电影艺术硕士课程强调电影的传统知识，以及基于技术精湛的专业知识而发展的个人创造力。该计划整合了新的过程，美学和技术，并鼓励发展电影表达的原始模式。课程工作着重纪录片，实验和小说电影制作。鼓励学生参加动画课程。MFA计划的第一年和第二年需要在电影和媒体理论，历史和批评方面并行授课。电影院的MFA适用于希望从事独立电影和媒体制作的个人。该课程有60个学分，可让学生有机会专注于以下任何/所有领域：纪录片，实验小说和/或小说。
Our M.F.A. program offers rigorous, professional training in cinema production in conjunction with an understanding of cinema history, theory and aesthetics. The faculty supports production practice in diverse forms narrative, experimental, documentary, animation or hybrid, and our graduate writers/directors become skilled in both traditional cinematic and emerging digital technologies.<br>The M.F.A. program also prepares filmmakers to teach cinema at the college or university level. The School of Cinema's creatively active faculty regularly share from their own production experiences, coordinate master classes with distinguished practicing professionals, arrange for visiting independent filmmakers to screen contemporary work and facilitate student connection with local cinema and arts organizations.<br><br>The M.F.A. in Cinema is intended for individuals who wish to pursue independent film and media production. A 60-unit terminal degree, the program offers students the opportunity to focus on any/all of the following areas: documentary, experimental and/or fiction.