Howard University · Media, Journalism, and Film

Bachelor of Arts in Media, Journalism and Film — Television & Film Production

BABachelor of Arts in Media, Journalism and Film (Television & Film Production concentration)Funding not verified

Overview

An undergraduate concentration within the BA in Media, Journalism and Film covering scriptwriting, producing, cinematography, directing and editing, with film and TV history coursework and a senior thesis (screenplay/teleplay or short film). Students apply through university admissions, as intra-university transfers are not accepted.

Official program name

Awarded degree

Bachelor of Arts in Media, Journalism and Film (Television & Film Production concentration)Bachelor's · Bachelor of Arts

Source: ous.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

School

Howard University — Media, Journalism, and Film

Location

Washington, DC

Delivery

On campus

Source: communications.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Required attendance

Regular campus attendanceStudents attend classes on campus throughout the program.

Source: communications.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Study intensity

Not published

Duration

Not verified

Required credits

Not verified

Entry routes

First-year entry — Applicants apply through university admissions; the department does not accept intra-university transfers.Source: communications.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Film and television

The program covers both film and television.

Source: communications.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Fields of study

Field	Classification	Evidence
Film Production	Named concentrationPathway: Television & Film ProductionAn officially named concentration, specialization or track inside the degree.	Source: communications.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this degree is listed

BA in Media, Journalism and Film with an officially named Television & Film Production concentration whose requirements include film production, directing, editing, producing and a thesis production.

Source: ous.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Official concentrations and pathways

Television & Film Production
Source: ous.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Thesis, film or capstone

Culminating requirementSenior thesis delivering either a screenplay/teleplay or a short film.

Source: communications.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published areas of study

Concentration requirements include Film & TV Production, Scriptwriting, Producing for Film and TV, Directing for Film & Television, and Film and TV Editing.
Source: ous.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Industry programs

Howard Entertainment, a collaboration with Amazon Studios, open by application and interview to eligible juniors including Film & TV majors.
Source: communications.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

Srikanth Nandigama — Assistant Professor; Film and Television Production Sequence Coordinator

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: communications.howard.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

Access policies: Equipment Reservation approved by a professor plus a signed Statement of Responsibility liability form.
Source: communications.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published production and equipment costs

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

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

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Other requirements

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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.

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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.

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

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.

Named scholarships, assistantships and production grants

Disney Storytellers Project Fund production grant
Stipends of $25,000 and more for storytelling-focused projects
Eligibility: Selected student cohorts from the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts and the Cathy Hughes School of Communications
Source: communications.howard.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Sources and verification

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

communications.howard.edu/academics/media-journalism-and-film — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
communications.howard.edu/academics/media-journalism-and-film/film-and-television-production-undergr — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ous.howard.edu/sites/ous.howard.edu/files/2026-03/Howard__University_Undergraduate_Catalog_2025-2026 — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026

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