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Average Program Length
4 YEARS
Credit Hours Required
192
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema offers the experience of taking on the entire filmmaking process with a cross-disciplinary program that immerses students in the technical, theoretical, creative, and business aspects of visual storytelling. Actors, cinematographers, directors, editors, producers, screenwriters, and sound mixers work collaboratively to acquire career-ready, working knowledge of the tools, techniques, and professional workflow used in film development, production, and post-production.
Each student further customizes the degree program by choosing an emphasis that focuses advanced studies on an area of personal interest. Emphasis choices are Acting, Cinematography, Directing, Editing, New Media, Producing, Screenwriting, and Sound. A broad liberal arts foundation exposes students to the wider world of thought and ideas that enable critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and the ability to communicate ideas and opinions effectively. The program culminates in a three-term Production Workshop in which each student produces an industry-ready senior thesis project that showcases the student’s unique talents, abilities, voice, and vision.
BFA Cinema (2018 & Prior) Program Requirements
Upon successfully completing the BFA in Cinema, students will be able to:
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