Upcoming Events
- January 17
Classes begin. - January 18
Auditions for The Big Picture App?, 4:00-6:30 p.m., Bruce Davis Theater, MH. - February 6, 13, 20
Fifth Annual TFMS Film Series, with filmmakers Yun Suh, Jenny Cool, and Michèle Stephenson. Screenings begin at 8:15 p.m., in Cole Cinema, Campus Center, and are free and open to the public.
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Majors Handbook
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Faculty
- Liberal Arts Mission
- Production Policy
- Important
Announcements - Requirements for the
Theater Studies Major
[pdf] - Requirements for the
Film and Media
Studies Major [pdf] - Requirements for the Minors [pdf]
- Independent Study
- Junior Year Student-Faculty Conference
- Off-Campus Study
- Instructional Resources
- Filmmaking Resources
- Theater and Arts Season
- Talk-Back Night
- Audition Policy
- Performance Facilities
- Production and Shop Facilities
- Rules and Regulations for Use of Production and Shop Facilities
- Procedures for Requesting Use of Items
- Theater Production and Shop Positions and Their Responsibilities
- Paid Student Positions in TFMS
- The White Room
- TFMS Night
- Department Arts Alliance Awards
- The American College Theater Festival (ACTF) Awards
- Opportunities for Graduates
- Letters of Recommendation
- Core Play-Reading List for Theater Studies Majors [pdf]
- Core Film List for Film and Media Studies Majors [pdf]
- Check List: Theater Studies Major [pdf]
- Check List: Film and Media Studies Major [pdf]
- Guidelines and Application Procedures for St. Mary's Projects [pdf];
Application Form for St. Mary's Projects (pdf) - Recommendation Release Form [pdf]
- Course Requirement Waiver or Substitution Form [pdf]
TFMS Alumni
Where Are They Now?
Megan Rippey (class of 2008, B.A. women, gender, and sexuality studies, minor in theater studies) is currently an M.F.A. student in the acting program at the California Institute of the Arts (class of 2013).
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Site maintained by:
Mark A. Rhoda
For comments about this site or suggestions for its improvement, contact: marhoda@smcm.edu
Introduction
Welcome to the Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies (TFMS) at St. Mary's College of Maryland. This handbook will serve as a guide to familiarize students with the procedures and policies of the department. It contains information that will be useful to majors, minors, prospective majors and minors, and others who wish to participate in the various curricula and activities of the department. Included in the following pages are an outline of the requirements of the TFMS majors in theater studies and in film and media studies and the TFMS minors in theater studies, film and media studies, and dance/movement; a description of opportunities available to all St. Mary's students who plan a course of study in the department; and an explanation of the responsibilities that accompany these requirements and opportunities.
Students majoring in theater studies or in film and media studies are responsible for knowing and understanding all department and college requirements for graduation, and for following all procedures and regulations of TFMS as outlined in this handbook or elsewhere on the department Web site.


