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TAPS 200

Senior Project

UNITS:1-4
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

All TAPS Majors must complete a Senior Project that represents significant work in any area of theater and/or performance. The project must be an original contribution and can consist of any of the following: devising a performance, choreographing a dance, stage managing a production, designing a large theater work, performing a major role, writing a play, directing a show, or researching and writing a senior essay. Work for this project normally begins in Spring Quarter of the junior year and must be completed by the end of the senior year. Students receive credit for senior projects through TAPS 200. A minimum of 4 units is required, but additional units are available for larger projects. Students pursuing senior projects must submit a two-page proposal to a faculty advisor of their choice, which must be approved by the Undergraduate Advisor and the department faculty no later than the end of Spring Quarter of the junior year.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

3 Terms
Independent Study 1Open
ID: 12156
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Ball, Nina
units
Independent Study 2Open
ID: 13060
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Hunt, Stephanie
units
Independent Study 3Open
ID: 27856
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Phelan, Peggy
units

TAPS 200: Senior Project

1-4 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

All TAPS Majors must complete a Senior Project that represents significant work in any area of theater and/or performance. The project must be an original contribution and can consist of any of the following: devising a performance, choreographing a dance, stage managing a production, designing a large theater work, performing a major role, writing a play, directing a show, or researching and writing a senior essay. Work for this project normally begins in Spring Quarter of the junior year and must be completed by the end of the senior year. Students receive credit for senior projects through TAPS 200. A minimum of 4 units is required, but additional units are available for larger projects. Students pursuing senior projects must submit a two-page proposal to a faculty advisor of their choice, which must be approved by the Undergraduate Advisor and the department faculty no later than the end of Spring Quarter of the junior year.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hunt, Stephanie (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ball, Nina (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Phelan, Peggy (Graduate)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Rau, Michael (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Looser, Diana (Graduate)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Freed, Amy (Graduate)

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