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209 Master's degrees in Film Studies in United States
Film and Theatre
The Departments of Film and Theatre at the University of New Orleans offer Masters of Fine Arts degrees with three fields of study in Film Production, Theatre Performance and Directing, or Theatre Design.
Film and Media Arts
The Film and Media Arts program at American University Washington DC prepares you to be a compelling visual storyteller. You will learn the skills you need for a career creating meaningful stories that inform and inspire action in film, video, and game design.
Film Production
The three-year M.F.A. in Film Production at Chapman University is a mentoring-focused, hands-on program that explores all aspects of film production through the use of visual storytelling techniques, industry standard tools and best professional practices. Students must choose an area of specialization at the point of application in either directing, cinematography, editing or sound design.
Interactive Media
The Interactive Media Division offers the Interactive Media MFA program at University of Southern California as well as a number of courses in computer-based entertainment for non-majors. The fundamental philosophy of the division is coherent with that of the programs of the school, stressing creativity of expression, experimentation and excellence in execution.
Film - Screenwriting and Directing
The mission of the Film - Screenwriting and Directing program at Columbia University is to rigorously train storytellers in film, television, and digital media. This concentration is specifically for students who intend to immerse themselves in the art of both writing and directing, many of whom will go on to become writer-directors.

Film Production
Innovations in techniques, communication, and distribution channels have leveled the playing field for filmmakers, but the elements of a compelling film remain the same. Learn more with this Film Production programme offered at Full Sail University.
Film and Television Production
To be seriously considered for admission, Film and Television Production applicants at San Diego State University must post a Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Verbal score of 150 or higher (450 or higher using old grading system), a math score of 142 or higher (450 or higher using old grading system), and a GRE Writing Assessment (GRE-W) of Level 4 or higher.

Theatre Arts - Directing
This Theatre Arts - Directing Concentration degree at California State University Fullerton is for students who desire a professionally oriented education and training in design and technical production, and directing.
Media Arts
The Media Arts programme at The University of Montana offers a comprehensive curriculum focused on creative innovation. This undergraduate degree provides flexible study modes, including online options, allowing students to explore digital design and film production within a dynamic, modern academic environment in Missoula.
Film
The Film programme at The City University of New York is an intensive MFA degree delivered full-time over two years. This unique course offers a complete immersion in both documentary and fiction filmmaking. Based in New York City, students benefit from an international community and professional production facilities.
Media and Critical Studies
The focus of the Media and Critical Studies concentration program at Eastern Illinois University is to explore various literatures that highlight institutionalized and structural power differentials as they relate to rhetorical and discursive constructions of race and ethnicity, gender, socio-economic class, sexuality, and global/geographical location.
Liberal Studies - Film and Media Studies
If you want to deepen your liberal arts background with a focus on international film and media in society, this Liberal Studies - Film and Media Studies MLSt program from Arizona State University is for you. Explore the humanities from political, religious, social and scientific lenses to better understand international human values and how they're integrated into film and media.
Film Studies
The M.A. in Film Studies at Ohio University is a two-year program in film history, film analysis, and film theory designed to prepare students for further study at the doctoral level or for careers in which a film studies background may be relevant.
Nanoscale Science - Ultra-Thin Film Single and Multilayered Nanomaterial Structures
The Nanoscale Science M.S. program provides the critical theoretical and experimental skill base and know-how for knowledge creation in the areas of nanoscale materials, structures, and architectures. This Nanoscale Science - Ultra-Thin Film Single and Multilayered Nanomaterial Structures track is offered at the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute.
Studio Art
Build your portfolio, improve your artistic ability and gain invaluable insight from experts in the field with the Studio Art program of University at Albany.
Television, Radio and Film
Producing. Directing. Writing. Management. Whatever you see yourself doing in entertainment, your path to your career in entertainment starts at the Newhouse School with the Television, Radio and Film Master’s programme at Syracuse University.
Moving Image Archiving and Preservation
The Moving Image Archiving and Preservation MA program from New York University is a two-year, interdisciplinary course of study that trains future professionals to manage and preserve collections of film, video, digital, and multimedia works.
Film and Media Arts
Explore the expanding boundaries between filmmaking approaches, driven by choices of subject and style, and learn to take creative control with the Master of Fine Arts in Film and Media Arts in Temple University’s School of Theater, Film and Media Arts.
Acting
The Acting programme at Southern Methodist University is a full-time, three-year Master of Fine Arts degree. This intensive professional training scheme at the Meadows School of the Arts prepares dedicated artists for the industry through a blend of classical and contemporary performance techniques and high-level collaboration.
Production and Directing
The Production and Directing program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a three-year program designed to develop artists in film, television and digital media.