Master of Fine Arts, Cinematic Arts, Film and Television Production

Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) students learn in the most state of the art facilities rivaling the most advanced production companies globally. You'll hone your talent as a media-maker in six specialties- Producing, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, and Sound-while also learning the newest cutting-edge technologies that are changing the professional production process, preparing you for all future forms of media production.

Understanding and hands-on practice distinguish our graduates' program in all mediamaking disciplines; simultaneously, each student pursues specialized interests in years two and three. To qualify for the MFA, each must demonstrate mastery of at least one of six disciplines: writing, producing, directing, cinematography, editing, or sound. In the discipline chosen, the candidate must register for and complete an advanced project and the defined prerequisites.

For time immemorial, the desire for humans to imagine and create characters, environments, and adventures has been a universal catalyst that binds people, cultures, and entire civilizations, giving us common hope, purpose and direction. It is a venerated tradition that spans time and distance, from the hand drawings in the Caves of Lascaux to the great oral tales of Homer to the vignettes transmitted on the screens of today's cell phones.

Throughout the 20th century and now in the 21st, the School of Cinematic Arts has nurtured and inspired the writers, directors, scholars, entrepreneurs, producers, animators, interactive designers, and others who have developed an unparalleled mastery in cinema, television and new media.