Stage Design MFA
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Master's
Total Units Required: 33
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| THEATRE 312-0 | Text Analysis |
| THEATRE 321-1 | Advanced Design Process: Scene |
| THEATRE 321-2 | Advanced Design Process: Costume |
| THEATRE 321-3 | Advanced Design Process: Lighting |
| THEATRE 325-1 | Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Graphic Arts for the Stage Designer |
| THEATRE 325-2 | Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Rendering the Theatrical Space |
| THEATRE 325-4 | Drawing & Painting for the Theatre: Drafting |
| THEATRE 326-1 | Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Freehand Drawing |
| THEATRE 326-2 | Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: The Figure in Space |
| THEATRE 328-1 | Period Pattern Drafting and Draping |
| THEATRE 329-0 | Computer Graphics for the Theatre Artist |
| THEATRE 420-1 | Collaboration: American Realism |
| THEATRE 420-2 | Collaboration: Contemporary Drama |
| THEATRE 420-3 | Collaboration: Shakespeare in the 21st Century |
| THEATRE 462-1 | Advanced Studies in Lighting Design |
| THEATRE 462-2 | Advanced Studies in Lighting Design |
| THEATRE 462-3 | Advanced Studies in Lighting Design |
| THEATRE 463-1 | Advanced Studies in Scenic Design |
| THEATRE 463-2 | Advanced Studies in Scenic Design |
| THEATRE 463-3 | Advanced Studies in Scenic Design |
| THEATRE 464-1 | Advanced Studies in Costume Design |
| THEATRE 464-2 | Advanced Studies in Costume Design |
| THEATRE 464-3 | Advanced Studies in Costume Design |
| THEATRE 450-0 | Topics in Stage Design (primary field) |
| Theatre Special Topics: Design Theory | |
| Research | |
| Scene Painting | |
| Electives | |
| Period Pattern Drafting and Draping | |
| Period Pattern Drafting and Draping | |
| Independent Study | |
Additional electives chosen from available offerings in Schools of Speech and Music, and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences | |
(In the third year, 1-3 units may be replaced with THEATRE 380-0 Special Topics in Playwriting with permission of the MFA faculty.)
Other MFA in Stage Design Degree Requirements
- 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