Radio, Television and Film

Master’s Degree Programs

Graduate opportunities

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, state-of-the-art facilities and a community of artists and scholars engaging with emergent, global media strategies
• A curriculum that supplies a healthy combination of history, theory and industry studies, as well as a comprehensive education in the aesthetic, ethical and legal aspects of media production and consumption
• Opportunities to present your work at festivals, conferences and other related events

The Department of Radio, Television and Film offers 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.

You will 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 courses throughout the world. Their film and video productions have been broadcast on television and screened at prestigious national and international venues. Many 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 rigorous research projects and have their productions screened at domestic and international festivals.

We also provide opportunities to study abroad in London and have an established student/faculty exchange program with the University of Sunderland in England. 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 educational, informational and entertainment programming. All UNT students are eligible to work at KNTU, where they learn 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 UNT students are eligible to work at ntTV. More information is available at www.northtexastelevision.com.

The Center for Spanish Language Media provides education, disseminates research and conducts professional development workshops. The most current information about projects and initiatives is at www.spanishmedia.unt.edu

Attending UNT

Admission requirements

You must meet the admission requirements for the Toulouse Graduate School 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 gradschool.unt.edu or www.rtvf.unt.edu. The following materials should be sent to the RTVF director of graduate studies:

Master of Arts

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

Master of Fine Arts

• Portfolio of creative work (on DVD, DV, CD or online via Vimeo, etc.) in a 10-minute sample clip reel indicative of the breadth of your creative and professional potential in media production and at least one completed work in which you played a major creative and/or technical role
• Statement of purpose explaining your career goals and how a M.F.A. degree will help you achieve them
• Three letters of recommendation from your professors or supervisors indicating your potential for success within a rigorous, terminal degree graduate program
• Writing sample (research paper, professional report, substantial essay, etc.)

Degree requirements

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

Master of Arts

• 9 semester hours of required courses
• 6 semester hours of prescribed electives
• 15 semester hours of electives
• 6 semester hours of thesis
• 6 to 12 semester hours may be in a minor area (optional)

Master of Fine Arts

• 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.

Information about other financial assistance programs is available at financialaid.unt.edu.