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Assessment Outcomes: UW Department of Theatre & Dance

 

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Outcomes for all Students

All undergraduates should demonstrate the ability to:

  • Understand the basic production process in all areas of theatre or dance
  • Become familiar with historical and cultural dimensions of theatre or dance
  • Develop and have an appreciation for collaborative skills
  • Make an informed assessment of quality in all theatrical activities
  • Communicate effectively relative to their specific concentration
  • Understand the demands and expectations of the profession
  • Think on their feet and to problem solve
  • Do research and write at an acceptable beginning graduate level
  • Synthesize and utilize knowledge from courses in the breadth of the discipline
  • Function in a variety of contexts with self-knowledge, resilience and
    resourcefulness
  • Develop communication and technological skills that will serve them in their
    professions as well as their community
  • Develop global awareness

Additional Outcomes for Areas of Specialization

  • Perform or design with an expressive range, stylistic versatility and high level
    of technical achievement (for Performers and Designers)
  • Create and produce substantive, innovative and original work and to direct
    students in the performance of that work (for Choreographers, Directors,
    and Playwrights)

Specific Goals

  • Help students get accepted to prestigious MFA programs
  • Help students prepare for careers in their profession
  • Help students to apply problem-solving and other creative skills that they have
    developed to other careers from a wide range of interests, such as law or teaching.

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