MFA Theatre at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Programme overview

The MFA is a terminal degree in theatre practice with acting, design and technology, and stage and production management specializations. Only full-time students are admitted, and students take part continuously in the department production program of six to eight productions a year at Krannert Center.

Faculty: College of Fine and Applied Arts | Department: Department of Theatre | Duration: 72 credit hours; six semesters in residence | Study mode: full-time | Location: Champaign, IL, United States

What you will study

72 hours (at least 12 at 500 level) in one concentration: Acting, or Design and Technology, with continuous participation in productions.

Career pathways

Learning outcomes refer to entry-level lighting design and mid-level technical direction, stage management and properties roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Candidates should apply to one of the ten graduate areas offered: Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with specialization in acting, costume design, costume technology, lighting design and technology, media design & technology, scenic design, scenic technology, sound design and technology, stage and production management, and properties design & management; the Master of Arts in Theatre with specialization in theatre history; or the Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre with specialization in theatre history. All applicants should present transcripts documenting undergraduate or graduate study of theatre practice, dramatic literature, and theatre history with a cumulative grade point average in these subjects of at least 3.0 (A = 4.0). Applicants whose first language is not English must submit recent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores; the current minimum score for

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