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Program
Requirements
Film and Media Arts,
MFA
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are able to complete the degree program through classes offered before 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
48
Required Courses:
FMA 458, 459, 461, 636, 943
Students must complete all required courses and then may customize their course of study to complete the required 48 course credits. Students may then complete thesis project credits to complete the total degree requirement of 54 credit hours.
Internship:
False
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Culminating Exam
Comprehensive Exam Description - The intent of the Comprehensive Examination is to offer the student an opprotunity for creative synthesis of information and experience from course work and elsewhere. Particularly, it is meant to encourage a strong theoretical, critical, and historical grounding for all creative production work. Each examination will be tailored to the student's individual program. However, the questions will not be restricted to courses taken by the student but will be aimed at incorporating the entire field of study and practice.Comprehensive Exam Subject - Examination questions will focus on major aspects of media theory, aesthetics, history, and criticism and also may include issues of media ethics, economics, institutions, management, policy, law, regulations, social effects, technology, and/or pedagogy.Comprehensive Exam Complete - Typically students take the comprehensive examination after completing 48 hours of course work.Comprehensive Exam Write - The MFA candidate forms a committee of 3 MFA faculty members and works with the committee to design at least 8 essay questions or subject areas which collectively represent a comprehensive breadth of study. The committee chooses 4 questions and the candidate researches the chosen questions. A date for the exam will be determined and the candidate will then complete approximately 10 pages of writing for each question.Comprehensive Exam Grade - The candidate submits a copy of the examination to each committee member. The committee reads the examination and meets to evaluate the results.Comprehensive Exam Pass - The committee members vote on each individual question, voting to pass/fail the results. Candidates may be asked to orally defend a questionable submission and/or rewrite one or more of the questions.Comprehensive Exam Schedule - Students choose a three-day time period during which they write the examination. The committee evaluates the examinations within two weeks and schedules an oral defense as needed.Other Culminating Events
Event Description - The student forms a thesis committee comprised of 3 members (3 MFA faculty or 2 MFA faculty and one outside member) and proposes an MFA final project. The project will be evaluated on the basis of originality and creativity, treatment and style, professional competence, and significance of the work. In most cases, the project will take the form of a complete sound film or video production, or a feature film script. Other media and formats may be possible including computer generated media, interactive media, installations, or newly emerging technologies.Event Philosophy - The MFA project committee will evaluate individually project proposals for rigor, scope, length, and other specific criterion prior to the start of production.Event Process - The MFA projects committee will meet regularly with the candidate for the purpose of ongoing critique/feedback. Upon completion of the MFA project, the committee will hold and publicize a public screening of the project.
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