Savannah College of Art and Design
M.F.A. in Themed Entertainment Design
Savannah, USA
MA
DURATION
90 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 42,120 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total, full-time student for one academic year
Key Summary
Pursue your career as a themed entertainment designer at the first university to offer an M.F.A. degree in this multibillion-dollar global industry. We leverage a comprehensive curriculum that explores architecture, new media, film, live theater, and augmented and virtual reality so that you can design attractions from the ground up. With behind-the-scenes trips to leading theme parks, insights from expert faculty, and professional collaborations through SCADpro, you’re well on your way to ascending great heights.
- Select one of these two options:
- INDS 503 Design Visualization, Communication, and Documentation
- ELDS 708 Communication in Electronic Design
- Select one of these two options:
- ELDS 704 Electronic Design
- ARCH 714 Advanced Parametric Design and Generative Modeling Strategies for the Building Arts
- THED 720 Themed Entertainment Industry
- THED 730 Concept Design Studio
- THED 735 Component Design Studio
- PROD 750 Digital Visualization for Production Design
- THED 765 Design for Themed Entertainment
- PROD 770 Professional Practices in Production Design
- THED 775 Themed Environments and Attractions: Design Development
- THED 777 Collaborative Design Studio
- THED 790 Themed Entertainment Design M.F.A. Thesis
- 700-level ARTH or CINE elective
- Select one of these three options:
- THED 779 Graduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- 700-level ACT, ANIM, ARCH, DWRI, FILM, GAME, IDUS, INDS, ITGM, IXDS, MOME, PERF, PROD, SERV, SANM, SFLM, SNDS, STEC, THED, or VSFX elective
- 700-level ACT, ANIM, ARCH, DWRI, FILM, GAME, IDUS, INDS, ITGM, IXDS, MOME, PERF, PROD, SERV, SANM, SFLM, SNDS, STEC, THED, or VSFX elective
- 500- to 700-level elective
- 500- to 700-level elective
- 500- to 700-level elective
- 500- to 700-level elective
Total course of study: 90 hours
Become a brand designer. Become an experience designer. Become a special venue theater designer. From the Rebels’ fight against the Empire at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to the secrets of Diagon Alley at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, themed entertainment designers create unforgettable experiences across a spectrum of entertainment parks, visitor attractions, resorts, hotels, restaurants, and museums. They construct unique environments that empower, inform, and entertain — and SCAD offers the first and only M.F.A. degree program in this rapidly growing field.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Theme park designer
- Show producer
- Show set designer
- Attraction designer
- Creative director
- Concept designer
- Event/experience designer
- Immersive experience designer
- Museum/store designer
- Get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
Get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Universal Creative
- ITEC Entertainment
- Falcon’s Creative Group
- Merlin Entertainments
- Nickelodeon
- Studio Ghibli
- Royal Caribbean
- Dollywood