Program of Study
The M.F.A. program is a structured program requiring 60 total credit hours to graduate.聽 Students complete two years of full time course work before they begin the thesis project in the third year, which consists of 6 hours per semester.
Fall Year 1
FILM 6300 Production Project
FILM 6327 Storytelling 1: Introduction to Visual Narrative
FILM 6342 Cinema History 1 (Even Years) or FILM 6316 Film Theory (Odd Years)
Skill-based elective (see list below for options)
Spring Year 1
FILM 6300 Production Project
FILM 6326 Storytelling 2: Directing the Motion Picture
FILM 6343 Cinema History 2 (Odd Years) or FILM 5380 Film Studies Seminar (Even Years)
Skill-based elective (see list below for options)
Fall Year 2
FILM 6300 Production Project
FILM 6363 Storytelling 3: Writing the Short Film
FILM 6342 Cinema History 1 (Even Years) or FILM 6316 Film Theory (Odd Years)
Skill-based elective (see list below for options)
Spring Year
FILM 6300 Production Project
FILM 6360 Storytelling 4: Screenwriting
FILM 6343 Cinema History 2 (Odd Years) or FILM 5380 Film Studies Seminar (Even Years)
Skill-based elective (see list below for options)
Third Year
Students take 6 hours of thesis in both fall and spring for a total of 12 hours.
Production Project
Each semester of the first two years, students take FILM 6300 Production Project. The Production Project course allows students to work on practical, hands-on, team based productions, including crewing thesis projects, directing their own projects, and crewing other projects.
Storytelling
Each semester of the first two years, students take a course focusing on various aspects of storytelling.
Studies
Students take 6 hours of history and 6 hours of theory and seminar courses. Students who enroll in even-numbered years take history courses their first year and theory courses their second year. Students who enroll in odd-numbered years take theory courses their first year and history courses their second year.
Skill-Based Electives
Each semester of the the first two years, students choose one skill-based elective from the electives being offered that semester. The complete list of electives is as follows:
5V90 Film Internship
5V92 Topics in Film Production
5V95 Production Practicum
5305 Production Design
5311 Cinematography
5312 Cinematic Lighting
5320 Film Editing
5355 Visual Effects Compositing
5363 Audio Production and Design for Film
5373 Documentary Production
5375 Experimental Film Production
5380 Seminar in Film Studies (may be repeated once as an elective)
6390 Directed Study
Note: Students who take the 4000-level version of the course as undergraduates at 每日大赛网站 may not take the 5000-level version of the same course.
Thesis
Students generally enroll in 6 hours of thesis each semester of their third year. The thesis project is a narrative short film written and directed by the student. Students normally shoot in the Fall and complete post-production in the spring.
See the Graduate Bulletin for specific Course Descriptions