Stage & Screen Design Technology (BFA)

About the Program

The BFA in Stage and Screen Design/Technology provides students with the tools to work across the mediums of theatre, television, and film. This interdisciplinary program taught collaboratively with the department of Visual and Media Arts—one of the premier film schools in the United States—is one of the first undergraduate programs in the country to offer a complete degree in design for both stage and screen. Prospective students for this program should apply to and begin in our BFA Theatre Design/Technology degree before moving into Stage & Screen Design/Tech as second year students.

In addition to classes that provide firm grounding in theatrical design, your coursework will allow you to explore special topics in designing for film and television. You will have the opportunity to work with renowned faculty in both Visual & Media Arts and Performing Arts, and to build your professional network from peers in both disciplines. Production projects and internship opportunities in both our Boston and Los Angeles campuses will round out your experience and prepare you for the professional world of production design in a wide range of entertainment fields.

To see descriptions of any of the below classes, please visit our course catalog.

*BFA Stage and Screen Design/Technology students must fulfill the Advanced Theatre Studies requirement with VM 100 History of Media Arts I.

BFA Stage and Screen Design/Technology majors may substitute TH 141 Stagecraft: Special Topics for one of their four Stagecraft requirements, TH142, TH 143, TH 144, or TH 145, when offered.