, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
2705 MYTH, SYMBOL, RITUAL
2710 PERSPECTIVES ON RELIGION
2725 READINGS IN STUDY OF RELIGION
2745 RITUAL PROCESS
2760 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
2762 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY I-CLASSICAL
2763 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY III-RECENT
2765 CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
2810 PERSPECTIVES ON COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS
3562 MORAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
3708 CITY AND SYMBOL
3712 STORIES AND SYMBOLS
3714 LIVES OF RELIGIOUS PEOPLE
3749 DIRECTED STUDY IN RITUAL STUDIES
3761 CRITICAL ISSUES IN SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

Slavic Languages and Literatures
Department Chair: Helena Goscilo
Main Office: 1417 Cathedral of Learning
(412) 624-5906 (phone) (412) 624-9714 (fax)
http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/

PRIMARY FACULTY Professors: ALTSHULLER (Graduate Advisor), HARRIS, SWAN; Associate Professors: CONDEE , GOSCILO (Chair); Assistant Professors: BIRNBAUM, PADUNOV, VOTRUBA

EMERITUS FACULTY: Professors: JASZCZUN, KOEHLER

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers graduate training leading to the MA and PhD degrees in Slavic Languages and Literatures. The completion of an undergraduate major is usually required for admission to the department. Students with majors in European history, literature, or philosophy and the equivalent of four years of undergraduate Russian are also encouraged to apply. Applicants should be able to read, write, and speak Russian well enough to take courses offered in Russian. While the graduate program emphasizes Russian language and literature, exceptions are made for outstanding students wishing to pursue study of another Slavic language or literature or Slavic linguistics. Students are expected to maintain a minimum grade average of B in course work.

For detailed information on special features of the Pittsburgh Slavic program, write for the departmental brochure.

Financial Aid
Financial aid is available for new and continuing graduate students on a competitive basis. Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowships, Lillian B. Lawler Scholarships/Fellowships, Provost's Humanities Fellowships, Owens Fellowships, Provost's Development Fund Fellowships, and Graduate Tuition Scholarships are open to all students, as are the FLAS Fellowships offered through the University of Pittsburgh's Russian and East European Studies Program. University teaching assistantships and fellowships are available to qualified applicants and are renewable for a period from one to three years.

Financial support opportunities other than fellowships and assistantships are available to incoming and continuing graduate students in the form of part-time employment in the CAS Advising Center, residence halls, library, and so on. Outstanding students are encouraged to apply to the international exchange programs sponsored by the Nationality Rooms Scholarship Committee, IREX, CIEE, the Kosciuszko Foundation, AFS Teacher Exchange, and other organizations. Each year grants are available for study in Central and East Europe, including Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Serbia, and Croatia.

Requirements for the Master's Degree
MA candidates have several program options:

(1) The MA in Practical Russian (non-PhD track). This program is currently suspended. Recommended for students interested in developing practical proficiency in Russian beyond the undergraduate level. Requirements: 30 credits, to be chosen from among: 1400, 1410, 1490, 1500, 1510 or any graduate-level Russian courses, to include Structure of Russian I. A minimum of 12 credits of 2000-level course work is required. Courses cross-listed as undergraduate may be taken with undergraduate requirements (i.e., without a seminar paper). The graduate stylistics course and conversation courses may count toward the credit total. To receive the degree, students must pass a written and oral advanced proficiency exam in Russian.

(2) The MA in Russian Literature (PhD track). Requirements: 36 graduate credits, to include Proseminar, Old Church Slavic, Structure of Russian, and one other linguistics course. A reading knowledge of French or German is required. The study of a second Slavic language and literature is recommended. A written comprehensive examination will include the history of Russian literature; a thorough knowledge of the major authors, genres, and periods; a knowledge of the fundamentals of literary criticism and theory.

(3) The MA in Russian Linguistics (PhD track). This program is currently suspended. Requirements: 36 credits, to include Proseminar and all core linguistics courses (Old Church Slavic, Historical Russian Grammar, Structure of Russian I and II, Introduction to Slavic Linguistics), plus at least two literature courses besides Proseminar, three additional graduate-level courses in Slavic or General Linguistics, one research seminar, a reading knowledge of French or German, and a reading knowledge of a second Slavic language in addition to the language of specialization, to be selected from a group (East, South, West) other than that of the principal language. To receive the degree, students must pass a written examination in Russian linguistics.

(4) Any of the above-mentioned master's programs, plus teaching certification. Recommended for students interested in pursuing a career in the teaching of foreign languages in the Pennsylvania public school systems (or elsewhere). This is a combined program sponsored in conjunction with the School of Education. Students in this program will also have to meet the requirements and be admitted to the School of Education. Upon successful completion of this program, the student will receive the Pennsylvania Instructional 1 (Provisional) Certificate of teaching Russian in the public school system. For credit and course requirements, students should consult the foreign language education supervisor in the School of Education.

(5) Slavic Department MA programs combined with a certificate program in Russian and East European Studies. Recommended for (a) all students primarily interested in pursuing careers in government or business, not excluding students interested in teaching, or (b) students whose primary language interest is Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, or Serbian. The Center for Russian and East European Studies is the coordinating hub for studies dealing with the people, history, politics, economics, and culture of Central and South East Europe and the territory of the former USSR. Requirements include meeting all departmental MA requirements, plus 18 credits designated as REES courses. Students do not need to apply for the REES Certificate program in advance, but may do so upon arrival in Pittsburgh.

