Overview

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The end. As the credits roll, you blink back into reality and stretch out of your seat. For two hours, you’ve walked in someone else’s shoes.

To create that immersive experience requires visionaries whose technical skill matches their storytelling drive. It requires you.

In the Applied Film and Media program at Calvin University, you'll learn how to guide an idea to its full expression. You'll learn what separates a merely good screenplay from a world-changing one and how to manage cameras and audio tools to best tell a story. When you graduate, you’ll have all the skills and experience you need to make your mark.

Learn from the pros - You'll learn from professors who understand how to bring stories alive on the screen. From Hollywood screenwriting to documentary filmmaking, our professors have real and relevant experience.

Follow your passion - Do you plan to create great films or to study and analyze them? Choose the production or studies concentration, and learn how to apply your experience and insight into different careers.

Find your community - Use your skills to inspire the Calvin community outside the classroom. Join Student Video Productions or the Visual Arts Guild, or even enter your work in the 60-Second Film Festival.

Work with your hands - You'll learn and create using cutting-edge production facilities that rival local television and radio stations. Here, you can take advantage of spacious TV control rooms, video and audio editing suites, and film production studies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Media Production I

Screen Storytelling: Theory and Criticism

Media Production II

Media Production III

Topics in Film and Media History

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Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

124 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Grand Rapids, United States

Disciplines

Film Studies Media Studies & Mass Media View 907 other Bachelors 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.

English requirements

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General requirements

Common Application
High school transcript
Official college/university transcripts

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

40500 USD / year

≈ 40500 USD / year
Out-of-State

40500 USD / year

≈ 40500 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

40500 USD / year

≈ 40500 USD / year

Living costs

Grand Rapids

United States

990 - 1710 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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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

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Grand Rapids

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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