MFA Experience Design and Production with Lighting Design Specialization

MFA Experience Design and Production Course Requirements

The MFA degrees in Experience Design and Production require three years of full-time study. An evaluation will be made at the end of the first year of study to determine the remainder of the student's curriculum, based on the faculty's evaluation of the student's work and the goals of the particular student. The graduate curriculum for each program is highly individualized, with the core requirements serving as a framework for further studies customized to meet each student's goals and ambitions.

MFA Lighting Design Specialization

By the time they graduate, MFA Lighting Design students will be able to:

• Have a complete command of the theatrical lighting design process including the ability to:

  • Construct and articulate a conceptual approach and presentation skills

  • Create the required drafting, renderings and technical schedules

  • Construct budgets, schedules and contracts

  • Effectively communicate and collaborate with production teams

  • Analyze and critique performed work with cultural and historical contexts.

• Apply the ability to consider the physiological and psychological effects of light and other scientific principles of phenomenology.

• Apply knowledge of the architectural lighting design process, including immersive and environmental lighting design.

• Apply knowledge and practice with intelligent lighting, moving light consoles and other state of the art technology for use in the theater and concert stages.

• Produce original and artistic work reflected in a professional level design portfolio.

Métier Requirements

• TLTG 525 Theatrical Techniques

• TLTG 625 Environmental Lighting

• TLTG 626 Light Art and Architectural Lighting

• TLTG 725 Immersive Lighting Design

• TLTG 726 The Business of Light

• TLTG 670 Moving Light Lab/Lighting for Music

• Drafting (choose from Vectorworks, AutoCAD or other by approval)

• TIMM 640 Digital Rendering

• TSCE 510 Performance by Design

• TSCE 545 Design Methodology

• TDAP 695 D&P Production (6 semesters)

• TDAP 620 D & P Seminar (6 semesters)

• THST 500 Interpretive Strategies for Plays

• THST 501 Interpretive Strategies for Performance or equivalent electives.

• TWNT 600 Winter Session (every Spring that it is offered)

Complete 4 courses from the following list:

• TIMM 510 Intro to Sketch-up

• TSCE 501 Environments in Motion

• TSCE 502 Worlds at Play

• TCOS 660+661 Open Dress (all sections)

• TLTG 635 Environmental Lighting

• TLTG 725 Immersive Lighting

• TIMM 615 AutoCAD 1 + 2

• Immersive and Legacy Audio Mixing (IN PLANNING)

• TSND 511 Research-Based Sound Design

• TIMM 560 VectorWorks for Lighting/Sound

• TSCE 505 Techniques of Design

• TIMM 622 Healthcare by Design

• TIMM 608 Designing for Deep Futures

• TTDI 530 Digital Fabrication

• TTDI 710 Parametric Drafting

• TVID 600 Creating for AR

• TVID 615 Creating for VR

Via consultation with your mentor, suggested electives are offered within the School of Theater and throughout the Institute, subject to availability and permission of listed instructor.