MFA Lighting Design and Technology

3 Years On Campus Masters Program

West Virginia University

Program Overview

The M.F.A. Lighting program emphasizes a hands-on learning environment. Students get an immersive lighting experience from production electricians, to designers, to moving light technicians, and lighting console programmers. Coupled with significant production experience, our M.F.A. lighting students get to work with ETC consoles running beta software, new LED fixtures and moving lights. Production design opportunities include theatre, opera, dance, musical theatre and special events.

Program Key Stats

$24372 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Lighting director
  • cameraperson
  • lighting designer
  • director of photography

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