BA Film and Creative Media at Northeastern University

Programme overview

This program is designed to provide in-depth instruction in the highly influential and continually evolving arts of moving-image media. Film, television, art, audio, and streaming/social media have become increasingly intertwined. In this major, students study the formal, critical, analytical, logistical, performative, and technological skills to navigate interrelated media-making fields and practices. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Arts, Media and Design | Department: Communication Studies | Duration: 128 semester hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 128 semester hours. Required courses include MSCR 1000 Media and Screen Studies at Northeastern; ARTF 1220 and ARTF 1221 Elements of Visual Composition and Elements of Visual Composition Tools; ARTF 1240 and ARTF 1241 Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools; MSCR 1230 Introduction to Film Production; ARTD 2360 and ARTD; ARTD 2380 and ARTD.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants apply for Fall entry through Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action or Regular Decision. Transfer applicants can apply for Fall or Spring entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 1; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 1. Decision notifications: ED I by January 1, EA by February 15, ED II by March 1, RD by April 1.

Transfer deadlines: Fall April 1; Spring October 15 (extended).

First-year and transfer applicants apply through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.northeastern.edu/

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