MASTER OF FINE ARTS with a major in THEATRE (MFA/THTR),
Area of Specialization in Acting
475-Directing II
476-Directing III
481-Advanced Acting: Personal Performance
484-Advanced Acting: Professional Skills
501-Intro to Grad Studies
520-Graduate Acting I
521-Graduate Acting II
526-Studio Training for the Actor I: Classics
527-Studio Training for the Actor II: Period Plays
528-Studio Training for the Actor III: Contemporary
529-Studio Training for the Actor IV: Company
539-Graduate Methods of Teaching Theatre
690-Final Creative Project
Three semesters of Voice & Speech:
513-Grad Voice & Speech I
514-Grad Voice & Speech II
512-Problems in Voice/Speech (Meets with Voice & Speech III)
Three semesters of Movement:
515-Grad Physical Performance Skills
517-Problems in Movement/Dance (Meets with THTR 415: Phys. Perf. III)
517-Problems in Movement/Dance (Meets with THTR 416: Phys. Perf. IV)
A minimum of two semesters of theatre history, dramaturgy, dramatic theory, and/or dramatic literature, with at least one semester in a 500-level class in the School of Theatre & Dance. Approved classes can be taken from other disciplines but must be denoted UG or G. Must include:
535-Performance Theory & Criticism
A minimum of six credits from the following courses:
482-Advanced Acting: Solo Performance
510-Graduate Singing for Actors (Meets with THTR 410: Singing for Actors)
MAR 470-Advanced Acting for Film I
OR any approved course denoted UG or G in the following disciplines:
literature, art, music, modern and classical languages and literature, film, history, or other areas of interest.
A minimum of three major acting projects, with one being part of the Final Creative Project.