THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
Courses Offered:
Admission for MA Programme
MA in Arts and Aesthetics
The school currently offers an MA programme with a cross-disciplinary study of the visual, cinematic and performing arts. Students are required to take 64 course credits within the space of four semesters. Of these, eight courses (32 credits) are compulsory and cover core materials in the fields of aesthetics, film, the visual and the performing arts along with related critical theories and methodologies for the study of the arts. For the remaining eight courses, students are free to choose from a basket of optional subjects that offer a more specialised focus. They may also take a language course, or a course at another centre in the University.
Eligibility for Admission
The MA in Arts & Aesthetics Admission to the MA is through an entrance examination. Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks are eligible to appear for the exam. For details about the examination, dates, and application forms please see www.jnu.ac.in and follow the links in ‘admissions.’ Application forms for admission may also be obtained from the Admissions Branch in the Administrative Block, JNU, from 1st February to 15th March. The last date for receipt of completed applications forms is 16th March. The entrance examinations are held every year in the month of May. Candidates seeking admission to the MA are expected to have broad understanding of the history, practice and theory of Cinema, Visual culture and the Performing arts. The School also accepts international students; the rules and procedures for their ad- mission can be found on the JNU website: http://www.jnu.ac.in. All prospective stu- dents are advised to look up the JNU website to download admission forms.
Admission for MPhil Programme
MPhil. Students complete course work in the first two semesters of the first year, including one compulsory course on research methodology in their respective stream (Visual, Cinema or Performance Studies) and three specialised electives. In the second year, students are required to write and submit a dissertation.
Eligibility for Admission
The MPhil. Programmes Admission to the MPhil. is through a separate entrance examination for each stream (i) Visual Studies, (ii) Cinema Studies, and (iii) Theatre and Performance Studies followed by a viva voce. Only those candidates will be eligible to apply who have a Masters degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks.
Admission for PhD Programme
PhD. Candidates conduct original research towards a PhD. dissertation in any one of the three streams of study offered at the School under the supervision of a guide from within the School’s faculty.
Eligibility for Admission
The PhD. Programmes A PhD. program is designed to give a student the space and infrastructure to come up with original research that contributes to the chosen discipline. It presumes a demonstrably high degree of specialised knowledge, familiarity with the literature on the subject and the training to undertake original research. To that end a strong research proposal is absolutely essential to be considered for admission. Successful MPhil students of the School may graduate to a PhD. programme. However, the School also invites applications for direct admissions to the PhD. programmes at the School. Only those candidates will be considered for direct admission who have either:
Obtained an MPhil. Degree from a recognized University/Research Institution with a minimum Grade Point Average of 6.00 on a 10 point scale. The candidates who have obtained an MPhil. Degree from a University/Institution where the MPhil. dissertation is not graded or grading is not based on a 10 point scale are required to forward a copy of their MPhil. dissertation along with the application form for the purpose of assessment of their credentials.
or Possess demonstrable research experience in recognized Universities/ Research Institutions and/or research publication(s) equivalent to the MPhil. level.
The MPhil. Programmes Admission to the MPhil. is through a separate entrance examination for each stream (i) Visual Studies, (ii) Cinema Studies, and (iii) Theatre and Performance Studies followed by a viva voce. Only those candidates will be eligible to apply who have a Masters degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks.
Contact Information:
School of Arts and Aesthetics
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110067 India
Telephone: +91-11-26704177
E-mail: dean_saa@mail.jnu.ac.in
Website:
http://www.jnu.ac.in/saa/Theatre_and_performance_studies.htm
