The MFA Lighting program emphasizes a hands-on learning environment. You will get an immersive lighting experience from production electricians, to designers, to moving light technicians and lighting console programmers.
Coupled with significant production experience, our MFA Lighting students get to work with ETC consoles running beta software, new LED fixtures and moving lights. Production design opportunities include theatre, opera, dance, musical theatre and special events.
Design training features an emphasis on the development of the production and lighting aesthetic and the ability to help tell a story in a collaborative and supportive team atmosphere.
You will gain training in:
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
College of Creative Arts
One Fine Arts Drive,
MORGANTOWN,
West Virginia,
26506, United States
To be eligible for admission into a graduate program at WVU an applicant must submit official, bachelors degree transcripts from a regionally accredited institution and hold a GPA of at least 2.75.
WVU鈥檚 minimum score requirements for English proficiency are:
Academic IELTS: 6.5
TOEFL iBT: 79
TOEFL Essentials: 9.0
PTE Academic: 53
Duolingo English Test: 105
Application Deadline
Fall: August 1
Spring: January 1
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
WVU graduates enjoy a remarkably high employment rate of 93 percent within two years of completing their program.
