The M.F.A. in Television, Film and Theatre (TVFT) is a three-year, terminal degree program that prepares students for diverse professional and academic careers in content creation, acting, and writing in narrative media. The program includes coursework in the theory and aesthetics of theater, film, television and new media along with the politics of narrative, and the positioning of storytelling in the context of critical race theory, gender, and class. Students will also learn current industry business practices. There are ample opportunities to develop a creative voice and vision as they work on stage, set, collaborative projects and culminating projects while applying real-world skills. The MFA degree, in conjunction with extensive professional experience, qualifies students to work and teach in these fields.  

The M.F.A .in Television, Film and Theatre program offers three formal options:

Option 1: Acting    offers training in acting, voice, movement and Viewpoints to prepare students for post-graduate careers in live or recorded mediums.

Option 2:  Content Creation    offers a progression of development and production training in live and pre-recorded environments. 

Option 3: Writing    offers a progression in writing skills towards the development of a one-act play, a full-length play, a short film script, a TV Spec (drama and comedy), a TV pilot, and feature-film screenplays.  

Program Objectives:

The M.F.A. in Television Film and Theatre has the following objectives:

- To offer a curriculum for future storytellers by educating them in a variety of forms of narrative arts: linear, and non-linear storytelling in television, film, theatre and new media; 

- To prepare students for careers in content creation, acting and writing by emphasizing technical proficiency and creative artistry within and across television, film and theatre;

- To provide students career options with the intellectual and historical backgrounds central to their development as media artists and scholars;

- To provide the technical and academic expertise essential to prepare future professionals and faculty in this terminal degree program;

- To provide our uniquely diverse student body with opportunities for advanced coursework in content creation, writing, and acting.

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