Requirements for the Doctoral Degree
Requirements: successful completion of the MA requirements and the recommendation of the departmental committee on graduate studies. If the MA has been obtained elsewhere, the candidate may be required to pass a preliminary examination, similar in scope to the departmental master's comprehensives. Residence requirements on campus for the doctorate include 60 credits of 2000- and 3000-level courses, or 36-42 credits beyond the master's, for a total of 72 credits. For an MA from another institution, a maximum of 24 credits may be transferred.

(1) The PhD in Literature. Requirements: 72 graduate credits (36 beyond the MA), of which 12 may be dissertation credits; at least 60 credits must be taken by the end of the semester in which examinations are to be taken. Requirements include the three courses Historical Russian Grammar, History of the Russian Literary Language, and Theories of Literature; 9-15 credits outside the department in an approved second area (cultural studies, European literature, area studies); a reading knowledge of French and German.

(2) The PhD in Linguistics. This program is currently suspended. Requirements: 36 credits beyond the MA in Slavic or General Linguistics, of which 12 may be dissertation credits. At least 60 credits must be taken by the end of the semester in which examinations are to be taken. Requirements include History of the Russian Literary Language and one additional literature course; either the literature of a second Slavic culture, or a third Slavic language (in either case, the equivalent of two semesters), these credits not counting toward the credit total; a reading knowledge of French and German.

Additional Requirements for Either PhD Degree
Major Field. Russian language, literature, and culture.

Minor Field. Doctoral candidates have the option of taking 9-15 graduate credits in one of the following approved areas:

(a) A second Slavic language and literature. In exceptional cases, students who express a primary interest in, and knowledge of, another Slavic language and literature may be encouraged to pursue a double major (instead of a major and a minor).

(b) Literary studies. Courses in other literatures (as approved by the department) and in the Literature Studies Program, of which at least six credits must be taken in the literature of a single language other than English, Russian, or other Slavic language. A reading knowledge of two non-Slavic languages.

(c) Slavic linguistics. Nine courses in Slavic linguistics in addition to the usual Slavic linguistics requirements for literature specialists (see below).

(d) Intellectual history. Nine courses in history, philosophy, political science, or other relevant courses at the 100 level or above. A reading knowledge of two non-Slavic languages.

(e) Interdisciplinary Literature and Culture Studies Program. Certificate program available for students working toward an MA or PhD degree.

(f) Other possible options may also be discussed with the graduate advisor and the departmental committee on graduate studies.

Non-Slavic Languages. A reading knowledge of French and German (or of another approved non-Slavic language) is required as a research tool. Proficiency in one of these is to be demonstrated by the end of the student's first full year of candidacy and, in the other, before the student takes the PhD examinations. Elementary language courses do not count toward residence requirements.

Linguistics. All students are required to take 2210 for the MA and PhD degrees. Those planning to terminate their studies with the MA must also take 2220 and 2230. Those wishing to continue for the PhD may take 2220 and 2230 at any stage of their graduate studies; 2210 is required of all TAs.

Comprehensive Examinations. Candidates will be required to demonstrate competence in
(a) the history of Russian literature, (b) the minor field, and (c) literary criticism. The written examinations are of nine to twelve hours' duration spread over a week; the oral examination is of two hours' duration.

The Dissertation. To be completed in accordance with general University regulations. All topics must meet with the approval of the departmental committee on graduate studies.

After selecting a suitable dissertation topic and a dissertation committee in consultation with his or her advisor, the student must present a written prospectus to the doctoral committee describing the purpose, scope, and method of the proposed study and the sources upon which it will be based. This prospectus must receive the approval of all members of the doctoral committee at an overview examination. (See Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree.) The acceptance of the prospectus completes requirements for admission to candidacy for the PhD degree. The dissertation must demonstrate the student's capacity to carry out independent, original research and analysis. The department will recommend conferral of a doctoral degree only after the dissertation is judged to demonstrate such competence during a formal defense in a final oral examination. Detailed guidelines covering examination procedures and dissertation requirements are available from the department.

Courses Carrying Graduate Credit
Certain courses at the 1000-level are open to graduate students enrolled in the Practical Track MA (consult the graduate advisor). Courses at the 2000-level and above are restricted to graduate students. Courses covering core areas will be offered on a rotating basis at least once every six terms so that usually one course in a major period, author, genre, and topic will be offered each term. Other courses will be offered as often as circumstances permit. Students are advised to check the Schedule of Classes each term for the current course offerings. Course descriptions of 1000-level courses may be found in the CAS Course Descriptions issued each term.

Undergraduate Courses That May Carry Graduate Credit

Russian in English Translation
1200 RUSSIAN WOMEN WRITERS (Goscilo) 3 cr.
1202 DOSTOEVSKY: THE MAJOR NOVELS (Padunov) 3 cr.
1203 TOLSTOY: THE MAJOR NOVELS (Staff) 3 cr.
1204 SHORT STORIES: DOSTOEVSKY, TOLSTOY, TURGENEV (Staff) 3 cr.
1901 INDEPENDENT STUDY (Staff) 1-3 cr.

