Forty-eight units of study at the 400 or 500 level are required, respective to the particular emphasis of the student. Regardless of the degree emphasis, at least two-thirds of the units must be at the 500 level or higher. In design, instead of a conventional thesis, the Master of Fine Arts student completes a final project in the area of design and defends it orally before the design faculty. A grade point average of 3.0 must be achieved in all graduate work taken in the School of Theatre. Graduate candidates whose undergraduate degrees are in disciplines other than theatre may be required to satisfy undergraduate prerequisites in theatre as determined by School of Theatre faculty.
| Acting Emphasis* | Units | |
| THTR 515abcd | Advanced Movement | 8 |
| THTR 520abcd | Advanced Acting | 16 |
| THTR 540abcd | Advanced Voice Diction | 8 |
Two seminars (8), one of which must be THTR 528 (4), and THTR 597 (8) are required.
*Students will not be admitted to this program for the 1995-96 school year.
| Directing Emphasis* | Units | |
| THTR 520ab | Advanced Acting | 8 |
| THTR 525 | Seminar in Contemporary Theatre | 4 |
| THTR 528 | Seminar in Dramatic Analysis | 4 |
| THTR 555 | Directing Fundamentals | 2 |
| THTR 556ab | Directing | 4 |
| THTR 558ab | Design for Directors | 4 |
| THTR 567a | Studies in Playwriting | 4 |
| THTR 591 | Seminar in Producing Theatre | 4 |
| THTR 593 | MFA Project | 4 |
| Electives by advisement | 10 | |
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*Students will not be admitted to this program for the 1995-96 school year.
| Theatrical Design Emphasis | Units | |
| Two courses from: | ||
| THTR 550a | Seminar in Scene Design | 3 |
| THTR 552a | Seminar in Costume Design | 3 |
| THTR 553a | Seminar in Lighting Design | 3 |
| Two continuing courses from: | ||
| THTR 550b | Seminar in Scene Design | 3 |
| THTR 552b | Seminar in Costume Design | 3 |
| THTR 553b | Seminar in Lighting Design | 3 |
| One remaining course from: | ||
| THTR 550a | Seminar in Scene Design | 3 |
| THTR 552a | Seminar in Costume Design | 3 |
| THTR 553a | Seminar in Lighting Design | 3 |
| And all of the following: | ||
| THTR 438 | Technical Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 493ab | Periods of Styles | 2-2 |
| THTR 593ab | MFA Project | 2-2 |
400- or 500-level electives (14) by advisement are required, five units of which must be at the 500 level.
| Playwriting Emphasis | Units | |
| THTR 525 | Seminar in Contemporary Theatre | 4 |
| THTR 528 | Seminar in Dramatic Analysis | 4 |
| THTR 567ab | Studies in Playwriting | 4-4 |
| THTR 591 | Seminar in Producing Theatre | 4 |
| THTR 593ab | MFA Project | 2-2 |
| THTR 595ab | Graduate Playwrights' Workshop | 4-4 |
| Electives | 16 | |
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Produced by the USC Division of Student Affairs, Office of University Publications, May 1, 1995