Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Media Arts

The BFA in Film & Media Arts is a professional training degree program to prepare students for careers in film and media arts. FMA majors use creative problem solving to craft narratives with subtext and emotional depth, bolstered by precise industry skills. Tracks of Writing and Directing, Acting and Directing, Writing and Producing, Cinematography, Postproduction, and Interactive Media allow for discipline focus and opportunities for collaborative projects of increasing sophistication. The language of the global economy is communicated through film and media arts as evidenced throughout the world-wide-web, and all manner of information, marketing and entertainment dissemination. Specific career paths include: Screenwriter, Series Writer, Copywriter, Writer, Writer's Assistant, Executive Producer, Creative Producer, Associate Producer, Line Producer, Production Manager, Unit Production Manage, Production Coordinator, Script Supervisor, Production Assistant, Director, First/Second Assistant Director, Cinematographer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, First/Second Assistant Camera, Key Grip, Grip, Gaffer, Best Boy, Sound Mixer, Boom Operator, Location Manager, Postproduction Supervisor, Editor, Assistant, Dialog, Sound Editor, Colorist, Compositor, Digital Effects Artist, Actor, Casting Director, Writer/Director, Writer/Producer, Commercial Director, Music Video Director, Filmmaker, Documentarian, Interactive Media Creator.

Highschool/secondary school transcripts and any post-secondary transcripts
Copy of your passport
Students applying as first-time freshmen must have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.3 and will have successfully completed 13 core academic requirements:
4 years/units of English
3 years/units of Math
3 years/units of Natural Sciences
3 years/units of Social Sciences
Each academic college has specific guidelines for direct entry. Students not meeting these requirements may be considered for pre-admission into an academic college or admitted to University Studies.

International Baccalaureate Diploma with an overall score or average score across all IB subjects - 23/45

English-language test scores
IELTS - 6 (no part below 5.0)
TOEFL iBT - 78 (no part below 17)