Polish
1260 SURVEY OF POLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE (Swan) 3 cr.
1270 POLISH DRAMA (Swan) 3 cr.
1280 MODERN POLISH LITERATURE (Swan) 3 cr.
1901 INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-3 cr.

Serbian in English Translation
1260 SURVEY OF SERBIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE (Staff) 3 cr.
1270 SERBIA TODAY (Staff) 3 cr.
1901 INDEPENDENT STUDY (Staff) 1-3 cr.

Slovak in English Translation
1260 SURVEY OF SLOVAK LITERATURE AND CULTURE (Votruba, Staff) 3 cr.
1270 SLOVAKIA TODAY (Votruba, Staff) 3 cr.
1901 INDEPENDENT STUDY (Votruba) 1-3 cr.

Russian Language and Literature in Russian
1302 GOGOL (Altshuller, Dryzhakova) 3 cr.
1303 TURGENEV (Altshuller, Dryzhakova) 3 cr.
1305 TOLSTOY (Altshuller, Dryzhakova) 3 cr.
1306 DOSTOEVSKY (Altshuller, Dryzhakova) 3 cr.
1307 CHEKHOV (Altshuller, Dryzhakova) 3 cr.
1317 SOLZHENITSYN (Altshuller) 3 cr.
1400 MORPHOLOGY (Birnbaum, Swan) 3 cr.
1410 ADVANCED RUSSIAN SYNTAX (Birnbaum) 3 cr.
1440 RUSSIAN PROSE TRANSLATION (Staff) 3 cr.
1500 HISTORY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE, I (Altshuller, Dryzhakova) 3 cr.
1501 HISTORY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE, II (Altshuller, Dryzhakova) 3 cr.

Basic Language
All basic language course offerings in Russian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, and Ukrainian may be found in the CAS Bulletin under the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.

Graduate Level in Russian Language and Literature
Students not having graduate standing in the Slavic Department should obtain the instructor's consent before registering for the following courses.

Linguistics and Pedagogy
SLAV
2210 INTRODUCTION TO OLD CHURCH SLAVIC (Birnbaum, Swan) 3 cr.
Offered alternate years.

2211 READINGS IN OLD CHURCH SLAVIC LITERATURE (Birnbaum, Swan) 3 cr.
Prerequisite: 2210. Offered irregularly.

2212 COMPARATIVE SLAVIC LINGUISTICS (Birnbaum, Swan, Votruba) 3 cr.
Offered irregularly.

2215 TOPICS IN SLAVIC LINGUISTICS (Birnbaum, Swan, Votruba) 3 cr.

RUSS
2100 FIFTH-YEAR RUSSIAN (Altshuller) 3 cr.
Advanced Russian conversation and composition for graduate students. This course does not count toward residence requirements. Offered yearly.
2101 PRACTICAL RUSSIAN STYLISTICS (Altshuller) 3 cr.
2102 READINGS AND TRANSLATIONS (Goscilo, Harris) 3 cr.
2103 CONVERSATION PRACTICUM (Staff) 3 cr.
2111 STYLISTICS AND LITERARY ANALYSIS (Staff) 3 cr.
2112 LITERARY ANALYSIS (Staff) 3 cr.
2113 BAKHTINIAN CRITICISM (Goscilo, Padunov)
2213 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTION (Swan) 3 cr.
2214 METHODS IN TEACHING SLAVIC LANGUAGES (Swan) 3 cr.
2114 RUSSIAN JOURNALS - 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY (Harris, Padunov) 3 cr.
2210 STRUCTURE OF RUSSIAN (Staff) 3 cr.
Required of TAs. Offered alternate years.
2211 STRUCTURE OF RUSSIAN II (Staff) 3 cr.
2213 COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTION (Swan) 3 cr.
Offered alternate years.
2214 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE TEACHING OF RUSSIAN (Swan) var. cr.
Offered on an independent study basis. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and graduate advisor.
2217 READINGS IN OLD RUSSIAN LITERATURE (Altshuller, Birnbaum) 3 cr.
Prerequisite: 2230. Offered irregularly.
2220 DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN LITERARY LANGUAGE 3 cr.
(Altshuller, Birnbaum)
Offered alternative years.
2230 HISTORICAL GRAMMAR OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE (Birnbaum) 3 cr.
Offered alternate years.

Background
RUSS
2110 PROSEMINAR: APPROACHES TO LITERATURE (Staff) 3 cr.
Conducted in English and open to graduate students in any department. While the emphasis is on Russian literary and critical sources, materials used are available in Russian and English translation. Consent of instructor required for student from other departments. Offered alternate years.

2120 PROSEMINAR: METHODS AND MATERIALS (Padunov) 3 cr.

Period
RUSS
2410 LATE 17TH- AND 18TH-CENTURY LITERATURE (Altshuller, Harris) 3 cr.
2460 SOVIET LITERATURE OF THE 1920s (Staff) 3 cr.
2602 POETRY OF THE SOVIET PERIOD (Staff) 3 cr.
2700 OLD RUSSIAN LITERATURE (Staff) 3 cr.
2702 LATE 19TH- EARLY 20TH-CENTURY LITERATURE (Staff) 3 cr.
2703 RUSSIAN AND SOVIET LITERATURE (Staff) 3 cr.
2704 SOVIET LITERATURE 1917-1958 (Staff) 3 cr.
2705 CONTEMPORARY VOICES IN SOVIET LITERATURE (Staff) 3 cr.
2801 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY IN 19TH-CENTURY RUSSIA (Staff) 3 cr.
2802 CULTURAL RENAISSANCE EARLY 20TH-CENTURY RUSSIA (Staff) 3 cr.

