Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2011-2012 > School of Film and Television > Film and Television Production > MFA Degree

MFA Degree

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Film and Television Production

Production Prerequisites

PROD 500	Production I
RECA 500	Sound I
SCWR 501	Writing for Production

Failure to maintain a "B" in prerequisites will lead to disqualification from the program.

The student may petition to repeat (one time only) deficient prerequisite course work.

Graduate Production Requirements

A. Film Studies (9 semester hours)
Select three of the following:

FTVS 512	Seminar in Television Genres
FTVS 513	Seminar in American Film
FTVS 514	Seminar in European Film
FTVS 515	Seminar on the Documentary
FTVS 517	Seminar in TV Programming
FTVS 518	Analysis of Video Games
FTVS 611	Seminar in Film Genres
FTVS 612	Seminar in Film Authors
FTVS 613	Seminar in National Film
FTVS 614	Seminar in Television and Video

B. Screenwriting (3 semester hours)
One of the following:

PROD 530	Documentary Pre-Production I
SCWR 530	Writing for Production I

C. Production (12 semester hours)

PROD 550	Production II (3 semester hours)
PROD 565	Cinematography (3 semester hours)
PROD 600	Production III (fiction and non-fiction) (6 semester hours)

D. Film Process Seminars (6 semester hours)

RECA 567	Seminar in Sound
PROD 668	Pre-Production Planning

E. Advanced Production Technique Seminars (9 semester hours)
Select three of the following:

PROD 666	Advanced Editing
PROD 669	Advanced Cinematography
PROD 680	Seminar in Directing
PROD 685	Advanced Production Technique Seminar
PROD 690	Post-Production Effects
RECA 568	Advanced Post-Production Sound
SCWR 520	Inter. Screenwriting

F. Internship (3 semester hours)

PROD 688

Internship

G. Thesis Project (9 semester hours)

The thesis project requires completion of three courses which divide the project (fiction or non-fiction) into pre-production, production and post-production phases.

Pre-Production Thesis Project (3 semester hours)

Select one of the following:

SCWR 620	Writing for Production II (Fiction thesis)
PROD 626	Documentary Pre-Production II (Non-fiction thesis)

The Production Thesis Project (3 semester hours)

PROD 650

Thesis Project

The Post-Production Thesis Project (4 semester hours)

PROD 670

Thesis: Post-Production

Prior to registration for the Thesis Project (PROD 650), the student must come before the Thesis Committee to advance to candidacy based upon the work completed towards this goal. Once advanced to candidacy, the student must take PROD 650 (with the instructor of record) and PROD 670 (with the instructor of record) until the project is completed and signed off by the Thesis Committee and the Dean in order to successfully complete the requirements for the M.F.A. degree. The Thesis Committee form adopted by the School must be obtained from the SFTV Graduate Office and signed by all committee members in order for the student to be advanced to candidacy.

63 total graduate semester hours are required for the M.F.A. in Production (Film and Television).

Students must screen a master copy for approval. Upon approval, the master copy must be submitted to the thesis committee to complete the requirements. All Thesis productions are required to have a full card that reads:

This production was done in partial fulfillment of degree requirements at LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

If necessary, additional registration in PROD 671 (for 3 semester hours each semester) will be required in subsequent semesters until the project is completed. The normal sequence of classes is outlined below. Please note: History and Theory courses may be taken any semester.

PROD 500	Production I (6 s.h.)
PROD 565	Cinematography
SCWR 501	Writing for Production

PROD 530	Documentary Pre-Production
	or
SCWR 530	Writing for Production I
PROD 550	Production II (3 s.h.)
PROD 668	Pre-Production Planning
RECA 500	Sound I

PROD 600	Production III (6 semester hours)
RECA 567	Seminar in Sound

PROD ___	Adv. Production Tech. Seminar
PROD ___	Adv. Production Tech. Seminar
SCWR 620	Writing for Production II (fiction thesis)
	or
PROD 626	Documentary Pre-Production II (Non-fiction thesis)
____ ___	Film Studies