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Cinema and Media Arts, Bachelor

  • Application Deadline
  • 48 months
    Duration
Vanderbilt University
University rank #55 (ARWU) Nashville, TN, United States
The Program in Cinema & Media Arts (CMA) at Vanderbilt is an interdisciplinary program that combines filmmaking with the study of media theory and global film history. Offering both a 36-hour major program of study and an 18-hour minor, the CMA program emphasizes cinema as a modern aesthetic form and a hands-on cultural practice.
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Overview

While the program encourages new ways of thinking, looking, and making, it also develops the traditional learning skills of a liberal education. A core curriculum in film and media theory, history, and both fiction and non-fiction filmmaking is supplemented with classes in the related arts, disciplines, and national cinemas. CMA courses are taught by thirteen core film faculty as well as over twenty professors from more than a dozen different departments and programs throughout the College of Arts & Science and the Blair School of Music. Affiliated faculty coordinate their course offerings to create an intellectual and creative environment that uses cinema to bridge the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity Full-time
    • Full-time duration 48 months
  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

Programme Structure

Courses included:

  • Creating the Web Series
  • Exploring the Film Soundtrack
  • Unframed: Toward an Aesthetic of Contemporary Media Art and Culture
  • Feminism and Film, Film & Media Theory

English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    100

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  • Minimum required score:

    7

    The IELTS – or the International English Language Test System – tests your English-language abilities (writing, listening, speaking, and reading) on a scale of 1.00–9.00. The minimum IELTS score requirement refers to which Overall Band Score you received, which is your combined average score. Read more about IELTS.

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General Requirements

You may apply using either the Common Application or the Universal College Application. Select one application method and submit all materials through that method; do not submit both. All parts of the application should be submitted by the published deadlines.

  • All required parts of either the Common Application or the Universal College Application.
  • $50 nonrefundable application fee, or fee waiver for qualified students
  • Official high school transcript
  • Counselor letter of recommendation
  • Two academic teacher recommendations
  • Standardized Test Results: SAT or ACT with Writing
  • Official results of the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE Academic if applicable
  • A completed College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile, if applicable

Tuition Fee

  • International

    48600 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 48600 USD per year and a duration of 48 months.

  • National

    48600 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 48600 USD per year and a duration of 48 months.
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Living costs for Nashville

  • 1183 - 2200 USD/month
    Living Costs

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

Funding

We make three important commitments to U.S. Citizens and eligible non-citizens to ensure that students from many different economic circumstances can enroll at Vanderbilt:

  • First:  Since talent and promise recognize no social, cultural, economic, or geographic boundaries, our admissions process is need-blind for U.S. Citizens and eligible non-citizens. 
  • Second: Vanderbilt will meet 100% of a family’s demonstrated financial need. 
  • Third:  Financial aid awards do not include loans. Instead of offering need-based loans to undergraduate students, Vanderbilt offers additional grant assistance. This does not involve income bands or "cut-offs" that impact or limit eligibility.

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