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31 Master's degrees offered by the university
Directing
At California Institute of the Arts CalArts, in addition to MFA Directing-specific seminars and labs, students participate extensively in the Acting Program as well as in the Programs in Experience Design and Production.
VoiceArts
The VoiceArts Specialization at California Institute of the Arts CalArts is uniquely designed for creative artists whose primary means of expression is the voice—for those who wish to develop both their unique artistic voice and their vocal mechanism.
Acting
The Acting Program from California Institute of the Arts CalArts offers classically centered training with an eye toward the future, and is designed to prepare emerging artists for the performance challenges of the 21st Century.
Interactive Media for Performance
The Interactive Media for Performance Specialization in the CalArts School of Theater at California Institute of the Arts CalArts trains visionary artists to create interactive tools and moving imagery for live and time-based artwork.
Performer-Composer
California Institute of the Arts CalArts’ unique Performer-Composer studies reflects the increasing demand for flexible musicians who are able to integrate composition with performance practice.
Brass
Brass studies at California Institute of the Arts CalArts is unique and innovative, with a curriculum designed to further develop the role of brass instruments in the present and looking toward the future.
North Indian Music
The North Indian Music MFA Specialization at California Institute of the Arts CalArts trains students to become fluent and skilled performers through in-depth, hands-on training under the direction of internationally esteemed faculty.
Graphic Design
The two-year MFA Graphic Design curriculum at California Institute of the Arts CalArts focuses on the advanced exploration of form, methodology and practice, informed by a consciousness of the following contexts: contemporary practice, craft, audience, theory and history, and the constantly shifting media environment.
Technical Direction
Generating a tangible world from abstract ideas, drawings, and conversations, the Technical Direction Program at California Institute of the Arts CalArts prepares students to work in collaborative design, fabrication, and technical management.
World Percussion
The MFA Program in World Percussion from California Institute of the Arts CalArts is designed to enable students to acquire the multiple skillsets that will empower them to stake out their own, unique, career pathways to success.
Choreography
The MFA in Choreography at the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at California Institute of the Arts CalArts is an opportunity accelerator for dance artists pursuing careers as creators and educators.