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Our performing arts colleges offer professional degree programs in music and theatre
Roosevelt University's performing arts colleges provide professional training for actors, musicians, and teachers within the context of one of the world's great cultural cities. Our performing arts colleges include The Music Conservatory and The Theatre Conservatory. Students in our performing arts colleges learn to develop their artistic voices through study and interaction with Roosevelt's internationally recognized faculty and a curriculum designed to meet the highest standards of professional development. Learn from a great city with great performing arts colleges.Located in the heart of Chicago, one of the world's great theatre cities, Roosevelt University's performing arts colleges offer students the opportunity to study theatre with professionals. Students attending our performing arts colleges gain insight and inspiration from attending the various events that invigorate Chicago. From Broadway musicals to concerts at Symphony Center and the Ravinia Festival, students get to experience great theatre firsthand. These events and our professional professors give the students the opportunity to build a strong network of support that can give them a head start on a professional career. Worldwide reputation for excellenceStudents from around the world have studied theatre and music at Roosevelt University. While the university recruits nationally, word of mouth still remains the best recruitment tool. Our graduates highly recommend the programs they were a part of and are proud to be graduates of Roosevelt. We offer outstanding internship programs, where students can receive academic credit for working at Chicago's professional theatres, and we offer a summertime Fast Track Master's Degree for high school theatre teachers. Undergraduate and graduate degreesRoosevelt University consists of two schools - The Music Conservatory and The College of Performing Arts. Both schools offer undergraduate and graduate degrees including a B.F.A in Acting, a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre and a M.F.A in Acting. The Music Conservatory was founded in 1867 as Chicago Musical College and has long been recognized as one of the nation's outstanding schools for the intensive and rigorous training of professional musicians. The two schools are well situated on the top floors of the historic Auditorium Building, designed by world-famous architects Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. The building includes the 3,700-seat Auditorium Theatre, renowned for its beauty and exquisite acoustics. Located on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Congress Parkway, this former hotel is now an integral part of the "educational corridor" of more than 65,000 students enrolled in various institutions in the famous downtown Loop. Chicago – a great location for a schoolAcross the street from Roosevelt are the flower gardens of Millennium Park, the magnificent Buckingham Fountain, and the sparkling beauty of Lake Michigan. A few minutes walk in either direction are many of the city's major cultural institutes including:
This ideal location provides opportunities for learning from some of the most accomplished musicians and actors in the world—many of whom comprise our faculty of artist-teachers, from principals in the Chicago Symphony to Grammy-nominated jazz artists. Roosevelt also offers:
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