The M.F.A. in Motion Pictures guides students to advance their technical proficiency and critical thinking while learning innovative narrative skills. Students are encouraged to concentrate on more than one area of specialization: production, producing, and/or screenwriting.

Get ready to start your career in film and television with creative and analytical training in screen art and culture. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the screen industries and be equipped with key professional skills in critical analysis and content creation.

The MA program in Writing & Directing for Film is a streamlined training in the development and direction of an original short film or extended scene. Students go through the development process and are mentored through preproduction, production, and postproduction on their thesis project/scene. Students also learn to brand themselves and their work in preparation for the marketplace.

SCAD film and television students master storytelling, production, and performance with resources rivaling top studios. Guided by award-winning professors and industry professionals, they gain hands-on experience on real sets, honing artistic and technical skills while showcasing their talent at prestigious festivals.

The past decade has seen a growth in digital media production, including streaming video content, and interactive media. Today’s digital media production companies require flexible, creative music departments, capable of working to short deadlines with limited resources. The MA aims to train diversely skilled, self-reliant composers ready to operate dynamically as self-employed entrepreneurs within this fluid sector.

Contemporary cinema has witnessed a profound transformation thanks to digital advances that have revolutionized the industry. In this era of film technology, a vast horizon of possibilities has opened up, enabling the creation of stunning images, cutting-edge visual effects and narratives that challenge the limits of creativity.

This distinctive and exciting programme integrates textual and historical approaches to the study of film and television with filmmaking practice. As a student in this innovative course, you will engage with critical and theoretical perspectives and develop analysis skills at a high level.

The MA Cinematography course allows students to gain the knowledge and specialist skills required to be a cinematographer in today’s creative industries, engaging in a range of practical workshops and seminars to enhance their creative and technical skillset.

The Master in Cinematographic Direction offers you the artistic and technical knowledge of the cinematographic direction necessary for any audiovisual work.

MA Cinematography offers you a unique opportunity to develop the necessary skills and techniques to work professionally within the camera department, employ a range of technical and creative techniques to develop and enhance visual storytelling, and explore a range of film formats and processes.

This programme provides professional training in composition for screen media. Taught by staff and guest composers from the professional world, you will develop a strong technological foundation in the subject, along with a specialist understanding of television and screen scoring.

Designed to allow you to study from anywhere in the world, this online, part time MA Screenwriting course develops and nurtures screenwriters and prepares them for the professional film and television industries.

The MA in Screenwriting is the longest running and was the first MA of its kind in the country.

Pursue flexible postgraduate research with our MA by Research Film, Theatre & Television. This research-intensive master’s programme is designed for students who want to explore a specialised area of film, theatre or television.

GET YOUR MA IN FILM & CREATIVE MEDIA at Lipscomb University. Learn from those working in the industry of film and television to strengthen your craft of writing for the screen or about the film & television industry. Engage with professors who will guide you in critical thinking about how film and television intersect with popular culture, society and the globe.