Overview

Metropolitan State University of Denver’s B.F.A. in Theatre degree is an intensive pre-professional program that offers two concentrations:

Music Theatre
Applied Theatre Technology and Design

Music Theatre provides rich opportunities for performing; Applied Theatre Technology and Design provides hands–on technical theatre experience. These experiences are provided both in class and onstage as well as through on-campus productions, internships at local theatres.

Career Opportunities

The philosophy underpinning the bachelor of fine arts degree in Theatre is that “Theatre is Equipment for Living.” The program is designed to prepare you for further graduate study or for careers as actors, directors, singers, costume technicians and designers, lighting technicians and designers, makeup artists, audio technicians, scenic construction and designers, scriptwriters, theatre critics, stage managers and more. Many also leverage their Theatre degrees in other fields including communications, marketing, business and nonprofit administration.

Programme Structure

Courses offered:

Acting

Stagecraft

Stage Makeup

Production Analysis: Process and Technology

Theatre Career Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-03 00:00:00 , National

More details

National, Fall and Spring: Next Priority Deadline – Nov 3.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Denver, United States

Disciplines

Drama Management of Creative Industries Fine Arts View 458 other Bachelors in Fine Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

If you are 20 years of age or older, we do not have a GPA requirement.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Apply Online In One Of Two Ways: Roadrunner Application or CommonApp
Color copy of your passport information page
English Language Proficiency
You must submit a bank statement or letter AND a completed financial affidavit form before you can receive an admission decision or I-20 Form.
Official secondary (high school) documents are sent to MSU Denver directly from an official source, such as your school, ministry of education office, or examination board. Your documents must show all final results and a graduation date.
If your academic documents are issued in a non-English language, you must submit a complete, literal, word-for-word English translation in the same format as the original academic document. Translations must be done by a professional translator or translation service.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

25602 USD / year

≈ 25602 USD / year
Out-of-State

25602 USD / year

≈ 25602 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9403 USD / year

≈ 9403 USD / year

Additional Details

Non-resident Wiche-wue & Rit Cost Of Attendance (Coa): $17,366.

Living costs

Denver

United States

1310 - 2220 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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