Emerson College · School of Film, Television, and Media Arts

Film, Television, and Media Arts BFA

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film, Television, and Media ArtsFunding not verified

Overview

A 68-credit major in film, television and media production with intermediate and advanced production courses across cinematography, directing, sound, animation, producing, screenwriting and emerging media. Applicants submit a creative résumé and sample; options include study at Kasteel Well in the Netherlands and Emerson Los Angeles.

Official program name

Awarded degree

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film, Television, and Media ArtsBachelor's · Bachelor of Fine Arts

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School

Emerson College — School of Film, Television, and Media Arts

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Location

Boston, MA

Delivery

On campus

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Required attendance

Regular campus attendanceStudents attend classes on campus throughout the program.

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Study intensity

Not published

Duration

Not verified

Required credits

68 credits in the major

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Start

Fall

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Entry routes

First-year entry — First-year applicants submit a creative résumé and sample.Source: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer entry — Transfer applicants submit the same creative materials.Source: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Film and television

The program covers both film and television.

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Fields of study

Field	Classification	Evidence
Film Production	Dedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.	Source: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Film Directing	Broader film degreeA broader film degree whose official curriculum substantially covers this field.	Source: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Cinematography	Broader film degreeA broader film degree whose official curriculum substantially covers this field.	Source: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this degree is listed

BFA in Film, Television, and Media Arts with production coursework in cinematography, directing, producing, editing and screenwriting.

Source: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Thesis, film or capstone

Culminating requirement: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Other

Study abroad at Kasteel Well (Netherlands) or courses and internships at Emerson Los Angeles.
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Faculty listed by the program

Hanadi Elyan
John Craig Freeman
Marc Fields

As listed on the program's official page on October 12, 2026. Listing does not mean a faculty member is teaching or supervising new students in a given year.

Source: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Production costs and equipment

Production and equipment costs are separate from tuition. Tuition does not include cameras, crew, actors, locations, software or thesis-film budgets unless the school says so.

Equipment and facility access

Stages and studios: Paramount Sound Stage, Tufte Center TV studios, analog film darkrooms and the Emerging Media Lab virtual production studio.
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Published production and equipment costs

Production and equipment costs: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We never estimate a total cost when key expenses are unpublished. Compare production costs

Admissions

Each submission item is shown exactly as the school states it. Anything not listed is not verified — never “not required”.

Portfolio and submission materials

Material	Status	Instructions as published
Creative portfolio	Required	Creative sample: up to ten still images, up to ten pages of written work, or up to three minutes of video and/or audio.Length: up to 3 minutes, up to 10 pagesSource: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other requirements

Résumé / CV: RequiredCreative résumé of up to eight projects, no more than two pages.
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Tests

SAT / ACT: OptionalTest optional.
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We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate competitiveness. Build an application checklist

Deadlines

Dates are shown with the year and intake the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Early decision
November 1, 2026 · for Fall
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Upcoming
Early action
November 1, 2026 · for Fall
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Upcoming
Application deadline
January 15, 2027 · for Fall
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Upcoming
Transfer applicants · Transfer
February 1, 2027 · for Fall
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Upcoming

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its applicant category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-year and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other. Production costs are listed separately above.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Undergraduate full-time (12-16 credits)From the school's rate table for this level	$60,160	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Mandatory institutional fees

UG Student Services Fee (Boston & Kasteel Well): $1,100 per academic yearMandatory
Source: emerson.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable. “Fully funded” never means every personal or production expense is covered. How we classify funding

Funding not verified

Funding policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

emerson.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-admission/undergraduate-application-process/ — Official funding / aid page, verified October 12, 2026
emerson.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-admission/undergraduate-application-process/program-specific — Official funding / aid page, verified October 12, 2026
emerson.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-admission/undergraduate-tuition-and-cost/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
emerson.edu/programs/film-television-and-media-arts/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
emerson.edu/schools/school-of-film-television-and-media-arts/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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