Cinema Studies
Program Overview
The Cinema Studies Institute offers a program leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Cinema Studies. Faculty members have expertise in several areas, including film history, film theory, film analysis, and film and cultural practices. The course-based, one-year MA program offers students the option of a professional internship or a major research paper.
Launching in September 2013, the Doctor of Philosophy program in Cinema Studies addresses the changing role of moving image media within global culture. Past and present configurations of cinema are studied through a constellation of theoretical, textual, social, and historical rubrics. The core curricular offerings engage with debates and questions that persist within the scholarship while also examining how the field contends with emerging disciplinary issues and new intermedial formats. Throughout, the synthesis of history and theory, textual analysis, and cultural study is emphasized.
Quick Facts
| Domestic | International | |
|---|---|---|
| Application deadline | MA: Fall 2025 entry 08-Jan-2025 PhD:Fall 2025 entry 08-Jan-2025 | PhD: Fall 2025 entry 08-Jan-2025 MA:N/A |
| Minimum admission average | MA: B+ in final year of bachelor’s PhD:B+ average in Master’s | PhD: B+ average in Master’s |
| Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? | PhD: After | PhD: After |
| If a supervisor is identified after admission (as per question above), is admission conditional upon securing a supervisor? | PhD: No | PhD: No |
| Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? | PhD: Applicant | PhD: Applicant |
| Are any standardized tests required/recommended? | MA, PhD: N/A | PhD: N/A |
“The Cinema Studies Institute allows you to stimulate your imagination.”
- Stefania Galbiati
- International Visiting Graduate Student, Cinema Studies