Theatre and Dance

M.A. in PPP: How to Apply

Application Deadline: January 1, 2009

All departmental materials must be submitted in one packet, including letters of recommendation and transcripts. Applicants may only apply in one area per academic year.

Application files submitted complete will be processed before those submitted with recommendations and transcripts sent separately.

Application Requirements and Procedures:

Please read the following instructions very carefully.

Materials must be sent to TWO places:

1. To the Graduate and International Admissions Center:
Contact the GIAC for their mailing address and phone numbers:

  • Application for Admission to Graduate Study with application fee

    The required online application may be accessed at the Graduate and International Admissions Center website.

    Major code for your application: Performance as Public Practice (M.A., M.F.A. and Ph.D.) = 630700

    If you do not have the means to access the electronic application, please visit a library to use a computer.

    Do not send your application fee to the Department of Theatre and Dance. Submit it directly to GIAC.

  • One official transcript
  • GRE scores. The GRE is required for admission to this area. Information on testing may be found at www.gre.org

    GRE Codes to enter on your application:
    Department Code for the Department of Theatre and Dance = 2406
    Institution Code for The University of Texas = 6882

2. To the Department of Theatre and Dance (in one packet):

c/o Phillip Salazar, Graduate Program Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Theatre and Dance
1 University Station D3900
Austin, TX 78712

  • One official transcript (this is in addition to the one required by the admissions office)
  • Three letters of recommendation

    These letters should be written by those who can speak most authoritatively about your background, training, experience and potential for a career in your chosen area of specialization in theatre. Letters should be submitted with the Request for Reference form available online at the time of application or at the site http://www.utexas.edu/student/giac/lor.html.

  • Supplemental Information for Graduate Program form, available at http://www.utexas.edu/student/giac/lor.html.
  • A résumé of all your practical theatre work
  • Personal statement of goals (available online at time of application, in Graduate Admissions Bulletin or may be downloaded at http://www.utexas.edu/student/giac/lor.html).

    In addition to the materials required by the Graduate School and by our department for graduate applicants, the M.A./M.F.A./Ph.D. Program in Performance as Public Practice carefully considers applicants' statement of purpose. Do indicate specifically how our program might fit your needs and interests. Read the faculty bios and dissertations-directed list on our web site and, if possible or appropriate, suggest faculty with whom you might like to work. If you are an M.A. applicant, a general sense of your area of interest will suffice. If you are a Ph.D. applicant, a more developed statement of a potential dissertation project is important so that we can carefully consider your application.

  • Writing Samples: Please send writing samples that demonstrate the quality of your thinking and your writing. These can be papers submitted for academic courses, or essays or articles you've written for publication.

Mail department materials to:

Phillip Salazar, Graduate Program Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Theatre and Dance
1 University Station, D3900
Austin, TX 78712

For information on applying to the Ph.D. Performance as Public Practice program, please visit the how to apply page.

For general admissions information, please visit the Admissions page.