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245 Master's degrees in Film Studies in North America

Television Writing and Producing
The Television Writing and Producing graduate certificate programme from Humber Polytechnic prepares you to work in the writers’ rooms of major television programmes and in television production offices as a creative producer.
Film
The Master of Fine Arts in Film from University of Central Arkansas is a three-year, 60 credit hour terminal degree. Upon completion of the MFA program, graduates will be fully qualified to teach at the university level or compete in the ever changing landscape of the motion picture industry.
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.
Screenwriting
The Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting at Houston Baptist University is a 48-credit-hour terminal degree. The workshop-driven program provides a rigorous creative environment to prepare students to craft compelling scripts for film, television, video games, and emerging digital mediums. A parallel MFA in Creative Writing is also available.
Theater
The Theater program of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a dynamic, hands-on graduate program that teaches students how to collaborate successfully with fellow theater-makers, with a production season that serves as a teaching laboratory.
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 Studies
The Theatre Studies programme at the University of Kansas is a comprehensive Master of Arts degree. This postgraduate course focuses on performance theory, history, and criticism. Students engage in rigorous academic research and production work through full-time study, preparing for advanced doctoral research or leadership roles.
Film Studies
The Film Studies programme at the University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a comprehensive undergraduate degree. Students engage in full-time study on campus, exploring film history and production. This degree prepares individuals to create and analyse moving images within a top-tier research institution environment.
Writing and Producing for Television
The Writing and Producing for Television of Loyola Marymount University trains students to become writer-producers—the showrunners and creative leaders behind today’s top TV programming.
Writing for Film and Television
The low-residency Writing for Film and Television MFA at Emerson College teaches you to write for film, television, and other emergent forms of media across multiple genres. You will build a professional-caliber writing portfolio with original feature, pilot, and short screenplay samples.

Advanced Filmmaking
This Advanced Filmmaking Postgrad.Cert program from Fanshawe College gives you the practical skills and knowledge you need to join the film and television industry in a variety of positions. Learning from industry professionals, you will gain hands-on experience in all stages of production. You won’t just be learning about films, you’ll be making them at Fanshawe's state-of-the art film school.
Film Directing
Students in the Film Directing Program from California Institute of the Arts CalArts are intensely diverse in identity and perspective; over 70% of our community comes from outside the United States, from such countries as Iran, Iceland, China, Taiwan, Colombia, South Korea, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil (among many others)

Post-Production
The Post-Production graduate certificate programme from Humber Polytechnic will develop the technological skills, and the creative and critical abilities you will need to thrive in the post-production industry. You will gain a firm grounding in industry-standard, non-linear video editing software.
Cinema and Media Studies
The Department offers a full-time M.A. program in Cinema and Media Studies at University of Pennsylvania. Comprehensive in the range of specializations, the program is intellectually dynamic and rigorous.

Art - Creative Photography
This Art - Creative Photography programme at California State University Fullerton provides a balance of study and practice for those who wish a career in the visual arts, or who want to prepare for further graduate work in the field.
Cinematic Production Management
The Cinematic Production Management Master is offered by Quinnipiac University. The entertainment industry is hungry for organized and capable leaders who understand the production pipeline from both a creative and business perspective.
Media and Public Engagement
The Media and Public Engagement program of the University of Colorado at Boulder trains critical advocates for social change. It is a two-year, interdisciplinary program that spans traditional boundaries between theory and practice, offering opportunities for critical study of the history, institutions, economics and social implications of the media, both nationally and globally.
Communication and Media Studies
We offer a master degree in Communication and Media Studies at the University of Oregon. How does media influence our lives and shape our future? Investigate the inner workings and impact of one of the most powerful forces in society at one of the nation’s most respected schools of journalism and communication.
Print and Graphic Media
The Print and Graphic Media program of Rochester Institute of Technology offers students an opportunity to explore new areas of research in the graphic communications field.
Directing
The Master of Fine Arts in Directing program at the The University of Iowa combines rigorous professional training with a highly innovative curriculum.