Film and Television, MFA

ARTH 701Contemporary Art5
SNDS 701Sound Design for Film and Video5
FILM 702Short Film Forum5
CINE 705Cinema in Context: From the Fairground to the French New Wave5
Select one of the following:5
Designing Shots
Pitching and Development
Theory of Motion Picture Editing
Select one of the following:5
Cinematic Lighting
Color Correction
Developing the Thesis Film: Inspiration and Discovery
DWRI 725Short Form Narrative Lab5
Select one of the following:5
Graduate Seminar in Cinema Studies
Graduate Seminar in Film and Television
Select one of the following:5
Production Management
Advanced Postproduction Techniques and Methods
Digital Cinematography
Directing Screen Performance
FILM 765Short Film Production Lab5
Select one of the following:5
Graduate Field Internship
Teaching Art and Design
FILM 787Thesis Preproduction: Professional Collaboration5
FILM 791Thesis Production: Principal Photography5
FILM 792Thesis Postproduction: Editing, Finishing, and Distribution5
Select four of the following:20
Collaborative Experiences in the School of Film and Acting
500-level SCADpro Elective
500- to 700-level Elective
500- to 700-level Elective
500- to 700-level Elective
Total Hours90

Note: At the time of admission, up to five additional graduate-level intensive courses may be assigned, bringing the student's required course of study to a total of 95 to 115 hours.