School of Theatre, Television, and Film
CRAFTING STORIES, SHAPING FUTURES
Welcome to the School of Theatre, Television, and Film at SDSU, where we are dedicated to providing a premiere education that seamlessly blends artistic excellence with cutting-edge technology. Our mission is to foster a creative environment grounded in conceptual and historical foundations, guiding students to reach their full potential as artists, scholars, and global citizens. We champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, integrating theory and practice while embracing a forward-thinking approach. Here, students and faculty collaborate to create transformative art and scholarship, supported by our commitment to anti-racism and cultural diversity. Join us as we explore and shape the future of storytelling and artistic expression. San Diego State University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre.
In the Spotlight
Times of San Diego: San Diego State University’s Theatre Program is 100 and hot as ever
The centennial season will take place throughout SDSU’s Performing Arts District, which includes the Main Stage Theatre, the Prebys Stage and the outdoor Lamden and Clay stages.
Daily Aztec: The School of Theatre, Television and Film presents a show meant for “Everybody”
Come inside a rehearsal for the department’s staged reading with Katie Turner and student assistant directors
MFA Design and Technology students selected for international production design conference
MFA students Ligia Batschke and Lauren Richards will join mentor Jubilate Cox among the first educators and students invited to the 2026 Production Designers Gathering in Greece.
Upcoming Performances
Stay up to date on School of Theatre, Television, and Film events, including performances, festivals, panel discussions, screenings and more.
EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS
Theatre Undergraduate Programs
For more than four decades, SDSU’s program in Television, Film and New Media has been an ardent champion of independent thought and approaches to the production and study of media. Our program prepares students to become leaders in production and criticism, navigating the mainstream and independent media worlds with the ethical acuity of community action and global citizenship.
Television, Film, and New Media Undergraduate Programs
As part of a nationally-ranked university and a strategic alliance with the School’s Theatre Program, TFM offers students opportunities to work, intern, and study with the best in the region and travel the world through SDSU’s robust international programs. Between the undergraduate major and minor, and the MFA in Film & TV production, the TFM student body produces over 100 films per semester, making it one of the most productive in the country.
M.F.A. Film and Television Production
This graduate program is designed for candidates who have the creative/artistic potential, discipline, and organizational skills to complete original, provoking, and significant narrative, documentary or digital production work at a professional (or near professional) craft level during their course of study in the program.
Design and Technology Undergraduate Program
As theater and film practitioners, our focus lies in storytelling. We strive to impart the art of storytelling to our students through applied research, aesthetic competence, critical analysis, mastery of discipline-specific techniques and business competence in the field. A key aspect of the Design and Technology education we provide is based on the practice of collaboration. We believe this to be the core principle that elevates our students and helps them succeed after graduation. Collaboration enhances the creative process, fosters synergy, welcomes reflection and creates a safe space.
M.F.A. Theatre Arts, Concentration in Design and Technology
The MFA program at San Diego State University is a three-year degree program with emphases in scenic design, costume design and technology, lighting design, projection/integrated media design, production design and technical direction.
