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Film B.A.

BAB.A. in FilmFunding not verified

Overview

An 11-course (44-credit) film major balancing film and video production, including 16mm filmmaking, with film history and theory, ending in a senior seminar thesis project that may be a short film, research paper or screenplay.

Official program name
Film B.A.
Awarded degree
B.A. in FilmBachelor's · Bachelor of Arts
Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School
Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Roanoke, VA
Delivery
On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Required attendance
Regular campus attendanceStudents attend classes on campus throughout the program.
Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity
Not published
Duration
Not verified
Required credits
11 courses (44 credits) for the major
Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Entry routes
Not verified

Fields of study

FieldClassificationEvidence
Film ProductionDedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Film StudiesDedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Why this degree is listed

Bachelor of Arts whose major is film, combining production and film studies.

Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list verified film degrees only — no certificates, workshops or generic degrees with a few film electives. Eligibility rules

Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Thesis, film or capstone

Capstone projectFILM 470 Senior Seminar: a thesis project in film production or studies, such as a short film, research paper, screenplay or series.

Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Workshops

  • FILM 280 Film Production is an introductory 16mm filmmaking course in which students make individual films.
    Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published areas of study

  • Screenwriting I and II are offered as film electives.
    Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other

Faculty listed by the program

  • Amy Gerber-Stroh — Program Director, Film; Professor
  • Nathan Lee — Assistant Professor of Film
  • Laura Ivins — Assistant Professor of Film

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: hollins.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

Equipment loans
Production equipment includes cameras, microphones, lights and tripods.
Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Post-production
Round-the-clock access to Mac editing suites.
Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published production and equipment costs

Published production and course fees

FILM 280 course fee
FILM 280 Film Production carries a course fee listed in the tuition and fees table (amount not verified).
Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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

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

Other requirements

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

Tests

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

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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.

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

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition (14-22 credit hours)From the school's rate table for this level$44,550per academic year · 2026-2027Source: hollins.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Mandatory institutional fees

Student fees (technology, green, mailbox, student government)
$1,080 per academic yearMandatory
Source: hollins.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.
  1. hollins.edu/admission-aid/tuition-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. hollins.edu/programs/film/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. hollins.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Film-BA-Catalog-2026-27.pdf — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026

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