Genre
RUSS
2470 RECENT RUSSIAN PROSE (Staff) 3 cr.
2600 RUSSIAN POETRY: 19TH CENTURY (Altshuller, Harris) 3 cr.
Offered every third year.
2601 RUSSIAN POETRY: 20TH CENTURY (Condee, Harris) 3 cr.
Offered every third year.
2603 RUSSIAN ROMANTIC POETRY (Staff) 3 cr.
2604 NARRATIVE POETRY OF THE 19TH-20TH CENTURY (Staff) 3 cr.
2605 POETRY OF THE REVOLUTION (Staff) 3 cr.
2606 POETICS AND VERSIFICATION (Condee, Dryzhakova) 3 cr.
2610 RUSSIAN SHORT STORY (Staff) 3 cr.
2620 RUSSIAN DRAMA: 19TH CENTURY (Altshuller) 3 cr.
2621 RUSSIAN DRAMA (Padunov) 3 cr.
2622 MODERN RUSSIAN DRAMA (Padunov) 3 cr.
2624 DRAMA OF THE 17TH-19TH CENTURY (Altshuller) 3 cr.
2630 RUSSIAN NOVEL I (Goscilo, Padunov) 3 cr.
2631 RUSSIAN NOVEL II (Goscilo, Padunov) 3 cr.
2632 RUSSIAN NOVEL 1850-1870 (Dryzhakova, Goscilo)
2640 RUSSIAN LITERATURE ON THE SCREEN (Condee, Padunov) 3 cr.

Author
RUSS
2300 PUSHKIN (Altshuller, Goscilo) 3 cr.
2301 PUSHKIN AND LERMONTOV (Altshuller, Goscilo) 3 cr.
2302 GOGOL (Condee) 3 cr.
2303 TURGENEV (Dryzhakova, Goscilo) 3 cr.
2305 TOLSTOY (Goscilo, Padunov) 3 cr.
2306 DOSTOEVSKY (Dryzhakova, Padunov) 3 cr.
2307 CHEKHOV (Condee, Harris) 3 cr.
2313 NABOKOV (Staff) 3 cr.
2314 MANDELSTAM (Harris) 3 cr.
2315 BULGAKOV (Goscilo) 3 cr.
2316 PASTERNAK (Staff) 3 cr.
2317 SOLZHENITSYN (Altshuller) 3 cr.

Topics
RUSS
2401 RUSSIAN FOLKLORE (Dryzhakova) 3 cr.
2420 LITERARY MOVEMENTS I: PRE-ROMANTICISM AND ROMANTICISM
(Goscilo, Padunov) 3 cr.
2430 LITERARY MOVEMENTS II: REALISM (Goscilo, Padunov) 3 cr.
2450 SYMBOLISM, ACMEISM, FUTURISM (Staff) 3 cr.
2451 SYMBOLIST MOVEMENT: RUSSIAN PROSE (Padunov) 3 cr.
2452 POST-SOCIALIST REALISM (Condee, Padunov) 3 cr.
2471 RUSSIAN WOMEN WRITERS (Goscilo) 3 cr.

Independent and Directed Study 1-3 cr.
SLAV
2902 DIRECTED STUDY
2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY
3000 RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION PhD
3902 DIRECTED STUDY

RUSS
2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY
2995 PhD RUSSIAN READING
3000 RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION PhD

Sociology
Department Chair: Norman P. Hummon
Main Office: 2G03 Forbes Quad
(412) 648-7585 (phone) (412) 648-2799 (fax)
http://www.pitt.edu/~socdept/sociology.html

PRIMARY FACULTY: Professors: BAUM, DOREIAN, FARARO, HOLZNER (Director, University Center for International Studies), HUMMON (Chair), LIEBERMAN, MARKOFF, MARX (Director, Graduate Studies), MORENO, NEHNEVAJSA, ROBERTSON, SINGH (Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs; Director, University Center for Social and Urban Research); Associate Professors: HASHIMOTO, REGAN (Director of Undergraduate Studies), SCHOTT; Assistant Professors: BROADED (Coordinator, Contemporary China Program), BRUSH, LOVELL

AFFILIATED FACULTY (Adjunct faculty and those with primary appointments in other areas). Professors: BEAUREGARD (GSPIA), DRESCHER (History), GINSBURG (Education), HSU (History), KARSTEN (History), LIDZ (Medicine), RICCI (GSPH), SCHULZ (Medicine), SHARMA (GSPH); WEIDMAN (Education), WOOD (Business); Associate Professors: COONTZ (GSPIA), KARNS (GSPIA); Assistant Professor: ERLEN (Adjunct, Falk Library)

EMERITUS FACULTY Professors: AVERY, HENDERSON, MOORE, SHAPIRO, SUDA, YANG (Distinguished Service Professor); Associate Professors: LAULICHT, MARS

The Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh offers programs of study leading to the MA and PhD degrees. Admission requirements and full details of these programs are obtainable from the Graduate Office, Department of Sociology, 2G27 Forbes Quadrangle, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Application deadline for admission with financial award (fall admission only) is March 1st. Application deadline for admission only is April 1st.

