Winter 2017 Graduate Calendar


SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS

MFA IN FILM AND MEDIA ARTS


Admission Requirements
Graduates of four-year or their equivalent undergraduate programs in media arts and film production, as well as graduates from undergraduate programs from cognate disciplines from the University of Windsor or other universities, who are engaged in the study of art and/or, culture, including English, Anthropology and Sociology, Language and Literatures, Performing Arts, journalism, cinema and media studies, film and video production, and Music, among others, depending on the quality of their record, are eligible for admission into the proposed MFA program. Student admission will be determined by GPA, portfolio submission, and a clear statement of interest describing their intended film thesis production. A Media Arts thesis could be any of the following: audio/sound art, audio responsive installation, experimental video, animation, video installation art, interactive art, multimedia performance, and any fusion thereof.

Degree Requirements

Total Courses: Four Courses

(a) One theory course: 28-660 Seminar on Contemporary Issues
(b) Three film production courses;
    27-565 Studio Production I
    27-566 Studio Production II
    28- 600 Directed Individual Study (Thesis Proposal)
(c) Thesis Film/Media Arts

Course work will culminate in the defense of the Thesis. For Film, the thesis proposal includes a rationale, a budget, funding sources, production and post-production schedule, and other elements as appropriate to the project. For Media Arts, the thesis proposal includes a thesis project proposal, a draft of the thesis support document and an annotated bibliography of major sources used in the support document.

The thesis is worth 12 graduate credits and will be conducted under faculty supervision. Students will defend their thesis at the end of the year before a thesis panel. Those that fail the defense will have the option to appear before the thesis panel again after 6 months.

Students will be encouraged to attend local and national as well as online film and new media festivals to keep abreast with developments in the field.


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