Course of Study
Graduate Film students work closely with industry professionals to develop and shoot personal narrative, documentary and commercial work.
Our program attracts a diverse community of storytellers. Traditional disciplinary boundaries melt away and collaboration among students and faculty from other disciplines encourages ideas to flourish.
The typical length of study for the MFA in Film is five full terms. The program may be completed in two years.
Curriculum subject to change.
| TERM 1 - FALL | |
| Film Department Orientation | 0 |
| Set Safety | 0 |
| Screenwriting: Writing Visually | 3 |
| Producing and Set Procedures | 3 |
| The Director and the Script | 3 |
| Narrative Editing: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Visual Narrative Workshop | 3 |
| TERM 2 - SPRING | |
| Advanced Acting Workshop | 3 |
| Cine Workshop: Lighting the Narrative OR Lighting for Cinematography | 3 |
| Thinking Critically About Film | 3 |
| Powerful Black Voices in Film | 3 |
| Narrative Film Practicum | 3 |
| Color: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| TERM 3 - SUMMER | |
| Mid-Program Review | 0 |
| Individual Advisement and Thesis Research | 1 |
| Studio electives | 15 |
| TERM 4 - FALL | |
| Narrative Film Analysis | 3 |
| Written Thesis Development | 1 |
| Selling Your Indie Film OR Narrative Editing: Workshop OR Advanced Cinematography | 3 |
| Business Affairs for the Filmmakers | 3 |
| Studio electives | 6 |
| TERM 5 - SPRING | |
| Professional Preparation | 0 |
| Written Thesis Creation | 1 |
| Completed Thesis | 0 |
| Studio electives | 3 |
| TOTAL | |
| Total Required Units | 69 |