The faculty of the department are nationally and internationally known in several areas of sociology. Faculty research interests lie mainly in the areas of Historical and Comparative Sociology; Theoretical Sociology; Quantitative/Qualitative Methods; Cultural Sociology and the Sociology of Religion; Applied Social Research and Medical Sociology and Sociology of Aging; Social Networks; Race, Class, and Gender.

The department shares with the University a strong international and global orientation. Graduate students who wish to combine their work in sociology with multidisciplinary training in a cultural area are encouraged to enroll in a certificate program in one of the following fields: Asian studies, Soviet studies, East European studies, Latin American studies, or Western European studies. In addition to formal courses and seminars within the department, a diversity of resources is available to the student. There is cooperative research conducted in the University Center for Social and Urban Research, the University Center for International Studies, as well as in other departments and schools, such as the Graduate School of Public Health, School of Social Work, School of Engineering, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC), Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, and others. The department has a microcomputer laboratory that is used for research and for teaching applied social research courses, and also provides access to the University Computing System.

The department also offers an opportunity for students to define their own directed readings and research courses. Directed readings and research courses can be constructed by students, with the sponsorship of a faculty member, to pursue topics more specialized and advanced than is possible in regular courses. The products of these courses must be submitted to the Sociology graduate office for inclusion in the students' files. The product can be widely defined and need not be restricted to a paper; an annotated bibliography, a computer program, or some data analysis would all suffice for this requirement.

In addition, there are from time to time upper-level undergraduate courses that may be taken for graduate credit.

The minimal requirements for the degrees established by the Graduate Faculty of the University and by the Office of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, as described elsewhere in this bulletin, should be read in conjunction with the specific departmental requirements for the PhD and MA degrees.

Doctor of Philosophy Program
The PhD program consists of three phases. The first, preliminary phase, lasts for two terms (in exceptional cases, three terms). The second, comprehensive phase, may last up to two more academic years, although students are encouraged to complete their comprehensive requirements in a shorter time span. The third phase centers upon the writing of a dissertation. The dissertation should be successfully defended within five years of admission to the program.

Preliminary Phase
During the first two terms, each student is required to complete six courses, at least five of which must be graduate, at the 2000- or 3000-level, and within the Department of Sociology. The remaining courses may be selected from the 1000-, 2000-, and 3000-level courses within the department or in another department of the University of Pittsburgh. (1000-level courses are open to both graduate and certain categories of undergraduate students.) No independent study or directed reading courses may be taken. A student obtaining at least an overall B average for a minimum of six completed courses (five of which must be graduate courses within Sociology) is deemed to have passed the preliminary evaluation.

Comprehensive Phase
Successful completion of this phase depends upon the passing of the formal examination described below. The comprehensive examination is normally taken in the student's third year. The student is expected to continue to take courses throughout the comprehensive phase.

The comprehensive examination is based on three areas: theory and/or methods and a topic(s) of the student's choice. The theory and methods areas will consist of two examiners each and the other area(s) will have one examiner, all examiners being chosen by the student. One faculty member is chosen by the student to serve as chair of the comprehensive committee. Once the membership of the examination committee has been formally established, the student should, in consultation with each of the relevant committee members, compile extensive bibliographies for each of the three areas. The members of the examination committee, with the chair taking the initiative and playing a coordinating role, set an examination based on the bibliographies. The examination can take two forms:

an "in-house" written examination of three four-hour sessions; or

a 7-day "take-home" written examination, followed by an oral examination.

In both cases the exam will be completed within a single week. In the first case the student takes a four-hour written examination in each of the three areas chosen, with no specific prior knowledge of the examination questions. In the second case the student picks up the list of questions and is given seven days in which to respond to them and then to submit his or her responses. Soon thereafter the student is orally examined with respect to those responses by the examination committee.

The examination can have three outcomes for each major area: pass, fail, retake. The student must pass each major area to pass the comprehensive examination.

Dissertation Phase
Once a dissertation committee has been formed (see University requirements for doctoral committees), normally in the second term of the student's third year, the student should prepare for an overview meeting. The overview presentation should consist of a prospectus, with a bibliographical attachment, of the dissertation. After approval of the prospectus, the student is free to pursue the research leading to the PhD dissertation, although he or she should keep in close touch with the dissertation committee and most particularly with its chairperson. When the student believes that the dissertation is ready for presentation, he or she should inform the committee members and arrange with the chairperson for the formal oral defense. In order to defend the PhD dissertation, a student must have met all course requirements and have passed the comprehensive examination.

Overview of Requirements for PhD Degree
Seventy-two (72) credits (including any credits transferred from another institution) in approved graduate courses are required for the PhD degree in sociology. Credit distribution is as follows:

1 sociology graduate theory course: 3 credits

1 sociology graduate methods course: 3 credits

1 research paper: 3 credits

8 sociology graduate courses: 24 credits

7 elected courses (outside/directed study/1000-level courses): 21 credits

pass the comprehensive examination:
Comprehensive Exam Preparation credits taken during term of exam: 6 credits

overview of dissertation (Admission to Candidacy); completion and defense of dissertation: 12 credits

Master of Arts Program
The first phase lasts for two terms (in exceptional cases three). The second phase lasts for an additional term. Some students may require a full two years to complete the 30 credits for the degree.

