Master of Fine Arts: Design and Technology

Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from this program will:

  • Interpret, collaborate, and develop ideas and abilities in practice.
  • Construct and model graphic skills to communicate design ideas.
  • Use discipline specific tools in design and production processes.
  • Generate, organize, and integrate visual research, textual analysis, and material history.
  • Prepare and plan entrepreneurial strategy towards a career in the live entertainment industry.
  • Collaborate, combine, and synthesize design and technical skills through live production.

Program Requirements

The Master of Fine Arts: Design and Technology Emphasis is a three-year program requiring a minimum of 60 credit hours.

Students majoring in design and technology may choose to specialize in:

  • Design (scenic design, costume design and technology, lighting design, sound design).
  • Technical direction.
  • Stage management.
Design Core
THEATRE 5400Branding for Theatre Designers3
Costume Design Emphasis
THEATRE 5411Digital Media for Costume Designers3
THEATRE 5412Textiles & Fabric Modification3
THEATRE 5413Draping3
THEATRE 5414Flat Patterning3
THEATRE 5415Tailoring & Menswear Production3
THEATRE 5416Mask Making & Craft Mediums3
THEATRE 5417Fabric Dyeing & Painting3
THEATRE 5418Wig Making & Styling3
THEATRE 5419Millinery3
THEATRE 5524Rendering Techniques for the Theatre Designer I3
THEATRE 5531RRendering Techniques for the Theatre Designer II3
THEATRE 5551Rendering Techniques for the Theatre Designer III3
THEATRE 5552RRendering Techniques for the Theatre Designer Iv3
Take 2 Semesters of the Following:6
MFA Costume Design Studio
Take 12 Hours from the Following12
Repertory Theatre: Residency
Directed Graduate Studies: Costumes
Lighting Design Emphasis
48 credit hours in the area beyond the MFA Design Core required.
Sound Design Emphasis
48 credit hours in the area beyond the MFA Design Core required.
Stage Management Emphasis
48 credit hours in the area beyond the MFA Design Core required.
Total Credits60