BA Media Production at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

The BA program in Media Production educates future media artists and creators by developing their professional production skills in a constructive and collaborative environment. Students learn to engage creativity as a way of knowing and a means through which to communicate complex ideas. Critical Studies courses help majors develop critical perspectives that place media practices within a broad cultural and historical continuum of innovation.

Faculty: College of Media, Communication and Information / Environmental Design | Department: Critical Media Practices | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Sample listed courses: CMDP 2510 Critical Media Practices Workshop I; CMDP 3510 Critical Media Practices Workshop II; CMDP 3610 Intro to Digital Image Making Practices; CMDP 3620 Images and Stories.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Undergraduate admission is to CU Boulder and the College of Media, Communication and Information / Environmental Design, not directly to the major; university and college admission requirements apply.

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 may enter in fall, spring or summer: the early action deadline of 15 November and regular decision deadline of 15 January apply to fall and summer entry; the spring deadline is 1 October. Transfer applicants may enter in spring (deadline 1 October), summer (15 March) or fall (final deadline 1 June).

SAT and ACT scores are not required for first-year applicants; scores may be self-reported if the applicant wants them considered.

First-year deadlines: spring 1 October; fall and summer early action 15 November; fall and summer regular decision 15 January. Applications are made through the Common Application. The application fee is $65 for domestic applicants and $70 for international applicants; fee waivers can be requested on the Common Application.

Transfer deadlines: spring 1 October; summer and fall early notification 15 March; fall final deadline 1 June. The 2027 transfer application is open.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/admissions

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