University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CAPublicFilm and Digital Media Department

UC Santa Cruz's Film and Digital Media Department offers a BA in Film and Digital Media with an Integrated Critical Practice concentration, a two-year MFA in Social Documentation centered on documentary filmmaking, and a PhD in Film and Digital Media combining media studies with creative practice. The PhD is not accepting applications for the 2027 cohort.

Eligible film degrees

Each program has its own page with admissions, tuition, production costs, funding and sources. Tuition, admissions and facilities of one program do not apply to the others.

Film Studies Film Production

University of California-Santa Cruz

BA in Film and Digital Media

BABachelor of Arts in Film and Digital Media

Santa Cruz, CA

On campus

Film Studies (dedicated degree) · Film Production (Integrated Critical Practice concentration)

Duration not verified

Funding not verified

Tuition not published

No upcoming verified deadline

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University of California-Santa Cruz

MFA in Social Documentation

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Social Documentation

Santa Cruz, CA

On campus · Full-time

Film Production (broader film degree)

Two years

Funding not verified

$24,118.58 per academic year · In-state — Graduate academic student fees, total California resident (includes waivable UC SHIP) · 2026-2027

January 8, 2027 · Fall 2027

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University of California-Santa Cruz

PhD in Film and Digital Media

PhDDoctor of Philosophy in Film and Digital Media

Santa Cruz, CA

On campus

Film Studies (dedicated degree)

Normative time six years

Funding not verified

$24,118.58 per academic year · In-state — Graduate academic student fees, total California resident (includes waivable UC SHIP) · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

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Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists eligible film degrees only. These related offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (for example certificates, minors, acting-only or animation-only degrees).

Film and Digital Media MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Film and Digital Media Designated EmphasisDesignated emphasis added to another doctorate, not a degree.Source: catalog.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Facilities and student showcases

Only what the school documents on its own pages. Access to facilities can differ by program and level — see each program page.

Verified facilities

Production and screening spacesSurround-sound screening theater, green-screen capture stage, computer lab, editing rooms and a sound recording and editing room, with 24-hour access.Source: film.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Equipment Check-Out LabHD video cameras, lighting and audio gear for students enrolled in production classes.Source: film.ucsc.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name: University of California-Santa Cruz
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Institutional accreditation: Not verified
Address: 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1011
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Website: www.ucsc.edu

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

catalog.ucsc.edu/en/current/general-catalog/academic-units/arts-division/film-and-digital-media/soci — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
film.ucsc.edu/academics/mfa-social-documentation/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
film.ucsc.edu/facilities/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 12, 2026

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