Overview

The Film program from Vassar College grounds our students in film history and theory and then offers seminar courses in fiction and non-fiction production, as well as screenwriting for shorts or feature films. We specialize in integration: integrating film studies and filmmaking; integrating film and television; and integrating interdisciplinary approaches to analyze film’s wide-ranging cultural influence.

The program encompasses major aspects of the discipline--the history and theory of cinema, dramatic writing, and film/video/digital production--within the framework of a liberal arts education.

Film History and Theory

Our Film history courses cover American and international cinemas, genres (such as westerns and romantic comedies), auteurs (such as Spike Lee, Jean Luc Godard, and Satyajit Ray) and cultural studies courses such as “Celebrity and Power: Stardom in Contemporary Culture," "The McCarthy Era and Film," and numerous others. Many of our mid-level courses are offered on a rotating basis, and new topics are introduced in our senior seminars yearly.

Screenwriting and Production

Vassar film students work in several medias and genres. These include narrative filmmaking, documentary, and experimental video. Film majors use a wide range of video and digital equipment as they seek to bring their creative visions to light.

Resources and Facilities

In 2003 the department moved to the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film with exceptional facilities for screening and production. The Vassar Library also houses extensive film history and theory resources, including a video/DVD collection of more than 13,000 titles, and the department hosts a steady stream of guest artists and lecturers.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Conspiracy Films and Series

Genre: Science Fiction

Video Art

The Western: Global and Intergalactic Frontiers

American Avant-Garde Film

Curating Microcinemas

Cinemas and Urbanisms

European Women’s Cinema

Minorities in the Media

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Poughkeepsie, United States

Disciplines

Film Studies Media Management Media Studies & Mass Media View 756 other Bachelors in Film Studies 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.

English requirements

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General requirements

Common Application
$65 application fee or a fee waiver
School Report with the Counselor Recommendation and High School Transcript: To be completed and sent by your school counselor.
A Teacher Evaluation
Mid-year Report: Your school counselor or another school official must submit your mid-year grades to us. Early Decision applicants must submit a fall progress report and will be asked to provide their first-term grades as soon as they become available.
If English is neither your first language nor the primary language of instruction in secondary schools you have attended for the last three years.

Tuition Fees

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73275 USD / year

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73275 USD / year

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73275 USD / year

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Living costs

Poughkeepsie

United States

1138 - 2480 USD / month

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Overview

Film History and Theory

Screenwriting and Production

Resources and Facilities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Poughkeepsie

Funding

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