First Phase
During the first phase, each student is required to complete six courses, at least five of which must be sociology graduate courses. (A maximum of eight courses may be taken.) The remaining course (or courses) may be selected from the 1000-, 2000-, and 3000-level courses within the department or in another department of the University of Pittsburgh. (1000-level courses are open to both graduate and certain categories of undergraduate students.) No independent study or supervised research courses may be taken.

In order that the student may proceed to the second phase, he or she must obtain at least a B average for a minimum of six completed courses (five of which must be graduate courses within the department).

Second Phase
The second phase entails the completion of the remainder of the course requirements and the research paper.

Overview of Requirements for the MA Degree

1 sociology graduate theory course: 3 credits
1 sociology graduate methods course: 3 credits
1 research paper: 3 credits
4 sociology graduate courses: 12 credits
3 elective courses (outside/directed study/1000-level courses): 9 credits

The Research Paper
The research paper is what the name implies: a paper written around an empirical analysis. The paper should employ methodological procedures drawn from, but not necessarily confined to, courses in sociological research methods; involve sociological interpretation and analysis of qualitative, quantitative, or textual data; be supervised by a faculty member chosen by the student; reflect a plan agreed upon by the student and faculty supervisor which is to be filed with the graduate office; be taken for a letter grade.

Graduate Curriculum
Both the MA and PhD program have the same set of courses.

SOC 2101 THEORY I (Classical Theory)
SOC 2102 THEORY II (Post-classical Theory)
SOC 2103 THEORY III (Recent Theory)
SOC 2104 FORMAL METHODS AND MODELS
SOC 2105 SOCIOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY
SOC 3192 TOPICS IN THEORETICAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 3192 TOPICS IN FEMINIST THEORY
SOC 2201 STATISTICAL METHODS
SOC 2202 QUANTITATIVE METHODS
SOC 2203 QUALITATIVE METHODS
SOC 2204 COMPUTER METHODS
SOC 2223 SIMULATION OF SOCIAL PROCESSES
SOC 2230 COMPARATIVE RESEARCH: QUANTITATIVE/QUALITATIVE APPROACHES
SOC 2231 EVALUATION RESEARCH
SOC 2232 TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SOC 2234 DISASTER RESEARCH
SOC 2235 PUBLIC OPINION
SOC 2240 SEMINAR IN POPULATION
SOC 3291 TOPICS IN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SOC 3293 TOPICS IN QUALITATIVE METHODS
SOC 2302 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
SOC 2303 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 2304 MODERNIZATION
SOC 2305 GLOBAL CHANGE AND MODERN LIFE
SOC 2306 SOCIOLOGY OF REVOLUTION
SOC 2323 TRADITION AND CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
SOC 2331 CHURCH AND RELIGION IN LATIN AMERICA
SOC 2340 WORLD-SYSTEMS: THEORY AND RESEARCH
SOC 2341 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
SOC 2342 CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 2345 COMPARATIVE MILITARY SYSTEMS
SOC 3343 COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
SOC 3393 TOPICS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 3395 TOPICS IN CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 2401 SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
SOC 2402 COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS
SOC 2403 KNOWLEDGE IN SOCIETY
SOC 2404 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 2405 ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY
SOC 2406 MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 2426 HISTORICAL/SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PUBLIC HEALTH
SOC 2428 PROFESSIONS
SOC 2442 DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL
SOC 2451 FAMILY
SOC 2461 STRUCTURAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 2902 DIRECTED STUDY FOR MA STUDENTS
SOC 2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY
SOC 3494 TOPICS IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY
SOC 3495 TOPICS IN MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 3496 TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 3902 DIRECTED STUDY FOR PHD STUDENTS

Theatre Arts
Department Chair: W. Stephen Coleman
Main Office: 1617 Cathedral of Learning
(412) 624-6568 (phone) (412) 624-6338 (fax)
http://www.pitt.edu/~play

PRIMARY FACULTY: Professors: FAVORINI, KENNEDY (Director, Graduate Studies), Associate Professors: COLEMAN (Chair), GEORGE; Assistant Professors: BARKER (Head of Acting Program), GOUNARIDOU, MANGONE, SCOTT; Lecturer: KEITEL

AFFILIATED FACULTY (Adjunct faculty and those with primary appointments in other areas) Professor: RIMER (East Asian); Associate Professors: ELVGREN (Adjunct), HEYMANN (Adjunct); Senior Lecturer: WORTHEN (Artistic Director of Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival)

The department offers the MA, MFA, and PhD degrees in Theatre Arts. Departmental programs characteristically integrate training and practice in the professional theatre with scholarship and research in the liberal arts tradition.

The minimal requirements for the degrees established by the Graduate Faculty and by the FAS Office of Graduate Studies, as described elsewhere in this bulletin, should be read in conjunction with the specific departmental requirements outlined in the following sections. Departmental programs are described in more detail in materials available from the Admissions Secretary, Department of Theatre Arts, 1617 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.

