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BFA in Filmmaking

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in FilmmakingFunding not verified

Overview

A campus BFA in filmmaking in the Conservatory with production from the first semester, the annual Stephens Film Institute production, two senior project courses and a portfolio course. Requirements recorded here are from the 2024-2025 catalog.

Official program name
BFA in Filmmaking
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts in FilmmakingBachelor's · Bachelor of Fine Arts
Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School
Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Columbia, MO
Delivery
On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Required attendance
Regular campus attendanceStudents attend classes on campus throughout the program.
Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity
Not published
Duration
Not verified
Required credits
36 hours general education + 60 hours major + 24 hours electives (2024-2025 catalog)
Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Entry routes
Not verified

Fields of study

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

BFA whose major is filmmaking.

Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Thesis, film or capstone

PortfolioSenior Project I and II and a Portfolio course; work is screened to a professional jury.

Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Production projects

  • All students take part in the Stephens Film Institute, a week-long production with professional guest filmmakers at the end of spring.
    Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published areas of study

  • Electives include directing, advanced postproduction, sound design, documentary directing and screenwriting.
    Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other

  • Students volunteer at the True/False documentary film festival as part of spring film courses.
    Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

  • Chase Thompson — Associate Professor & Program Chair, Filmmaking, film_production
  • Kimberlea Kressal — Filmmaking Guest Instructor & MFA Faculty Mentor, film_production

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: stephens.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
Free access to filmmaking equipment maintained by film faculty and library staff.
Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Stages and studios
Two large soundstage studios.
Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published production and equipment costs

Published production and course fees

Summer Film Institute (Extended Spring Term)
$773 per semester Fee listed for the Summer Film Institute (extended spring term); other lab and supply fees are in the schedule of courses.
Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Equipment, computer and software

Personal hard drive
MandatoryStudents must buy their own hard drive for storing and editing films (2024-2025 catalog).
Source: stephens.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 — 3-year program (Nursing and Conservatory), three semesters per yearFrom the school's rate table for this level$42,951per academic year · 2026-2027Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026
All students — Credit hour tuition rateFrom the school's rate table for this level$854per credit · 2026-2027Estimate$102,480 = 120 credits × $854 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, production and equipment costs, travel, and any rate change during the program.Source: stephens.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Mandatory institutional fees

Technology fee (3-year program)
$1,005 per academic yearMandatory
Source: stephens.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. stephens.edu/admissions-aid/tuition-fees-undergraduate-residential-programs/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. stephens.edu/admissions-aid/tuition-fees-undergraduate-residential-programs/miscellaneous-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. stephens.edu/conservatory-for-the-performing-arts/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. stephens.edu/program/filmmaking/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. stephens.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2024-2025-Undergraduate-Catalog-06.12.25.pdf — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026

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