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17 Master's degrees offered by the university
Technical Direction
Technical production encompasses the design, construction and implementation of scenery using a wide array of technologies, materials and techniques. Apply now for this Technical Direction program from West Virginia University.
Intermedia and Photography
The Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia and Photography from West Virginia University is a terminal degree in studio art. Our selective and limited enrollment ensures regular individual contact with dedicated, diverse faculty who are committed to a sustained professional exchange with each student.
Music Education
The M.M. in Music Education from West Virginia University is designed to cultivate continued development of professional competence beyond the baccalaureate degree. All options include coursework in foundations and research, performance studies, music history and music theory.
Lighting Design and Technology
West Virginia University's M.F.A. Lighting Design and Technology program emphasizes a hands-on learning environment. Students get an immersive lighting experience from production electricians, to designers, to moving light technicians, and lighting console programmers.
Costume Design and Technology
Study in the area of Costume Design and Technology at West Virginia University takes the student through an introduction to the elements of design, drawing and costume history.
Performance
The Performance curricula at West Virginia University are especially designed for students wishing to prepare themselves as performers or as teachers of a particular instrument or voice.
Musicology
In a two-year Master of Arts in Musicology program from West Virginia University, you will develop a broad understanding of the primary methods used in musicological and ethnomusicological research.
Art and Design
Art and Design program at West Virginia University offers focused study in the areas of ceramics, graphic design, intermedia/photography, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
Acting
The Master of Fine Arts in Acting at West Virginia University is an intensive three-year course of study and the School of Theatre & Dance accepts a limited number of students to the program once every three years.
Conducting
The West Virginia University School of Music Conducting has a unique environment where students can work with a faculty consisting of internationally known performers, pedagogues and scholars.
Scenic Design and Technology
The intention of the Scenic Design and Technology program from West Virginia University is to provide talented students with an exciting opportunity for personal and professional growth in an environment that approaches theatre as both an art form and a learning experience.
Piano Pedagogy
Piano Pedagogy at West Virginia University is designed to provide advanced training to help prepare students to teach piano successfully in an independent studio, community music program or college.
Music Business and Industry
While music is an art, it is also a global and multi-billion dollar industry that employs thousands of people in live performance, recording, and publishing sectors. Apply now for this Music Business and Industry program from West Virginia University.
Scenic Design and Technology
Training in Scenic Design and Technology at West Virginia University starts with mastering basic design skills and advances to creating intricate stage worlds. Our program combines practical problem-solving with conceptual ideas to enhance and extend the meaning of performances.
Music Theory
The Music Theory Master's from West Virginia University is intended for performers and music educators who desire advanced training in the analysis of Western art music and preparation for teaching basic musicianship in either a high school or college setting.
Studio Art
The Masters of Art in Studio Art at West Virginia University promotes advanced study in ceramics, graphic design, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, or time-based art.
Ceramics
Ceramics graduate students from West Virginia University work closely in a personal studio environment while benefiting from a highly accessible faculty.