Overview

Students work closely with faculty members to devise an optimum program of study integrating creative and collaborative thinking. This liberal arts approach to film, television and new media provides the student with the necessary skills and knowledge to adapt to the changing media environment.

Goals

Many Film and Media students are looking to enter the rapidly growing film, television and new media industries in Georgia and around the world, and our curriculum is designed to offer opportunities in hands-on mediamaking instruction while also grounding students in a solid understanding of media history, industry, technology, culture, theory and criticism.

In our studies classes, we rectify the imbalance of most education, which spends years teaching people how to think about the words they read and almost no time teaching them to think about what we see and hear. Critical thinking about film and media is a crucial life skill for being a citizen in our world.

Much professional employment in the 21st century is involved at some level in the production and consumption of media. Participation in contemporary society means communicating your perspective through well-crafted media messages. The Film and Media major from Georgia State University is dedicated to broadening the range of voices heard in American culture (including perspectives that are often marginalized because of race, gender, age, class, rural status, gender identity, ethnicity, body image, disability, sexual orientation, religion or political orientation) and to critically examining the functions of mainstream images in our culture. Those are lifelong pursuits that are desperately needed in today’s society and today’s marketplace.

Careers

Many of our students have become editors at post-production facilities, generalists who know how to light, record and build sets at small full-service productions, freelancers and entrepreneurs. Some of our most noted alumni include Tom Luse, executive producer of “The Walking Dead” and Christopher Escobar, executive director of the Atlanta Film Society.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Film Aesthetics and Analysis

History of the Motion Picture

Survey of Art: Western Art from Antiquity to the Middle Ages

British Literature

American Literature

Language of Film through Production

Georgia Film Academy Internship

Set Construction & Scenic Painting

GFA Craft Course: Lighting & Electric

GFA Craft Course: Grip & Rigging

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-11 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Atlanta, United States

Disciplines

Film Studies Media Management Media Studies & Mass Media View 186 other Bachelors in Media Management 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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Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible for the Film and Media major or minor and to enroll in 3000-4000 level Film and Media courses (i.e., FLME courses), students must fulfill the following requirements: Complete FLME 1010 and FLME 2700 with a minimum grade of C, but a combined grade-point average of 2.5 or better for these two classes.
This GPA will be calculated based on the first attempt at these FLME courses at Georgia State. The university’s Repeat to Replace Policy may not be used to fulfill this requirement. WFs count as an attempt. Transfer students who transfer these course(s) into Georgia State may use the grades in the transferred course(s) to calculate the GPA or they may attempt them once at Georgia State.
Once a student is eligible to take 3000- and 4000-level Film and Media courses, they remain eligible to take them as long as they are eligible to enroll at Georgia State.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30840 USD / year

≈ 30840 USD / year
Out-of-State

30000 USD / year

≈ 30000 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

9180 USD / year

≈ 9180 USD / year

Living costs

Atlanta

United States

1213 - 2208 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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