Film & Television Production, M.F.A.

Prerequisites:

Prerequisites available online.

• MC 121 - Audio Production Basics (3) *or equivalent/experience
• MC 261 - Multi-Camera Television Production (4) *or equivalent/experience
• MC 302 - Single Camera Production (3) *or equivalent/experience

Core (24):

• DSG 502 - Introduction to Graduate Communications (1)
• DSG 550 - Master Storytelling Seminar (3)
• DSG 610 - Cinematography Theory & Practice (3)
• DSG 642 - Media Ethics & Criticism (3)
• DSG 650 - The Business of Media (3)
• DSG 680 - Media Industry Intensive (3) ***
• DSG 799 - Master’s Thesis/Creative Project (1-6) (5)
• MCG 528 - Editing Practice & Theory (3)

Choose one Production course:

• DSG 625 - Deconstructing the Documentary: Myths, Propaganda, & the Truth (3)
• MCG 520 - Design for Film, Television, & Theatre (3)
• MCG 524 - Producing for Film & Television (3) **
• MCG 544 - Film Scoring (3)
• MCG 590 - Sound for Picture (3)

Choose one Directing course:

• DSG 588 - Directing the Actor (3)
• DSG 655 - Directing for Television & Film (3)

Choose one Experiential course:

• DSG 612 - Summer Production (3) **
• DSG 710 - Directed Apprenticeship (3)

Choose one Writing course:

• DSG 582 - Feature Film Screenwriting (3)
• DSG 585 - Cross-Platform Storytelling (3)
• DSG 614 - Writing the One-Hour Drama (3)
• DSG 616 - Writing the Half-Hour Comedy (3)

Choose 6 hours DSG, MCG, or THG classes not previously used**:

(May also choose an IDG, MBA, or NPM 500-level course.)

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   * Prerequisites offered on campus fall and spring semester and as a 2-3 week intensive online class during the summer.

 ** Some DSG, MCG, and THG courses only offered on campus.

*** DSG 680 offered off-campus but not online

Note: A substitution may be made for the two week Los Angeles Media Workshop due to extenuating circumstances. Substitutions must be approved by the faculty advisor and Graduate Director.