Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts

Overview

The Film Studies/Art & Art History Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts critical studies degree gives highly-motivated BA students the opportunity to earn an MA degree using an accelerated undergraduate program in combination with a fifth year of study.

Program Description

The BA/MA degree in Film Studies (FS) is a critical studies track under the auspices of the Art and Art History (AAH) MA program. This collaboration between AAH with FS is an extension of our common interests in visual art and grows from our current shared MFA in Filmmaking. The Film Studies tenured and tenured track faculty also has graduate faculty standing within Art and Art History.

The FS /AAH BA/MA track prepares students for professional careers in teaching & criticism, from the perspective of innovative critical approaches and in preparation for a Ph.D. track at another university. The aim of the BA/MA Film program is to aid in the advancement of the scholarly understanding of film art, with emphasis on theoretical and research approaches and their role in academia.  The BA/MA will, therefore, prepare our graduates to assume the responsibilities of the academic study of cinema as one of the fine arts and to pursue careers in teaching, research, curating, and the overall advancement of the study of cinema as art.

The program offers studies leading to the M.A. in the areas of film criticism & theory.  Advanced students are encouraged to explore interdisciplinary approaches as well as to enhance their program of study with cognate courses in other departments such as History, Comparative Literature, Anthropology, English, Women's Studies, Ethnic Studies, Spanish & Portuguese, French & Italian, Germanic & Slavic languages and literatures and others.  Film Studies offers a broad selection of seminar topics on their current faculty research interests and in response to student demand.  The Visiting Film Artist program brings additional distinguished, innovative film & video artists and critics to campus and students are encouraged to register for their seminars.

Admission to the program:

1. Admission to the program occurs during the second semester of the junior year.  Applicants should have a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 and have completed all MAPS deficiencies.
2. Only currently enrolled, University of Colorado-Boulder students, may be considered for admission to the program. Transfer students must complete at least 24 credit hours as a degree-seeking student before applying to the program.  The BA/MA degree is limited to film BA (critical studies) students. By definition BFA (production) students do not have the BA/MA option.
3. Students who are admitted to the concurrent degree program may not pursue a double degree or double major of any other kind.
4. Applicants to the BA/MA program must complete the application process no later than the first Friday of October during their junior year. Prior to applying, they should have completed FILM 1502, FILM 3051, and FILM
   3061 (see Degree Requirements for recommended sequence). The application form can be downloaded from our web site. (Please note: Applicants should specify on the form that they are applying for the spring term, BA/MA degree, major codes AS-FLM2 and GR-ART2.) After completing the top portion of the form, the student should make an appointment with the Associate Director at .
   

Photo Credits:
Los Olvidados (Directed by  Luis Buñuel, 1950.)

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