2025-2026 University Catalog
Film and Theatre, M.F.A., Production Track
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Program Overview:
The M.F.A. in Film and Theatre program provides professional training in areas of film and theatre arts through intensive, focused instruction that prepares students for advanced positions in their fields. Students apply and are admitted to one of five specializations: Film Production, Screenwriting, Theatre Design, Theatre Performance-Acting, and Theatre Performance-Directing.
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Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for MFA Film & Theatre
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Theatre, Screenwriting, and Film students will gain comprehensive knowledge and experience in developing, refining and presenting creative work for public consumption in their respective discipline.
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Theatre, Screenwriting, and Film students will be able to recognize the merits and flaws of plays and screenplays by analyzing theme, structure, character, conflict and other factors. Students will gain the ability to apply this skillset to their creative work and the work of others.
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Theatre students will be able to apply theory in written and oral form within the discipline through classroom exercises/presentations and in a comprehensive examination.
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Screenwriting students will be able to relate screenplays to the practices of the entertainment industry via packaging, pitching, financing, marketing and distribution.
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Film students will acquire, through practice, a comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of film production.
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Admission Requirements:
In addition to meeting the minimum standards for admission to the Graduate School, an applicant is accepted for graduate work in film or theatre upon recommendation of the departmental graduate committee based upon a bachelor’s degree in film or theatre or clearly demonstrated skills and creative ability in their field.
For Screenwriting: Applicants should submit a single-author feature screenplay (80-150 pages) or episodic teleplay writing of a minimum of 60 pages (a pilot episode, or several shorter episodes).
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