Program Overview

Theater Design and Technology B.F.A.

The theater design and technology program allows you to specialize in design (set, costume or lighting) or the technical aspects of theater, including scene construction, properties and sound design.

About this Program

• Combine classroom and experiential learning.
• Design drama department main stage productions and work collaboratively with faculty directors, designers and the professional staff of Syracuse Stage, a professional theater company that shares a theater complex with the department.
• Intern in Syracuse Stage’s technical production shops if you're an eligible senior.
• Work in our newly expanded and renovated Theater Design Center and the variety of performance spaces in the Syracuse Stage/Drama theater complex.
• Experience immersive learning opportunities in New York City; Los Angeles; London, England (in partnership with Rose Bruford College); and Florence, Italy.
• Collaborate with community members with disabilities to co-create theater in an inclusive environment through All Star C.A.S.T. (Community Actors and Students’ Theater) workshops.
• Consider joining the Design Living Learning Community.
• Benefit from a strong, supportive alumni network.

Program Information

• Degree Type: B.F.A.
• Major: Theater Design and Technology
• Modality: In-person
• College or School: College of Visual and Performing Arts
• Career Path: Art and Design, Performing Arts

Curriculum

• Drama requirements: 24 credits
• Design/tech requirements: 66 credits
• Theater laboratory: 0 credits
• Drama electives: 12 credits
• Academic requirements: 6 credits
• Academic electives: 21 credits
• University requirements: 1
• Total Credits Required: 130

Extracurricular Opportunities

• Study abroad opportunity: London Semester
  • Theater design and technology majors can participate in Syracuse Abroad’s World Partner program with Rose Bruford College in London.
• Study abroad opportunity: Florence Semester
  • Theater design and technology majors can study at the Syracuse Abroad center in Florence, Italy, where you can participate in internships through theater or opera venues in addition being exposed to the city’s rich cultural resources.
• Immersion opportunity: Tepper Semester
  • The Tepper Semester is a rigorous artistic training program that allows you to live and study in the heart of the New York professional theater scene.
• Immersion opportunity: VPA LA Semester
  • The VPA LA Semester is an immersive professional development program that provides you with the opportunity to work as an intern in Los Angeles while taking academic courses taught by LA professionals with expertise in their given disciplines.

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