Study Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Theater at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale in the USA, College of Liberal Arts

About this course

About this course
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

Earning a graduate degree in the Theater program at SIU offers extremely specialized, advanced training in one of six areas of study. Our graduates receive hands-on, practical knowledge within their chosen field and become experts in their career paths throughout the three-year course.Upon completion of a degree in theater, job placement remains at an all-time high for SIU graduates in an array of fields. In the field of acting, performers find success in film, theater and music as actors and voice-over actors. An ever-growing field exists for video-game actors and motion-captor actors for CGI. Other performers choose to travel or find success as actors in Renaissance fairs, theme parks and cruise ships.

Majors

Directing
Playwriting
Costume

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Which department am I in?

College of Liberal Arts

Study options

Full Time (6 Semesters)

Tuition fees

US$21,555.00 per year

Start date

August 2027

Venue

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

1263 Lincoln Drive,

CARBONDALE,

Illinois,

62901, Midwest, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

To be eligible to be considered for admission to a graduate degree program, you must meet the following minimum Graduate School requirements: 2.7 (on a grading scale with 4.0=A; approximately a "B-" average) on the last two years of Bachelor's coursework; 3.0 on all previous graduate work (approximately a "B" average).

The English language requirement may be met by submitting: 550 on the paper-based TOEFL; 80 on the internet-based TOEFL; 6

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.