Master of Fine Arts in Theatre
The college is no longer accepting applications to this program.
Admission Requirements
- A completed application form accompanied by a fifty dollar ($50) nonrefundable application fee.
- An official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
- A B.A. or B.F.A. in theatre or a bachelor's degree in another discipline.
- A preliminary examination and/or prior course work in Theatre 105, 110, 440, 441, 442, or their equivalents.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- A plan of study approved by the advisor and the appropriate dean.
- A portfolio and interview. (Applicants concentrating in performance and society are also required to audition.)
Course Requirements
| Choose concentration A, B, or C below | ||
| A. Performance and Society | ||
| ARTM 542 | Media Culture and Theory I | 4 |
| ARTM 543 | Media Culture and Theory II | 4 |
| THTR 543 | Dramatic Literature I | 3 |
| THTR 544 | Dramatic Literature II | 3 |
| THTR 674 | Performance | 3 |
| THTR 675 | Theatre Engaging Communities and Schools | 9 |
| THTR 676 | Performance and Social Change | 6 |
| THTR 690 | Independent Study in Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 695 | Final M.F.A. Project | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 56* | |
| *If teacher certification is sought in second year, total may equal 75. | ||
| B. Stage Management | ||
| POL 531 | Public Policy in the Arts | 3 |
| THTR 522 | Acting and Directing for Nonperformers | 3 |
| THTR 530 | Stage Management I | 3 |
| THTR 531 | Stage Management Observation I | 3 |
| THTR 532 | Stage Management II | 3 |
| THTR 533 | Stage Management Observation II | 3 |
| THTR 534 | Stage Management Observation III | 3 |
| THTR 535 | Technical Direction and Theatre Safety | 3 |
| THTR 536 | Production Planning | 3 |
| THTR 538 | Law and the Arts | 3 |
| THTR 539 | Labor and Employee Relations | 3 |
| THTR 540 | Production Management | 3 |
| THTR 543 | Dramatic Literature I | 3 |
| THTR 544 | Dramatic Literature II | 3 |
| THTR 548 | History of Design: 1800 to Present | 3 |
| THTR 549 | Commercial and Regional Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 565 | Seminar: Collaboration in Production | 3 |
| THTR 566 | Seminar: Personnel Issues in the Arts | 3 |
| THTR 571 | Collaboration Practicum | 3 |
| THTR 572 | Stage Management Practicum I | 3 |
| THTR 573 | Stage Management Practicum II | 3 |
| THTR 695 | Final M.F.A. Project | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 66 | |
| C. Technical Theatre | ||
| ART 510 | CADD | 3 |
| POL 531 | Public Policy in the Arts | 3 |
| THTR 522 | Acting and Directing for Nonperformers | 3 |
| THTR 523 | Drafting for the Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 535 | Technical Direction and Theatre Safety | 3 |
| THTR 538 | Law and the Arts | 3 |
| THTR 543 | Dramatic Literature I | 3 |
| THTR 544 | Dramatic Literature II | 3 |
| THTR 547 | History of Design 400 B.C. to A.D. 1800 | 3 |
| THTR 548 | History of Design: 1800 to Present | 3 |
| THTR 565 | Seminar: Collaboration in Production | 3 |
| THTR 571 | Collaboration Practicum | 3 |
| THTR 577 | Internship/Residency in Technical Theatre | 6 |
| THTR 592 | Production Assignment | 0 |
| THTR 612 | Professional Theatre Production I | 3 |
| THTR 613 | Professional Theatre Production II | 3 |
| THTR 623 | Advanced Technical Drafting for the Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 624 | Structural Design for the Stage | 3 |
| THTR 642 | Production Practicum I | 3 |
| THTR 643 | Production Practicum II | 3 |
| THTR 695 | Final M.F.A. Project | 3 |
| THTR 592 may be taken twice with different focus. | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 66 | |
Page last updated: Monday, December 7, 2009
