This three-year program combines intensive professional training and production experience. During your time in the program you will choose to specialize primarily in scenery, costuming, or lighting with a secondary area of study. During your studies you are assigned a faculty advisor who will provide close individual guidance during your training. You are expected to design or make significant technical contributions to two or three productions a year, in addition to working to support all work in your assigned production shops.<br> <br>The curriculum is designed to develop your technical skills and artistic abilities to the fullest. Course sequences are offered in all design areas and supported by advanced classes and independent study in the student's area of concentration. You are expected to complete coursework in at least two areas of theatrical production. You are also encouraged to teach and mentor undergraduate students as a part of their academic training.<br> <br>Each MFA candidate must complete a two-part Final Creative Project (FCP) in the student's area of emphasis. This includes realized and unrealized production designs depending on area of emphasis. All MFA candidates are required to write a culminating paper describing the designer's process, script analysis, and production outcome for each of the two shows.