MFA Theatre at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre offers intensive training in six areas of study giving students the tools necessary to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. Programs typically only accept students in Fall Semesters. The Acting Concentration is a rigorously structured sequence of study that provides the actor a solid base of technique and proficiency in an array of acting styles and methods.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Theatre Dance | Duration: 60 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 60 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include TH 540 Stage Movemnt Phys Acting, TH 541 Advanced Scene Study, TH 542 Careers In Prof Theatre, TH 543 Script Analysis Interptn *, TH 544 Period Acting Styles I, TH 545 Period Acting Styles II.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

The Theatre MFA degree requires specialization and admission to one of the following areas of study: acting, arts management, costume design and production, design and technical production, directing, or stage management. Admission to the MFA degree program in theatre requires satisfaction of all admission requirements as described in the Admission Criteria section of this catalog. Admission is awarded based upon a portfolio review, interview, and acceptance into The University of Alabama Graduate School for specialization in arts management, costume design and production, design and technical production, directing, and stage management. Admission is awarded based upon audition, interview, and acceptance into The University of Alabama Graduate School for the acting specialization. The MFA program is normally a three-year program. Students who hold the MA degree in theatre upon admission to the program may expect a shortened course of study, dependent upon faculty evaluation of the prev

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

Explore more study programmes

Arts & Humanities