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MFA Interdisciplinary Documentary Media Practices at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder, United States

Programme overview

The MFA in Interdisciplinary Documentary Media Practices, a terminal degree, is a three-year program in which students learn and experiment with a variety of documentary media practices as they work toward the completion of a thesis project. The core of the program is the Documentary Lab, in which students from a wide range of disciplines develop and workshop projects at various stages of completion. The program also takes advantage of masterclasses and other opportunities offered by the Center for Documentary and Ethnographic Media.

Faculty: College of Media, Communication and Information / Environmental Design  |  Department: Critical Media Practices  |  Duration: 60 credit hours  |  Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

The IDMP MFA is a three-year degree program requiring the successful completion of 60 credit hours of coursework, a first year review, second year review and thesis defense.

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Application information

Entry requirements

DCMP is not currently accepting applications for the MFA program. View the department website for updates.

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.

Graduate programmes set their own entry terms and deadlines on their programme pages; all deadlines are 10:00 pm Mountain Time. Fall, spring and summer terms are billed for graduate students.

Graduate applications are submitted online to the Graduate School; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $80 for international applicants, payable online. GRE or GMAT requirements and deadlines vary by programme.

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