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Longstreet Theatre
Green and Sumter Streets
Main Office, Room 402
Columbia, SC 29208

phone: 803.777.4288   
fax: 803.777.6669
email: theatre@sc.edu or dance@sc.edu

Department of Theatre and Dance
MFA PROGRAM OF STUDY

The Master of Fine Arts Degree with emphasis in
ACTING

A three-year program (63 hours)


FIVE SEMESTER RESIDENCY with ONE SEMESTER INTERNSHIP:

1. REQUIRED CORE OF GENERAL STUDIES IN THEATRE 49 credits total
THSP 721E Practicum 4 credits
THSP 770, 771, 773, 774 Problems in Performance 12 credits
THSP 777 Advanced Movement 12 credits
THSP 741 Advanced Voice 15 credits
THSP 796/797 Special Projects: Acting 3 credits
THSP 790 Professional Internship 3 credits

2. REQUIRED CRITICAL STUDIES 12 credits total
THSP Text Analysis 3 credits
THSP 758 Directing I 3 credits
THSP 761 Theatre History 3 credits
THSP 567 Dramatic Theory I 3 credits

3. THESIS PREPARATION 2 credits


FOUR SEMESTER RESIDENCY with ONE-YEAR INTERNSHIP:
In the event that MFA candidates are directed into a one-year internship, requirements are as follows:

1. REQUIRED CORE OF GENERAL STUDIES IN THEATRE 51 credits total
THSP 721E Practicum 3 credits
THSP 770,771,773,774 Problems in Performance 12 credits
THSP 777 Advanced Movement 12 credits
THSP 741 Advanced Voice 15 credits
THSP 790 Professional Internship 9 credits

2. REQUIRED CRITICAL STUDIES 9 credits total
THSP Text Analysis 3 credits
THSP 758 Directing I 3 credits
THSP 761 Theatre History 3 credits
or
THSP 567 Dramatic Theory I 3 credits

3. THESIS PREPARATION 3 credits

In addition to the 63 required hours for the MFA in Acting, the candidate is strongly encouraged to take appropriate electives in the field of study. Appropriate electives might include such courses as THSP 587 Film and Television Acting and additional Voice and Movement study.

Other requirements for the MFA degree:
* A thesis must be accepted by the MFA Advisory Committee and by the Graduate School.
* A comprehensive examination must be passed.
* All course work must be at the 500 level or above; and one-half of the course work, exclusive of thesis preparation, must be at the 700 level or above.
* A professional internship must be completed successfully.

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Sample Program of Study: Acting

First Semester
*** Pre-Semester Teaching Workshop
741A Voice/Berry and Linklater (3)
796 Special Projects: Acting (1)
797 Special Projects:Text Analysis (3)
770 Problems in Acting, Rehearsal and Performance (2)
777 Adv Movement and Dance (3)

Second Semester
721 MFA Practicum Acting (1)
741A Voice/Berry and Linklater (3)
741B Voice/Skinner (1)
771 Problems in Acting, Rehearsal and Performance (3)
777 Adv Movement and Dance (3)

Third Semester
721 MFA Practicum Acting (1)
741A Voice/Berry and Linklater (3)
773 Performance Period Plays (3)
777 Adv Movement and Dance (3)
778 DirectorÍs Workshop (3)

Fourth Semester
721 MFA Practicum Acting (1)
741A Voice/Berry and Linklater (3)
761 Studies / Theatre History (3)
774 Performance Period Plays (3)
777 Adv Movement and Dance (3)

Fifth Semester
799 Thesis Prep
721 MFA Practicum Acting (1)
741A Voice/Berry and Linklater (3)
777 Adv Movement and Dance (3)
797 Special Projects: Acting (3)

Sixth Semester
790 Professional Internship (9)

THSP 799: "Thesis Preparation" (3) will be elected during the appropriate semesters.