1. University of Iowa
  2. Program
  3. Bachelors
  4. BA Cinema

BA Cinema

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Iowa

Program Overview

Through the Department of Cinematic Arts, cinema majors at Iowa receive a comprehensive four-year liberal arts education with an emphasis on studying film and video production, screenwriting, and the theory, analysis, and history of filmmaking.Cinema production classes focus on fiction, documentary, or experimental film and video, digital animation, and an introductory course on the modes of film production. The department's production studio features cameras and equipment for students, plus 50 digital editing stations equipped with FinalCut Pro editing software. Classes are offered at the intermediate and advanced level, and class sizes are typically small.

Program Key Stats

$43500 (Annual cost)



84 %

Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Academic records, Typical SAT scores (combined critical reading and math)- 1060-1267, ACT Composite 23-28, Average GPA 3.64, TOEFL: IBT-80, PBT-530, IELTS-6.5, PTE-53

Career Options

  • Iowa graduates have job placement rates ranging from 86-100 percent
  • depending on their area of study
  • and our Pomerantz Career Center offers multiple resources to help students find internships and jobs
  • Because the film and television industries include a wide array of jobs
  • the cinema degree is not a direct track to any one specific career
  • but it does provide a solid foundation for entry into this field
  • Iowa graduates have found work on sets in Hollywood and New York as location managers
  • editors
  • camera assistants
  • writers
  • producer s assistants
  • location managers
  • and casting agents
  • among other jobs
  • Our graduates have also found work in San Francisco
  • Chicago
  • Milwaukee
  • Seattle and countless other cities
  • with jobs in distribution
  • programming
  • documentary research
  • and education
  • to name a few examples

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