Master of Arts Programs
The MA in Theatre Arts at the University of Pittsburgh is open to all qualified students who have completed, or will complete prior to registration, an undergraduate degree. An undergraduate major in theatre arts is not a prerequisite for admission to the program. A student body comprising diverse backgrounds and approaches to theatre is consistent with the department's philosophy of theatre education.

It is possible for MA candidates in theatre arts to achieve Certification for Secondary School Teaching in Pennsylvania by coordinating their course of theatre study with the appropriate courses in the School of Education. Students interested in pursuing this option should secure the advice and guidance of the advisor for secondary education in the School of Education.

Two options are offered: The MA in Production and Design. This is a customized program which allows each student to gain expertise in a chosen area of theatrical production. Students participate in a variety of design and technical areas on fully supported productions and also experiment in laboratory productions each semester. The program includes a solid background in theatre history and criticism and the opportunity to study with Pitt's internationally recognized faculty. It is open to students on a part-time or full-time basis. Depending upon the undergraduate course work a student brings to the program, the degree requirements may be completed with a minimum of 29 credits or a maximum of 51 credits. A comprehensive examination or a thesis project is required of all students.

The MA in Theatre and Performance Studies. A minimum of two years or four terms in residence is required for the completion of the degree. Normally, degree requirements may be completed by passing 33 credits of course work. The faculty will, however, administer a diagnostic examination to the student prior to or during the first term of residence to determine if the student should be assigned course work beyond minimum requirements. The student is required to pass a comprehensive examination. Highly qualified students may be admitted to the combined MA/PhD program in Theatre and Performance Studies.

MFA in Performance: Acting
This is a professional training program where the candidate is seeking the MFA as a terminal degree. An undergraduate degree in theatre arts is normally a prerequisite for admission to this program. Exceptions may be made in the cases of candidates with equivalent or professional experience. The program is not open to part-time students. For individuals with significant professional experience (over five years) seeking a degree qualifying them to teach, the two-year MFA Pedagogical program of study may be available.

Admission to the program is strictly regulated. Acting majors are auditioned and interviewed by the acting faculty before admission, either at the University of Pittsburgh or at the U/RTA auditions. If audition and interview are not feasible, a videotape audition and telephone interview may be authorized by the department.

The course of study is intensive. Three years or six terms in residence are required. The curriculum, none of which may be waived except in cases of clearly demonstrated equivalency, consists of approximately 80 credit hours (some variances may occur to suit individual needs). A diagnostic examination will be administered during the student's first term of residence to determine if the student should be assigned additional course work.

Candidates must complete a thesis project consisting of performance of an assigned thesis role and the preparation of an accompanying document recording the development of the project. This requirement substitutes for a comprehensive examination.

In addition to daily course work in acting, voice, and movement, features of the program include the opportunity to tour with the Shakespeare In The Schools program during students' third year. Additional professional associations with the Pittsburgh Public Theater, the Civic Light Opera, the City Theatre Company, and the extensive commercial and industrial film industry located in the Pittsburgh area are possible.

PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies
The program seeks to develop philosophers of theatre and attempts to integrate theory with practice. Candidates for the PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies must eventually demonstrate a deep commitment to scholarship and teaching. Interdisciplinary and independent studies are normally expected. Completion of a master's degree or its equivalent is required of the candidate. Students who have received their MA degree from an institution other than the University of Pittsburgh will be subject to evaluation by the Graduate Faculty as a condition for admission to the doctoral program.

Candidates for the PhD must demonstrate knowledge of a foreign language at an advanced level, demonstrate competence through qualifying and comprehensive exams, and write a dissertation. Specific research interests of faculty members include dramatic theory, Greek theatre, 19th- and 20th-century theatre, Shakespeare, documentary theatre, Asian theatre, intercultural theatre, and the theory and historiography of performance. In addition, some faculty members are active as professional playwrights and dramaturgs.

The Doctor of Philosophy program is open to all qualified students who have completed, or who will have completed prior to registration, a Master of Arts degree or its equivalent. An MA in Theatre Arts is not a prerequisite for admission to the program. The department admits some highly qualified BAs directly into the PhD program. These students proceed to the higher degree more efficiently, receiving an MA enroute.

Applicants are expected to demonstrate superior writing and research skills and to have substantial background in dramatic literature and theatre history. The GRE is required, along with samples of research writing and a personal statement of objectives.

Special Option Program. Concurrent with candidates' preparation for scholarship and research in the field of Theatre and Performance Studies, they concentrate on a particular area of professional expertise to enhance their qualifications early in their professional careers. This additional specialization may be in the direction of administration, practical theatre, specialized educational skills, or fields related to theatre or supportive of teaching drama and theatre.

Theatrical Production at the University
A large number of plays are offered each year in the three campus theatres: a 600-seat proscenium house in a national historic landmark building, a 125-seat thrust, and a small arena. These theatres offer some 18-20 productions during the academic year, directed and designed by faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, and acted by students. The department also has an extensive touring program in area schools and a high school matinee series.

Theatre Resources in Pittsburgh
Several special resources are available to graduate students in theatre at Pitt. Hillman Library's Curtis Theatre Collection of materials on New York and Pittsburgh theatre is at their disposal. Other major libraries within five minutes' walk from the University are the Carnegie Public Library of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon's Fine Arts Collection.

