• Individuals may audition/interview to enter these programs, which provide the students with convervatory-style training which focus tightly on the studies of theatre arts. At the end of the students' college studies, they are granted a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in their chosen specialization.
  • The mission of the University of Miami's Department of Theatre Arts is to equip students to work in professional theatre, film, and television or to gain admission to the best professional graduate programs.
  • The students will be capable of applying learned theatrical techniques without guidance and capable of making independent creative judgment. The main objective in theatre training is professional excellence combined with a depth of human understanding, freedom of expression, and imagination in communication for all practitioners of the art and craft of theatre.
  • Students in the Bachelor of Arts degree program must meet all the requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences, and then choose theatre as their major. Students choosing the BA degree must first take five core courses. These core courses include classes in acting, stagecraft - scenery, costumes, lighting, and prop construction, and theatre history. Following the completion of these courses, the student is allowed to explore other elements of the theatre from a number of different courses. The BA degree is developed to give the student a well-rounded background in all areas of theatre.