Program Recognition
•Academic certificate housed in SOU Theatre and listed in the theatre certificate program group
•Focused on lighting for live performance, film, event installation, architecture, and digital media
Training
•Builds optics, design theory, technical visualization, presentation, and practical lighting skills
•Students can hang, focus, and program stage lighting with industry-standard equipment or work in digital cinema settings
Professional Development
•Career paths include performing arts lighting design, lighting technician work, concert and event lighting, film and TV gaffer work, architectural lighting, projections, and digital lighting FX
•Students apply lighting skills through theatre productions, Digital Media Center projects, or both
Degree Flexibility
•Open to degree-seeking students and especially connected to Theatre, Digital Cinema, and EMDA majors
•Pairs naturally with the Theatre BFA Design or Technology concentrations
