1. University of California Santa Cruz
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  3. Masters
  4. MA Film and Digital Media

MA Film and Digital Media

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of California Santa Cruz

Program Overview

The Film and Digital Media major at UC Santa Cruz offers an integrated curriculum where students study the cultural impact of movies, television, video, and the Internet and also have the opportunity to pursue creating work in video and interactive digital media, if so desired. Graduates of the UC Santa Cruz Film and Digital Media program have enjoyed considerable success in the professional world and have gained admission to top graduate schools in the field.

Program Key Stats

$37900 (Annual cost)



58 %

Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Personal history/statementStatement of PurposeWriting SampleCurrent GRE Scores (General Test only)Three letters of recommendation (MUST be submitted online)Transcripts. It will now be possible to upload unofficial transcripts for the application. Official transcrips will not be required until an admitted student accepts. If you are a non-native English speaker you will be required to take an English language competency exam. UC Santa Cruz accepts the TOEFL or IELTS test. Official scores must also be sent

Career Options

  • Graduates of the program have established careers as professionals in the fields of film
  • video
  • television
  • and digital media
  • working as filmmakers
  • editors
  • digital media artists
  • film archivists
  • media educators
  • script analysts
  • cinematographers
  • television producers
  • computer programmers
  • and studio executives
  • Recent graduates have screened work at the Sundance Film Festival
  • Cinequest
  • the Milan Film Festival
  • and on HBO
  • Graduates have a strong track record of gaining admission to top graduate programs for M
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  • including USC
  • UCLA
  • NYU
  • Columbia
  • Chapman
  • the American Film Institute
  • Cal Arts
  • the University of Iowa
  • and the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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