Overview

The Film Production major at Pennsylvania State University serves students who wish to pursue careers in film, television, or related industries, as well as students planning to continue work in film and video at the graduate level.
The major includes a broad liberal arts background with introductory courses in the areas of film and video history, theory, and practice. Students have the flexibility to pursue an area of emphasis at the advanced level (narrative, alternative or documentary production).

Film Production helps students develop an understanding of all aspects of the film and video production process while exploring narrative, documentary and alternative forms. Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, students gain hands-on experience as writers, producers, directors, cinematographers and editors.
The program emphasizes personal expression and collaboration along with the technical and creative skills needed to succeed in a career in media production.

Careers

A film production degree prepares students to enter careers in entertainment, business, communications, mass media or any number of related fields that value strong, talented communicators and visual storytellers.
Students with a film-video degree have many options to put their skills to work. Those include: cable and television networks, independent production companies, motion picture companies and those that support the industry such as talent agencies, equipment houses and post-production facilities.
Other options include advertising agencies, corporate communications, foundations, education and professional sports industries.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Art of the Cinema
Basic Video/Filmmaking
Film History for Filmmakers: The Development of the Cinema to 1960
Cinematography and Editing Techniques
Idea Development and Media Writing
Advanced Documentary Production
Advanced Narrative Production
Advanced Alternative Production
Writing for the Screen
Directing Workshop

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

University Park, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

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General requirements

Application

Official secondary school records

Official test scores: SAT or ACT

English language proficiency, if your native language is not English

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

43290 USD / year

≈ 43290 USD / year
Out-of-State

41790 USD / year

≈ 41790 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

20644 USD / year

≈ 20644 USD / year

Living costs

University Park

United States

1000 - 1500 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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