Graduate Programs by Focus

Admission to graduate programs in the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts (TCVPA) is a two-step process with requirements established by both the Graduate School and the school in which the student plans to study. Students should note carefully any particular requirements for admission established by the school in which they plan to major and contact the graduate advisor of the unit for more detailed information.

School of Art

School of Art

Art

• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Art Track)

Art History

• M.A.
• Certificate (Art History, Criticism, & Theory)

Ceramics

• M.F.A. (Art)

Critical Studies & Artistic Practice

• Ph.D. (Fine Arts - Art)

Education

• M.A.E.

Jewelry Design & Metalsmithing

• M.F.A. (Studio Art)

Painting

• M.F.A. (Studio Art)

Photography

• M.F.A. (Studio Art)

Printmaking

• M.F.A. (Studio Art)

Sculpture

• M.F.A. (Studio Art)

Studio Art

• M.F.A.

 

School of Music

 

Arts Administration

• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Music)

Choral Conducting

• M.M. (Conducting)
• D.M.A. (Conducting)

Composition

• M.M.
• D.M.A.

Conducting

• M.M.
• D.M.A.

Early Music Performance Practice

• Certificate

Jazz Performance

• M.M. (Performance)

Keyboard

• M.M. (Performance)
• D.M.A. (Performance)

Music

• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Music Track)

Music Education

• M.M.Ed.
• Ph.D. (Music Education)
• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Music)

Music Theory

• M.M. (Music Theory)
• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Music)

Musicology

• M.M. (Musicology)
• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Music)

Opera Studies

• Certificate

Orchestral Conducting

• M.M. (Conducting)
• D.M.A. (Conducting)

Pedagogy

• M.M. (Pedagogy)

Performance

• M.M. (Performance)
• D.M.A. (Performance)

Piano (Collaborative)

• Certificate

Piano Pedagogy

• M.M. (Pedagogy)
• D.M.A. (Piano Pedagogy)
• Certificate

Strings

• M.M. (Performance)
• D.M.A. (Performance)

Voice

• M.M. (Performance)
• D.M.A. (Performance)

Wind Conducting

• M.M. (Conducting)
• D.M.A. (Conducting)

Winds/Brass/ Percussion

• M.M. (Performance)
• D.M.A. (Performance)

Woodwind Specialist

• Certificate

School of Theatre & Dance

Acting/ Directing

• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Theatre)

Arts Administration

• M.F.A. (Theatre Arts)
• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Theatre)

Dance Studies

• M.A. (Distance Learning)

Design

• M.F.A. (Theatre Arts)
• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Theatre)

History/Theory/ Criticism

• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Theatre)

Performance & Pedagogy

• M.F.A. (Theatre Arts)

Playwriting

• M.F.A. (Theatre Arts)
• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Theatre)

Theatre

• M.A.
• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Theatre)

 

Department of Interdisciplinary Arts

Arts Entrepreneurism

• Certificate

Interdisciplinary Arts

• Certificate

Fine Arts Doctoral Program

• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Art)
• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Music)
• Ph.D. (Fine Arts – Theatre)