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2020-2021 University Catalog 
    
2020-2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance (Graduate)


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Theatre

Website URL:

https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/rueffschool/theatre/

Department Chair/School Head:

Theatre Chairperson: Ann M. Shanahan/School Head: Arne Flaten

Academic Programs:

Master’s Programs

The Purdue University Department of Theatre offers MFA degrees in Acting, Audio Technology, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Scenic Design, Sound Design, and Technical Direction. Students learn from a faculty and staff of professional artists, technicians, and scholars working at the top of their fields, in a supportive and rigorous environment, intended to prepare students for fulfilling careers in the professional or educational theatre and the entertainment industries.

 

Master of Fine Arts: Theatre

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

Acting
Audio Technology
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Scene Design
Sound Design
Technical Direction

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Richard K. Thomas: Sound Design & Audio Technology; Coordinator of Design & Production Area
Joel Ebarb: Costume Design; Associate Dean of College of Liberal Arts  
Anne Fliotsos: History and Criticism
Richard Stockton Rand: Acting and Movement; Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies
 

Associate Professor

Rich Dionne: Technical Direction
Kristine Holtvedt: Performance; Coordinator of Performance Area
Rusty Jones: Scene Design
Michael McNamara: Lighting Design
Ann M. Shanahan: Directing and Performance

Assistant Professor

Davin Huston; Theatre Engineering Technology

Emeritus Faculty

Dale Miller: Stage Management
Van Phillips: Scene Design

 


Art and Design

Website URL:

https://www.cla.purdue.edu/ad/mfa/index.html

Department/School Head:

Li Zhang/Arne Flaten

Academic Programs: 

MFA, MA, and Ph.D. Programs

The Master of Fine Arts degree program in the Department of Art and Design at Purdue University provides a dynamic interdisciplinary environment in which students intensively develop and refine their artistic and/or design aesthetic under the mentorship of actively engaged artists and designers. The three-year curriculum combines studio research, theory, and art/design history courses, allowing students to form study plans according to their specific needs.

MFA degree in Studio Arts or Design, MA and Ph.D. degree programs in Art Education

*Admission to the graduate programs in Art Education is restricted. Those interested in applying for an MA or Ph.D. in Art Education should first contact the Director of A&D Graduate Program for permission to apply.

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Charles Gick
David C. Parrish
F. Robert Sabol
Steven Visser
Li Zhang

Associate Professor

Petronio Bendito
Catherine Dossin
Laura Drake
Tong Jin Kim
Robert Mahorney
Shannon McMullen
Cheryl Zhenyu Qian
Fabian Winkler
Christine Wuenschel
Sigrid Zahner

Assistant Professor

Eli Craven
Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler
Hyungjoo Kim
Jung Joo Sohn
Kevin Woolley
Barbara Yung

Emeritus Faculty

Vernon Cheek
Daniel Engelke
Phoebe. Farris
Herbert George. Geahigan
Otie Kilmer
Rosemary Kilmer
Arne Kristian. Kvaalen
Lisa Lee Peterson
Richard Paul
Kathryn Reeves
Susan. Ressler
Ralph. ScarcelliDavid Sigman
Robert Veryzer
Victoria Willis
Chao Hsi Wu

Programs

    Master’s

    Courses

      Art and DesignMusic History and TheoryTheatre

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