MFA Theatre (Interdisciplinary Digital Media) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Fine Arts program in theatre with a concentration in interdisciplinary digital media looks at digital media as a lens for making art, telling stories and creating meaningful experiences. Daily lives are often saturated with information from a multitude of sources, and people rely on an increasing number of digital tools and processes. Simultaneously, the nature of live experience is broadening with an ever-expanding set of new forms for immersion and interaction.

What you will study

60 credit hours including the required applied project course (THP 693) Required Core (6 credit hours) THE 504 Studies in Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3) THE 520 Theatre History and Literature (3) Concentration (33 credit hours) AME courses (15) THE and THP courses (18) Other Requirements (3 credit hours) THE 500 Research Methods (3) Electives (12 credit hours) Culminating Experience (6 credit hours) THP 693 Applied Project (6) Additional Curriculum Information The coursework in AME and theatre will be selected in consultation with the faculty advisor to ensure a breadth of transdisciplinary knowledge.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared to become intentional developers, makers, evaluators and entrepreneurs of digital media. Career examples: AR, VR or XR designer, digital media artist or designer, digital media arts educator or professor, digital media composer, interactive media designer, interactive performance artist, media technician, performance designer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in a related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts School of Music, Dance and Theatre Application , including current resume, statement of purpose, portfolio that supports the statement of purpose and an academic writing sample from a previous degree program, independent work or publication.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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