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Theatre, MFA: Directing or Design Emphasis

60 credit hours

Admission Requirements

  • An undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university. An undergraduate major in theatre is preferred, but not required.
  • Letter of Intent
  • Resume
  • Portfolio Review
  • Interview

Note: The theatre faculty will evaluate the transcripts of those students who have received a Master of Arts in Theatre from an accredited institution to determine the number of credits, if any, that will be applied toward the degree. In most cases, no more than nine hours will be accepted in transfer.

Semester Evaluation and GPA Requirements

  • Participation in semester evaluations with the theatre faculty. Based on the recommendation of the faculty, the Theatre Department chairperson may place a student on probation or suspension from the program if the quality of their curricular and/or extracurricular work has been deficient.
  • It is expected that all graduate students maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above. No more than six credit hours of C will be accepted toward the degree.

Course Requirements

TA 52500Research Methods in Theatre

3
TA 56500Professional Internship

3-9
TA 60000Master's Project and Thesis

6

Thirty credit hours in the specialization area of directing or design, selected from the following options:

TA 50100-50199Graduate Acting Studio

3
TA 51000Graduate Script Analysis

3
TA 51100Graduate Directing Studio I

3
TA 51200Graduate Directing Studio II

3
TA 51300Graduate Directing Studio III

3
TA 51400Graduate Directing Studio IV

3
TA 51401Graduate Directing Studio V

3
TA 51402Graduate Directing Studio VI

3
TA 51500Graduate Scenography

3
TA 51700Graduate History of Costume and Fashion Design

3
TA 51800History of Theatrical Design

3
TA 51900Theatrical Collaboration

3
TA 54600Box Office Management

3
TA 54800Graduate Stage Management

3
TA 55100Scenographic Techniques

3
TA 55200Lighting Design

3
TA 55300Costume Design

3
TA 55400Technical Direction

3
TA 55600Graduate Technique Studio I

3
TA 55700Graduate Technique Studio II

3
TA 55800Graduate Technique Studio III

3
TA 55900Graduate Technique Studio IV

3
TA 56500Professional Internship

3-9
TA 57400Graduate Dance Theory and Composition

3
TA 57500Graduate Seminar in Dance

1-3
TA 57900Graduate Seminar in Voice

1-3
TA 58000Graduate Workshop in Musical Theatre

3
TA 58003History of the American Musical

3
TA 58800Independent Study

1-6
TA 58600-58699Special Topics

3
TA 60000Master's Project and Thesis

6

Twelve hours of electives, selected from the following options:

TA 50100-50199Graduate Acting Studio

3
TA 51000Graduate Script Analysis

3
TA 51100Graduate Directing Studio I

3
TA 51200Graduate Directing Studio II

3
TA 51300Graduate Directing Studio III

3
TA 51400Graduate Directing Studio IV

3
TA 51401Graduate Directing Studio V

3
TA 51402Graduate Directing Studio VI

3
TA 51500Graduate Scenography

3
TA 51700Graduate History of Costume and Fashion Design

3
TA 51800History of Theatrical Design

3
TA 51900Theatrical Collaboration

3
TA 54600Box Office Management

3
TA 54800Graduate Stage Management

3
TA 55100Scenographic Techniques

3
TA 55200Lighting Design

3
TA 55300Costume Design

3
TA 55400Technical Direction

3
TA 55600Graduate Technique Studio I

3
TA 55700Graduate Technique Studio II

3
TA 55800Graduate Technique Studio III

3
TA 55900Graduate Technique Studio IV

3
TA 56500Professional Internship

3-9
TA 57400Graduate Dance Theory and Composition

3
TA 57500Graduate Seminar in Dance

1-3
TA 57900Graduate Seminar in Voice

1-3
TA 58000Graduate Workshop in Musical Theatre

3
TA 58003History of the American Musical

3
TA 58800Independent Study

1-6
TA 58600-58699Special Topics

3
TA 60000Master's Project and Thesis

6

Three credit hours of theatre history, selected from the following options:

TA 51700Graduate History of Costume and Fashion Design

3
TA 51800History of Theatrical Design

3
TA 53000Seminar in Theatre History

3
TA 58003History of the American Musical

3

Three credit hours in dramatic literature, selected from the following options:

TA 53500Modern Drama

3
TA 53600Survey of Dramatic Literature

3
TA 53700Seminar in American Drama

3
TA 54000Topics in Dramatic Literature

3
Note: The requirements in theatre history and dramatic literature may be waived and replaced with six credit hours from the graduate theatre curriculum at the discretion of the Theatre Department chairperson.