Graduate study allows students to pursue further education in specialized areas of their chosen field. Numerous institutions offer graduate degree and professional training programs in theater and performance studies, film/video-making and film studies, and media and cultural studies, and students interested in pursuing graduate work should begin researching these institutions, their curricula, and their financial aid packages early in their junior year. The specializations, resources, cultural settings, programs, faculty, and reputations of these schools vary, and students should carefully consider these differences in selecting appropriate programs to which they may apply.
TFMS students have attended the following degree programs:
Ph.D., Theatre Studies / Performance Studies
- University of Louisiana
- Northwestern University
- University of Maryland, College Park
M.A., Critical Film Studies
- California State University, Los Angeles
- New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
M.A., Cultural Studies
- The Johns Hopkins University
M.A., Stage Directing
- Brown University
M.A., Broadcast Journalism
- Northwestern University
M.F.A., Acting
- California Institute of the Arts
- University of Washington, Seattle
- University of Virginia
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- University of Cincinnati
- Wayne State University
- The Catholic University of America
M.F.A., Design and/or Design Technology
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- George Washington University
- Rutgers University
M.F.A., Film and Electronic Media
- American University
M.F.A., Film/Filmmaking
- Howard University
- Montana State University (science and natural history filmmaking)
- MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art)
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“The knowledge and training I received at St. Mary’s as a theater major and young artist were invaluable. They laid the foundation for my artistic career. Upon graduation, I knew I wanted to do more than entertain – I wanted to create powerful, dynamic work that would inspire, provoke, and nourish the soul.”
– Korinne (Loynes) Meier, 2000; M.F.A. in Acting, California Institute of the Arts, 2005