May 01, 2024  
2009-2011 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Film


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Chair

Menendez, Francisco
  (1990), Professor; B.A., University of Puget Sound; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts.
   

Graduate Coordinator

Clark, Sean
  (1999), Associate Professor; B.S., University of Missouri; M.F.A., University of Iowa.
 

Graduate Faculty

Wegner, Hart L.
  (1968), Professor; B.A., M.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., Harvard University.

The UNLV Department of Film offers a Master of Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting. This terminal film degree focuses specifically on the art and craft of writing for screen. This is in keeping with the narrative-driven curriculum of the Film Department as a whole. This M.F.A. professional training program presents superior academic and artistic standards for the candidates. They are challenged to elevate their talent and craft to levels of excellence to make for seamless transfers into careers in the entertainment industry. Students completing the three-year program will have a significant group of feature motion picture and television scripts that have been honed to the sharpest professional sensibility. In addition to faculty with professional experience, the students are exposed to a variety of guests who are working in the industry.

Program

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