This is a sample curriculum for a full-time student in our program. To achieve the MFA in Performance Pedagogy as a full-time student, we require 60 total units across three years. Flexible, part-time schedules are also possible.
Year 1
3 units per course, 7 courses, 21 total units
Fall
- Seminar: Intro to Theatre Pedagogy
- Seminar: Intro to Research and Writing
- Theories of Acting and Directing
Spring
- Seminar: Teaching Acting
- Directing
- Practicum: Teaching Beginning Acting
Summer
- Issues in Theatre Pedagogy
Year 2
3 units per course, 7 courses, 21 total units
Fall
- The Collaborative Process
- Teaching the Specialized Acting Course (Scene Study)
- Practicum: Teaching Beginning Acting
Spring
- Techniques in Actor Coaching
- Practicum: Teaching Beginning Acting
Summer
- Advanced Directing
Year 3
3 units per course, 6 courses, 18 total units
Fall
- Survey of Dramatic Literature
- Performance Practicum
- Thesis
Spring
- Teaching the Specialized Acting Course (Camera)
- * Additional Elective
- Thesis