Stage Design MFA

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.

Courses Units 300-level course in primary design field 2 300-level course in secondary design field 2 Theatre 356-1, 2, 3 Drawing and Painting for the Theatre 3 Theatre 357-1, 2 Drawing and Painting for the Theatre 2 Theatre 374 Text Analysis for Theatrical Production 1 Theatre 402 Graduate Colloquium: Design Seminar Lighting, Costume, Scenery 3 Theatre 420 Collaboration: American Realism 1 Theatre 450 Topics in Stage Design (primary field) 2 Theatre 546 Design Seminar 3 Theatre 590 Research 3 Theatre Special Topics: Design Theory 1 Electives chosen from available offerings in Schools of Speech and Music, and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 10 Total Required Units 33

(In the third year, 1-3 units may be replaced with THEATRE 380 Internship in Theatre Practice with permission of the MFA faculty.)

• Examinations: assembly of yearly design portfolio for evaluation by faculty
• Research/Projects: produced and theoretical design projects assigned by faculty
• Master of Fine Arts Thesis: thesis portfolio demonstrating mastery of full range of graphic and conceptual skills pertaining to major area(s) of concentration and mastery of fundamental skills in secondary area(s)
• Other: defense of thesis portfolio