Film Studies

656 Master's degrees in Film Studies

MARA Technological University4,3(149)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Top 5% in Worldwide

Visual Communication and New Media

The Master in Visual Communication and New Media offered at the MARA Technological University is designed to provide advanced studies in art, design and management.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1½ year$2,158/yr

York University4,0(147)

Toronto, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Art History and Visual Culture

The Art History and Visual Culture programme at York University offers advanced study in Canadian heritage and global artistic practices. This degree is available in both full-time and part-time modes, with the MA typically spanning five terms. Students engage with diverse subjects from curatorial studies to critical theory.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

2½ years$9,225/yr

UCL4,1(123)

London, United Kingdom +1 Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical)

This unique Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical) programme from University College London (UCL) is based within a university but run by leading film practitioners, ensuring that you not only receive the highest-quality practice-based learning.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$49,530/yr

University of York4,3(138)

York, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

Cinematography for Film and Television Production

While learning the technical, practical and aesthetic principles of lighting, you'll work with industry-standard equipment, in our creative and supportive environment. During the Cinematography for Film and Television Production programme at the University of York, you’ll gain technical experience and will develop and shoot your own project to high professional standards.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$43,288/yr

Columbia University4,3(91)

Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Documentary

The Documentary program at Columbia University combines world‐class training in how to be a reporter with professional skills in the craft of long-form visual storytelling.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

9 months$81,500/full

MetFilm School4,0(2)

Berlin, Germany

Documentary and Factual

MA Documentary and Factual will give you the skills and understanding needed to work as a director and/or producer in today’s factual content industries. Specific topics include finding and developing ideas, researching protagonists, learning interview techniques, research and access to contributors, creating stories, and pitching ideas.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$24,017/yr

University of Kent4,1(65)

Canterbury, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Film

The MA in Film at the University of Kent is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme designed for graduates passionate about film and cinema. This advanced course offers a thorough exploration of film studies, combining theoretical knowledge with practical skills, all delivered by esteemed scholars and accomplished filmmakers.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$26,190/yr

The University of Edinburgh4,1(143)

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Film, Exhibition and Curation

The taught masters programme in Film, Exhibition and Curation at The University of Edinburgh combines rigorous critical thinking with experiments in creative practice, deepening your understanding of film and the ways in which it communicates with many audiences.

M.Sc. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$45,052/yr

University of North Carolina Wilmington4,1(12)

Wilmington, United States Top 9% in Worldwide

Filmmaking

The Filmmaking programme at the University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a comprehensive undergraduate experience. This full-time degree combines rigorous film history and theory with hands-on production. Students develop creative and technical skills within state-of-the-art facilities at the coastal North Carolina campus.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$25,579/yr

University of York4,3(138)

York, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

Producing for Film and Television

Learn the business, creative, technical and logistical perspectives of producing for film and television with the practical Producing for Film and Television course at the University of York.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$43,288/yr

University of South Wales4,3(101)

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Film (Production Management)

This Film (Production Management) masters degree from University of South Wales offers you the chance to kickstart a fast-track career in the Production Department of Film and TV companies.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$22,933/yr

The City University of New York4,2(40)

New York City, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

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.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$12,825/yr

London Film School4,5(2)

London, United Kingdom

Film Producing

MA Film Producing (MAP) at London Film School is a one year course taught over five modules, and addresses all the core competences required of a professional film producer in an industry which operates globally.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$34,075/yr

University of Wolverhampton4,2(102)

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

Digital and Visual Communications

The MA in Digital and Visual Communications at University of Wolverhampton will help enhance your career prospects and creative potential.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$23,001/yr

University of California, Santa Cruz4,6(12)

Santa Cruz, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Computational Media

Computational Media from University of California, Santa Cruz is all around us — video games, interactive narrative, dynamic visualizations, smartphone apps, virtual reality, social media, personality-rich robots, individualized health coaching, and more.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$15,102/yr

University of Oregon4,0(25)

Eugene, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Theatre Arts

The Theatre Arts programme at the University of Oregon offers a comprehensive liberal arts education through a blend of scholarly study and practical performance. This undergraduate degree is available as a B.A. or B.S. and is delivered full-time on campus, focusing on creative communication and cultural resonance.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$34,386/yr

Eastern Illinois University3,4(10)

Charleston, United States

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.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$30,560/yr

Fort Hays State University3,5(17)

Hays, United States

Digital Cinema Studies

The Fort Hays State University offers a degree in Digital Cinema Studies. The Master of Liberal Studies concentration in Digital Cinema Production prepares students to develop mastery of digital media videography, production and editing processes.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$26,028/yr

Northwestern University4,2(54)

Evanston, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Documentary Media

Our Documentary Media students at Northwestern University are diverse, driven, multi-faceted media-makers. Some create social-impact documentaries, others blend fiction and nonfiction. Still others embrace emerging technologies.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$45,946/yr

Carleton University4,4(81)

Ottawa, Canada Top 3% in Worldwide

Film Studies

The Film Studies MA program from Carleton University emphasizes conceptual issues current in the field, such as questions of critical and historical method relevant to the research and study of various national cinemas in relation to their global and transnational contexts.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$16,172/yr