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MFA in Lighting Design

3 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of Connecticut

Program Overview

The Master of Fine Arts degree in Lighting Design is intended to train designers for the professional theatre and entertainment industry. The program is structured to develop an understanding of lighting aesthetics, technology, design and research techniques, theatre history/dramatic literature, as well as business skills required for survival in the professional theatre world. We place emphasis on the collaborative and developmental design process and on a working knowledge of the lighting vocabulary associated with theatre, musical theatre, opera and dance.

Program Key Stats

$36088 (Annual cost)



49 %

Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Online application; Two years of work experience; average work experience is 8 years; 2 letters of recommendation; Resume, Primary essay, Statement of Purpose

Career Options

  • Contemporary drama and camera acting
  • Media criticism and relations
  • Performance principles
  • acting theory and movement studies
  • Script analysis
  • Production design
  • Marketing
  • Choreographer
  • Impersonator
  • Playwright
  • Professor

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