Theatre productions, in addition to those on the University's schedule, may be seen regularly at Carnegie Mellon, at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, the City Theatre, at numerous small theatres, and at Pittsburgh's facilities for professional traveling productions, Heinz Hall, the Benedum Center, and the Fulton Theatre.

Financial Assistance
The department offers a number of teaching assistantships, teaching fellowships, graduate student assistantships, and other forms of financial aid, for qualified applicants. Further details are available from the department and in the Financial Aid section of this bulletin.

Courses Carrying Graduate Credit
Please see the department for a complete listing of undergraduate courses that can also be taken.

1340 NATIVE AMERICAN THEATRE
1367 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN DRAMATISTS
2000 RESEARCH AND THESIS, MA
2111 ACTING I-DIAGNOSTIC/CREATING THE ACTOR
2112 ACTING II-THE REALISTIC CORE/FOUNDATION IN REALISM
2113 ACTING III-REALISM ENLARGED/DEPARTURES AND STYLES
2114 ACTING IV-POETIC DRAMA AND HEROIC STYLES
2115 ACTING V-ONE-PERSON SHOW
2116 ACTING VI-THESIS PROJECT
2127 MOVEMENT I
2128 MOVEMENT II
2129 MOVEMENT III
2130 MOVEMENT IV
2131 STAGE DUELING
2132 PERIOD MOVEMENT
2133 MIME/JUGGLING
2134 LECOQ WORKSHOP
2140 VOICE PRODUCTION I
2141 VOICE PRODUCTION II
2142 ACCENTS AND DIALECTS
2143 VOICE AND SPEECH
2148 MUSICAL THEATRE
2149 PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION
2150 DIRECTED STUDY-ACTING
2160 DIRECTED STUDY-DIRECTING
2161 DIRECTING I-REVIEW, DIAGNOSTIC, STAGE DYNAMICS, PROBLEM SOLVING, COMMUNICATIONS
2162 DIRECTING II-STAGE SPACES, CENTRAL IMAGE, ENSEMBLE, IMPROVISATIONS
2163 DIRECTING III-DEPARTURES FROM REALISM
2164 DIRECTING IV-POETIC/EPIC DRAMA
2165 DIRECTING V-ONE-PERSON SHOW
2166 DIRECTING VI-THESIS PROJECT
2168 NEW PLAY PRACTICUM
2170 DIRECTED STUDY - SET, COSTUMES, LIGHT
2171 SEMINAR-STAGE DESIGN
Content varies; may be repeated for credit.
2172 HISTORY OF COSTUME
Content varies; may be repeated for credit.
2175 SEMINAR-ADVANCED LIGHTING
2178 THEATRE PLANNING
2180 SCENE DESIGN I
2181 SCENE DESIGN II
2182 PROP MAKING
2183 DRAFTING
2184 STAGECRAFT II
2185 RENDERING AND PAINTING
2186 COSTUME DESIGN I
2187 COSTUME DESIGN II
2188 PATTERNMAKING
2189 STAGE MAKEUP
2190 STAGE LIGHTING I
2191 STAGE LIGHTING II
2192 DESIGN FOR FILM
2193 STAGE MANAGEMENT I
2194 STAGE MANAGEMENT II
2200 DIRECTED STUDY: HISTORY, LITERATURE, CRITICISM, THEORY
2201 MATERIALS AND METHODS OF RESEARCH IN THEATRE ARTS
2202 THEORIES OF THEATRE AND DRAMA
2203 SCRIPT ANALYSIS
2204 THEORIES OF ACTING AND DIRECTING
2205 HISTORY OF THE THEATRE 1
2206 HISTORY OF THE THEATRE 2
2210 SEMINAR-DRAMATIC STRUCTURE
2212 SEMINAR IN DRAMATIC RHYTHM
2214 SEMINAR IN DRAMATIC THEORY AND CRITICISM-TRAGEDY
2215 SEMINAR IN DRAMATIC THEORY AND CRITICISM-COMEDY
2216 ADVANCED THEORY AND METHODOLOGY
2219 WOMEN AND THEATRE
2220 SEMINAR-PLAYWRITING
2225 GREEK AND ROMAN THEATRE
2228 ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN DRAMA
2230 SEMINAR-SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS
Content varies; may be repeated for credit.
2231 HISTORY OF SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION
2233 17TH CENTURY THEATRE
2235 18TH CENTURY THEATRE
2237 STUDIES IN 19TH CENTURY
Content varies: may be repeated for credit
2240 SEMINAR-IBSEN
2243 SEMINAR-SHAW
2245 STUDIES IN AMERICAN THEATRE
2250 AVANT-GARDE THEATRE
2254 CONTEMPORARY BRITISH THEATRE
2258 SEMINAR-CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE
2260 DOCUMENTARY THEATRE
2270 STUDIES IN ASIAN THEATRE
2271 STUDIES IN JAPANESE THEATRE
2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY
2991 PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP: PLAYWRITING
2992 PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP: DRAMATURGY
2993 PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP: DIRECTING
2994 PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP: ACTING
2995 PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP: DESIGN
2996 PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP: STAGE MANAGEMENT
2997 PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP: THEATRE OR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
2998 PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT: TECHNOLOGY
3000 RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION, PhD

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