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MFA Acting at New York University

New York University, United States

Programme overview

Our mission is to send robust, curious, resourceful, engaged artisans out into the world. Actors who will combine their own identities and passions with their intense training to reveal the complexities of the 21st Century universe to a vast audience. The training here is an exhilarating mix of the monastic and the outgoing. You engage with New York City in all its diversity, both passively and actively.

Faculty: Tisch School of the Arts  |  Duration: 108 credits  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Sample required courses: Production Crew/Act; Acting III; Stage Movement III; Voice and Speech III; Production Crew/Act; Acting III.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All graduate applicants to the Tisch School of the Arts are required to submit the General Graduate Application, as well as a department-specific portfolio or creative supplement. Each of these can be submitted online. See Graduate Admissions for admission requirements and instructions specific to this program. For international applicants, see International Applicant Requirements. Applicants with international credentials should be sure to check to see if their credentials are equivalent to an American Bachelor’s degree before applying.

Duration: 108 credits

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