14 Part time Master Programs in Performing Arts in North America for 2024

Students who join the M.F.A. program in Documentary take advantage of the combined focus on both cinematic arts and journalistic approaches. You benefit further from the School’s many strengths such as Interactive Media, Strategic Communication, and Communication for Global Social Change.

Teach theatre and create transformative experiences in our Theatre Education & Applied Theatre (MA& MFA) program. Our program allows you to grow and refine your craft as both an artist and educator. We offer two tracks of study to choose from, Theatre Education and Applied Theatre, that allow you to pursue your professional goals. No matter which tracks you select, you will have the flexibility to choose elective courses that align with your unique interests and customize a course of study that supports your goals.

Awaken the music inside everyone. Your knowledge, experience, and passion can inspire the next generation of artists and performers.

Bring your stories to life as you explore the depths of the film industry.

Gain real-world experience, explore emerging technologies, learn business and creative practices, and make industry connections that will put you on a path to telling stories that matter.

The M.F.A. in Motion Pictures guides students to advance their technical proficiency and critical thinking while learning innovative narrative skills. Students are encouraged to concentrate on more than one area of specialization: production, producing, and/or screenwriting.

Whether you want to explore fiction film, documentary, experimental media, installation art, or interactive media, our Film and Media Art (MFA) will give you the expertise you need. Work with image and sound to entertain, inform, persuade, and challenge, using both traditional and emergent media forms. Develop an understanding of the disciplines of 16mm and digital film and audio, and interactive media production, bringing this understanding to bear on traditional and convergent media works. Our program offers three distinct entry points depending on your prior experience and varies in length from 2-3 years, allowing students with a variety of life experiences and diverse academic backgrounds to inspire each other’s artistic development. Once you are admitted to the program, we work with you to create a custom curriculum based on your professional and educational goals.

Harness the power of communication. Hone your proficiency in the theory and practice of communication, and develop an appreciation of differing perceptions of the world.

Develop your skills as a music composer in a conservatory-like setting in this master of a music program, working closely with our faculty of internationally recognized composers. Specialize in traditional composition, electronic composition, or composing for film or music theatre. You will be actively involved in the performance of your work, collaborating with composers, musicians, and other artists, at NYU and throughout New York City.

Earn a master’s degree in Music Technology and pursue research and advanced skills in areas including sound recording, recorded music, music production, live sound, electronic music, signal processing, immersive audio, XR (AR/VR) systems, music cognition, music informatics, machine learning, and more.

Learn to navigate a fast-paced and compelling industry while studying in New York City, the world's music business capital. Combine cross-disciplinary course work in business, finance, the arts, and more, and gain real-world experience working with industry leaders. Tailor your degree with electives in areas such as concert management, promotions, and strategic marketing.

The Master of Arts in Music degree is intended to allow talented musicians who have completed an undergraduate degree in music to pursue intensive graduate studies in performance. The Master of Arts in Music degree is offered with applied concentrations in piano, organ, voice, contemporary pop music, orchestral instruments, composition, conducting, church music, and contemporary Christian music.

Prepare to work as a theatre artist and educator in arts organizations, private and community colleges, galleries, museums, and a broad range of cultural settings. You’ll develop new strategies focused on teaching and learning through drama while experimenting in the creation and presentation of theatre for diverse audiences.

Educational Theatre, Storytelling and the arts, M.A. is designed for educators without a theatre major interested in integrating dramatic play into their coursework. This program offers a rich array of multi-disciplinary courses in arts education, focusing on creative dramatics and storytelling.