Requirements

Master of Fine Arts in Theatre

Admission Requirements

1. A completed application form accompanied by a fifty dollar nonrefundable application fee.
2. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
4. A B.A. or B.F.A. in theatre or a bachelor's degree in another discipline.
5. A preliminary examination and/or prior course work in Theatre 105, 110, 440, 441, 442, or their equivalents.
6. Three letters of recommendation.
7. A plan of study approved by the advisor and the appropriate dean.
8. A portfolio and interview. (Applicants concentrating in performance and society are also required to audition.)

Graduate Fees (2006–2007)

The fees described below are projected for the 2006–2007 academic year and are subject to change in the academic year 2007–2008. Because of rising costs, the Board of Governors for Higher Education reserves the right to change fees without notice as conditions necessitate.

Tuition, including M.F.A. surcharge (Full Time)

• $5,750 per semester (in-state students)
• $6,750 per semester (out-of-state students)

Tuition, including M.F.A. surcharge (Part Time)

• $638 per credit hour (in-state students)
• $898 per credit hour (out-of-state students)

Registration Fee

• $66 per semester

Recreation Fee

• $45 per semester (full time)
• $4 per credit hour (part time)

Library Fee

• $50 per semester (full time)
• $4 per credit hour (part time)

Technology Fee

• $50 per semester (full time)
• $4 per credit hour (part time)

Fine Arts Fee (Degree Candidates)

• $25 per semester (full time)
• $2 per credit hour (part time)

Application Fee

• $50

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