Overview

We are the disciplinary home for theatre as both theory and practice and combine the strengths of the film and media studies curriculum in the School of Liberal Arts, its numerous production courses, along with relevant and exciting media and theatre-related work being done in Herron School of Art, the School of Informatics and Computing, and the School of Engineering and Technology.

This unique, interdisciplinary degree of Applied Theatre, Film and Television (ATFT) at Indiana University Indianapolis leverages multi-modal mediums of theatre, film, and television to give voice to social change through knowledge acquisition—history, theory, and criticism—experiential learning, and performance. The Applied Theatre Concentration is the only theatre curriculum on the IUPUI campus and one of the only undergraduate Applied Theatre programs in the United States and the world.

The Applied Theatre, Film, and Television major stresses the interdependence of artistic practice and intellectual knowledge. It is made up of three exciting and distinct concentrations that will provide you with knowledge and hands-on experiences that are unique to our campus and school.

The Applied Theatre concentration combines the study of complex dramatic traditions and opportunities for you to learn performance and production, with pedagogies and coursework that will prepare you to transfer the “gifts of theatre’ in interdisciplinary settings and nontraditional environments.

The two Film and Television concentrations teaches methods for recognizing and analyzing creative methods. You will learn to know film and media as products of history, culture, ideology, industry and individual authorship. You also have the opportunity to incorporate this knowledge into your development of creative projects.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Theatre Studies

Filmology

Television

Communication Studies

Critical Roles
Research Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Indianapolis, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Official Academic Records
Proof of English Proficiency
SAT and ACT Test Scores
Explanation of Time Since Last School Attended
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

36125 USD / year

≈ 36125 USD / year
Out-of-State

35566 USD / year

≈ 35566 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

10760 USD / year

≈ 10760 USD / year

Additional Details

Indiana Partner Tuition states $15520/ year

Living costs

Indianapolis

United States

1017 - 1926 USD / month

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Campus Location

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