MFA Documentary Production and Studies

The Department of Media Arts offers coursework leading to a Master of Fine Arts degree in Media Arts. Our M.F.A. program, with an emphasis in documentary production and studies, is one of the few in the nation and the only program of its kind in the region. Using a wide variety of professional, high definition cameras, audio gear and various post-production platforms, you'll be engaged in rigorous and ambitious production opportunities, while being immersed in the history and current theories of the global, documentary genre.

The Master of Fine Arts degree is now the most distinguished terminal degree for production faculty at college and university programs in the United States.

The goal of the M.F.A. degree in Documentary Production and Studies is the academic, aesthetic and technical training of production professionals. Our M.F.A. program is one of the few in the nation to emphasize documentary production and studies and it is the only program of its kind in the region.

Pursuing a graduate degree in Media Arts at the University of North Texas provides you many distinctive advantages, including:

• Access to professional equipment, state-of-the-art facilities and a community of artists and scholars engaging with emergent, global media strategies
• A curriculum that supplies a healthy combination of history, theory and industry studies, and comprehensive education in the aesthetic, ethical and legal aspects of media production and consumption
• Opportunities to present your work at festivals, conferences and other related events

You'll receive instruction from internationally recognized scholars, seasoned media professionals and award-winning filmmakers. They've written textbooks used in courses throughout the world and had film and video productions broadcast on TV and screened at prestigious national and international venues. Many faculty members also work with national and international organizations dealing with media education and film preservation.

The degree culminates in a final documentary thesis production, accompanied by a substantial written thesis. An internship is required and study/research abroad is strongly encouraged.