Overview

The Film and Media Studies degree at the University of Pittsburgh is not currently accepting external applications for admission to the terminal MA.

Key Features

The terminal MA in Film and Media Studies provides this group of doctoral students the possibility of a terminal degree that acknowledges their time of study. A total of 25 credits is needed.

The Film and Media Studies Program draws on the expertise of faculty across disciplines to offer rigorous courses concerning the history, aesthetics, theory, and production of cinema.

The program provides courses in critical studies and courses in film, video, and photography production. Students can complete a Film and Media Studies major or minor. Many students double major, often working also in the sciences, English writing, psychology, communication, theatre arts, and history.

Once students complete the few core courses required for the major, they can tailor the curriculum to their individual interests. The major in Film and Media

Studies prepares students for graduate training in cinema or for such film-related careers as television and film production, arts administration, film journalism, film curatorial work, film library work, film distribution, teaching film, and film production.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Adapted for the Screen: Chinese Literature and Film

Film Sound: History, Theory, Aesthetics

Film History/theory

Film Historiography

New Chinese Cinema

Japanese Culture and Society Through Cinema

Russian Film Symposium

Contemporary Latin American Film

Film and Literature

Women Directors in Film and Television

Cinema and Trauma

Queer Theory, Queer Cinema

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

Film Studies Media Studies & Mass Media View 258 other Masters in Media Studies & Mass Media in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Students must complete a comprehensive for each degree. The master’s paper in Film and Media Studies and the comprehensive requirement in the associated department.

Associated Departments and/or the Film and Media Studies Program may waive duplicate course requirements for the MA degrees, but degree credits cannot be waived. Students would be required to enroll in the appropriate number of credits for each degree. Waived course credits cannot be substituted with under-1000-level courses or independent study.

Students will be required to have a least twelve 2000/3000-level seminar credits (excluding independent study, directed study and teaching credits) with at least a grade B or above for each degree.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

47378 USD / year

≈ 47378 USD / year
Out-of-State

47378 USD / year

≈ 47378 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

26876 USD / year

≈ 26876 USD / year

Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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