MFA Filmmaking

Graduate Coordinator: Mr. Dave Monahan

The Department of Film Studies offers an immersive three-year program in narrative, documentary, and experimental filmmaking, leading to a Master of Fine Arts degree in filmmaking. The comprehensive curriculum includes multi-modal workshop-style courses in cinematography, screenwriting, editing, sound design, producing, directing, interactive media, and animation, as well as courses in cinema history, analysis, and aesthetics. The M.F.A. in Filmmaking is a terminal degree that prepares students to be complete filmmakers, equipped to use moving images in a wide variety of artistic, expressive and commercial applications. Each student develops technical expertise and a creative voice by directing three short films, collaborating on projects directed by his or her peers, and completing dedicated filmmaking projects in classes. Each student gains additional practical experience through an internship or other applied-learning project devoted to a select aspect of motion picture production, exhibition, education, or distribution.