Theatre Design and Technology – M.F.A.
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Design and Technology from Kent State University is a terminal degree designed for those who are interested in achieving the artistry and skills necessary to qualify as practicing professionals in the entertainment industry and/or professional theatre educators.
Duration
3 years
Starting Date
January, June, August
Tuition Fee
$ 17,982 per year
Location
Kent, United States
About the program
The Theatre Design and Technology from Kent State University is a three-year course of study with a flexible curriculum for students to explore areas of special interest.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Acquire creative and technical ability to develop the design of a production from concept to finished product.
- Acquire advanced abilities in the unification of all design elements used in professional production.
- Understand analytical or academically oriented theatre studies in areas related to and supportive of the work in the major field such as history, theory, dramatic literature and performance studies.
- Understand information resources associated with theatrical design and production.
- Produce full working drawings for mounted productions.
- Analyze text, music and dance and the ways that historical, critical and theoretical content inform playwriting, acting, directing and design.
- Communicate ideas clearly and effectively to the theatre community, production teams and the public.
- Know the history of their area of specialization and have the ability to integrate that history into production design.
Courses included:
- Graduate Study in Theatre
- Professional Aspects: Design and Technology
- Digital Rendering Theatre Design
- History, Historicism, Theory and Practice in Theatre and Drama
- College Teaching in Theatre
- Theatre in a Multicultural America
- LGBTQ Theatre
- Variable Content Seminar: Theatre History, Literature and Theory