Please note: The Department of Radio-TV-Film is not accepting applications for the MFA in Production for academic year 2006-2007. Check back in August 2006 for updates. The Department is, however, accepting applications to the MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage, which focuses on writing, has a production component, and includes a $5000 production grant to each student.  Please visit www.write.northwestern.edu, email write@northwestern.edu or call 1 847 467-1157 for information

• MFA Degree Requirements
• Curriculum

Program Description

The Department of Radio/Television/Film (R/TV/F) offers advanced study leading to the MFA degree and the PhD in Screen Cultures. The department is committed to the integration of scholarship with media production and screen writing within a liberal arts context. The department enjoys excellent facilities, including studios, video-editing suites, 16 mm suites, computer-graphics facilities, HD and 16 mm cameras, and related equipment. The facilities also house an auditorium, smart seminar rooms, and a film and video library collection. Students may participate in WNUR Radio, a perennially award-winning and trend-setting university radio station.

The MFA requires two years of full-time course work, plus a third year consisting of a yearlong thesis production seminar and a public presentation of a media work produced by the student.

For information regarding the PhD track in Screen Cultures see the interdepartmental program in Media, Technology, and Society on this Web site.

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