Directing, M.F.A.
Learning Outcomes:
- The M.F.A. candidate will recognize the need for and gain a solid historical, theoretical, literary foundation as a means to arriving at his or her own conceptual process for directing a specific play.
- The M.F.A. candidate will attain an advanced level of theoretical, practical, and technical skills required for the highest level of creative expression as directors.
- The M.F.A. candidate will explore and experience the educational and professional demands and expectations of directors from direct contact with practicing professional directors.
- The M.F.A. candidate will experience a minimum of two practical production process opportunities from conception to performance, presented in a public forum.
- The M.F.A. candidate will attain a working understanding of the primary collaborative areas of production support.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 60 semester hours is required for the master of fine arts in directing.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements — 39-45 hours
Directing Focus Requirements — 12 hours
| DRM 522 | Advanced Acting | 3 |
| DRM 533 | Advanced Play Direction | 3 |
| DRM 537 | Advanced Directing Seminar | 3 |
| Collaborative Design Elective | 3 |
Enrichment — 9 hours
Courses taken in an area of specialization of the student’s choice. Areas could include music (voice study or other options), education, business or other specialized courses and projects in the drama program
Total Credit Hours: 60
Course Offerings
See graduate courses in Drama.