Requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree
in Television, Film and Theater Arts,
Production Option (88 units)
Television, Film and Theater Arts CORE Requirements (44 units
total):
Required Courses (36 units):
TVFT 500 Introduction
to MFA (2)
TVFT 502
Directing (4)
TVFT 503A Dramatic Structure I:
Theatre (4)
TVFT 503B Dramatic Structure II:
Film (4)
TVFT 503C Dramatic Structure III:
Television (2)
COMS/TVFT 508 Media Arts, Theatre, and Society (4)
TVFT 510 Studio and Field
Operations (4)
TVFT 511 Stage
Operations (4)
TVFT 580 Collaboration Workshop
6 units (2,2,2)
TVFT 581: Entertainment Arts
Internship (2)
Elective Core Courses (8 units):
Select two courses from the following:
COMS 505 Seminar: Critical Approaches
Television and Film (4)
COMS 506 Seminar: Television Programming
(4)
COMS 507 Seminar: Post World War II Film
and Television History (4)
*TA 541 Seminar: Theories
of Acting (4)
TA 570 Seminar:
Experimental Theatre (4)
*Enrollment in TA 541 requires permission from Director of Graduate
Studies— Theatre Arts and Dance
Production Option (44 units total)
Upper Division Required Courses (28 units):
TVFT 521 Directing for the Stage (4)
TVFT 522 Single Camera Directing and Producing
(4)
TVFT 523 Multi-Camera Production (4)
TVFT 531A Motion Picture Pre Production/Production (4)
TVFT 531B Motion Picture Production/ Post Production (4)
TVFT 533: Advanced Problems in Multiple Camera/TV
Production (4)
TVFT 579: The Business of Production (4)
Project Requirements (8 units)
All students are required to complete three major projects:
TVFT 546 A: MFA Project I (2)
TVFT 546 B: MFA Project II (2)
TVFT 599: MFA Thesis Project (4)
Production Option Electives (8 units): In addition to the following, electives
should be chosen in consultation with an advisor
from available 500-level courses. Students are also encouraged to take
elective courses in the other options.
Graduate Teaching Assistant recipients must take COMM 491 in their
first Fall quarter of Assistantship.
COMS/TVFT 509: Entertainment Industry Practices in Television, Film and
Theatre Industries (4)
TVFT 535: Graduate Cinematography (4)
TVFT 540: Strategies and Safety in Grip &
Electric Operations (4)
TVFT 554: Selected Topics in Entertainment
Industry (1-4)
TVFT 598: MFA Directed Study: (1-6)