Graduate Degree Programs
MFA in Theatre: Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance
This graduate degree concentration in interdisciplinary digital media and performance is offered through the School of Theatre and Film in collaboration with the Arts, Media and Engineering (AME) program. It focuses on the growing importance of digital media as a way of both making art and thinking about art. AME program courses and research activities prepare you to become a sophisticated maker, evaluator and entrepreneur of digital media, while providing a focused series of classes in one of the school's other MFA specialties: directing, performance, performance design or Theatre for Youth.
The MFA degree in Theatre with a concentration in interdisciplinary digital media is a minimum 60-semester-hour professional program.
Admission
You must meet all admission requirements of the Graduate College. In addition, the School of Theatre and Film requires a minimum of 30 undergraduate semester hours of course work in theatre a minimum GPA of 3.20 for all course work in theatre.
Dates and sites for interviews may be obtained from the School of Theatre and Film. Students are encouraged to consult with the School of Arts, Media and Engineering for additional application requirements.
Application Deadline
The application deadline is Feb. 1. After that date, admission is subject to space availability.
Program of Study
You work closely with the advisory committee to develop a program of study in required and elective course work. You are evaluated at the end of each semester by the advisory committee, in consultation with faculty teaching that semester. You are responsible for documenting professional. Your advancement through each of the three years in the MFA program is dependent upon a positive recommendation of the supervisory committee.
The program for interdisciplinary digital media concentration consists of a minimum of 60 semester hours distributed as follows: 18 hours in art, media and engineering core courses; a minimum of nine hours in theatre research, history and theory courses; an additional 18 to 26 hours of theatre requirements to complete one of the department's other concentrations; and 12 hours of research/applied project credits.
Credit Before Admission
Subject to approval by the supervisory committee, a maximum of 24 semester hours of graduate work from a completed master's degree program earned at ASU or another accredited institution may be applied to the program of study. In other cases, a maximum of nine semester hours of non-degree graduate work from ASU or another institution may be applied. All course work for the degree must be completed within the six-year time limit.
Foreign Language Requirements
None.
Final Examinations
A comprehensive examination or comprehensive review in the area of concentration is required. In addition, students failing to receive a grade of "B" (3.00) or higher in THE 504 and 520 must pass a written comprehensive examination on the subject matter of those courses. THP 693 Applied Project must be supported by written documentation and defended in an oral defense.
Deficiencies
Deficiencies in undergraduate preparation of no more than 12 hours may be removed while pursuing the MFA degree; courses taken to remove deficiencies may not be counted toward the degree.