Radio, Television and Film

Opportunities for graduate studies

Pursuing a graduate degree in radio, television and film at the University of North Texas provides you many distinctive advantages including:

• access to professional equipment and state-of-the-art facilities
• a curriculum that supplies a healthy combination of history, theory and industry studies as well as comprehensive training
• opportunities to share your work at festivals, conferences and other related events

Through the Department of Radio, Television and Film, we offer course work leading to a Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degree in Radio, Television and Film. The M.A. degree has an emphasis in industry studies or critical-cultural studies. Our M.F.A. program with an emphasis in documentary production and studies is one of the few in the nation and the only program of its kind in the region.

Our students receive instruction from dynamic faculty members who are internationally recognized scholars, seasoned media professionals and award-winning filmmakers. They have written textbooks that are used in university courses throughout the world. Their film and video productions have been broadcast on television and screened at prestigious national and international venues, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the London Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. Faculty members also serve on the boards of national and international organizations dealing with media education and film preservation.

The quality instruction our students receive has helped them earn grants to conduct various research projects and have their productions screened at various festivals. More information about our radio, television and film program and the department is available at www.rtvf.unt.edu.

Co-curricular activities

KNTU-FM, our 100,000-watt radio station, serves the area with education, information and entertainment programming. All students at UNT are eligible to work at KNTU, where they learn skills in radio production, programming and station administration. More information is available at www.kntu.com

North Texas Television, NTTV, is a student-operated cable television channel where students produce video programs in a wide range of topics and formats, including news, sports, public affairs and entertainment. All students at UNT are eligible to work at NTTV.

The Center for Spanish Language Media provides education, disseminates research, and conducts professional development workshops. The center’s website www.spanishmedia.unt.edu contains the most current information about projects and initiatives.

Admission requirements

You must meet the admission requirements of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies as well as the department’s requirements, including an overall GPA of at least 3.0 in an accredited bachelor’s program and acceptable GRE scores. Graduate school admission requirements are available at graduateschool.unt.edu or www.rtvf.unt.edu. The following materials should be sent to the RTVF director of graduate studies:

M.A.

• a statement of purpose explaining your career goals and how a master’s degree will help you achieve those goals
• a writing sample (research paper, professional report, substantial essay, etc.)
• two letters of recommendation from your professors or supervisors

M.F.A.

• a statement of purpose explaining your career goals and how a M.F.A. degree will help you achieve those goals
• a portfolio of creative work (on DVD, DV, CD or DAT) that includes one completed work and a 10-minute sample clip reel
• a writing sample (research paper, professional report, substantial essay, etc.)
• three letters of recommendation from your professors or supervisors

Degree requirements

You will need to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.25 while enrolled in any of our master’s programs. Detailed course requirements are at www.unt.edu/catalog or http://www.rtvf.unt.edu.

M.A. degree

• 30 semester hours of required courses
• 6 semester hours of thesis
• 6 to 12 semester hours in a minor area (optional)

M.F.A. degree

• 30 semester hours of required courses
• 12 semester hours of electives
• 6 semester hours of M.F.A. colloquium
• 6 semester hours of prescribed electives
• 6 semester hours of thesis

Financial assistance

A limited number of graduate assistantships, graduate fellowships and scholarships are awarded each year to new and continuing graduate students. More information about these awards is at www.rtvf.unt.edu. Opportunities are also available in the management of KNTU-FM or NTTV, in the research activities at the Center for Spanish Language Media, and in the research and creative activities of RTVF faculty members. Visit www.unt.edu/finaid or graduateschool.unt.edu for information about federal financial assistance programs.