University of California-Santa Cruz · Film and Digital Media Department

BA in Film and Digital Media

BABachelor of Arts in Film and Digital MediaFunding not verified

Overview

A BA requiring three lower-division and ten upper-division courses in film, television and digital media studies and production, with an optional Integrated Critical Practice concentration that leads to a senior project combining critical and creative work. Production courses carry course fees.

Official program name

Awarded degree

Bachelor of Arts in Film and Digital MediaBachelor's · Bachelor of Arts

Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

School

University of California-Santa Cruz — Film and Digital Media Department

Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Location

Santa Cruz, CA

Delivery

On campus

Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Required attendance

Regular campus attendanceStudents attend classes on campus throughout the program.

Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Study intensity

Not published

Duration

Not verified

Required credits

Not verified

Entry routes

First-year entry — Students may begin major courses in their first year; major qualification requires FILM 20A plus one of FILM 20B, 20C or 20P.Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer entry — Non-screening major for transfers; general major requirements can be finished within two years.Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Film and television

The program covers both film and television.

Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Fields of study

Field	Classification	Evidence
Film Studies	Dedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.	Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Film Production	Named concentrationPathway: Integrated Critical PracticeAn officially named concentration, specialization or track inside the degree.	Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this degree is listed

BA major in Film and Digital Media covering world cinema, television and digital media, with production courses and an Integrated Critical Practice concentration.

Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Official concentrations and pathways

Integrated Critical Practice
Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Thesis, film or capstone

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

Published areas of study

General major: three lower-division courses and ten upper-division courses plus a senior comprehensive requirement.
Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other

Three-year pathway available for the general major.
Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Department exchanges with the University of Sussex and the University of Bergen.
Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

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

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: Student equipment checkout, sound stage with green screen, editing rooms, audio studio and motion capture facility.
Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Software provided: Production courses use macOS with Apple and Adobe video software.
Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published production and equipment costs

Published production and course fees

FILM 170B Fundamentals of Film and Video Production: $190 per course MandatoryCourse fee.
Source: registrar.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
FILM 172 Narrative Video Workshop: $292 per course MandatoryCourse fee.
Source: registrar.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
FILM 175 Documentary Video Workshop: $210 per course MandatoryCourse fee.
Source: registrar.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
FILM 196A Senior Project in Narrative Production: $292 per course MandatoryCourse fee.
Source: registrar.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Equipment, computer and software

Computer for production coursework: Upper-division digital media and production studio courses require work on computers; students considering a laptop are advised to consult operations staff.
Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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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.

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.

Sources and verification

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

catalog.ucsc.edu/en/current/general-catalog/academic-units/arts-division/film-and-digital-media/film — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.ucsc.edu/en/current/general-catalog/academic-units/arts-division/film-and-digital-media/soci — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
registrar.ucsc.edu/fees-residency-veterans/course-fees/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026

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