Media Scoring, M.F.A.

Matriculation Requirements

Applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree satisfy the undergraduate requirements of this program.

General matriculation and admissions requirements of Graduate Studies are in the section “Admission.”

Program Requirements (60 Credits)

Sixty credits are required for the Master of Fine Arts degree in media scoring.

Courses in the Conservatory of Music offered toward the degree must be 7000-level courses. The program of study must be approved by the conservatory.

Courses required include:

• All of the following 16 Music courses (39 credits): Music 7203X, 7341X taken and completed four times, 7342X, 7343X, 7352X, 7353X, 7354X, 7378X, 7385X, 7440X, 7663X, 7871X, 7872X.
• At least 12 credits of graduate cinema courses approved by the program director. Recommended courses include: Film 7011G, 7012G, 7013G, 7014G, 7021G, 7022G, 7023G 7811G, and 7963G.
• At least nine additional credits of electives in graduate courses approved by the program director. Recommended courses include Music 7015X, 7016X, 7225X, 7226X, 7344X, 7345X, 7370X, 7386X, 7371G, 7372G, 7606G, 7664X, 7636X, 7646X, 7873X, 7874X, 7642X, 7881X, 7882X, 7883X, U7911X, U7912X, and U7913X. One or two additional semesters of Music 7341X may also be taken for credit as an elective.

Additional Requirements

All students in this program must meet with faculty for a formal progress evaluation. This will occur for full-time students near the end of their second semester in the program. For part-time students, it will happen after they have completed 12 credits of course work in the program.

All candidates for this degree must complete a capstone project. This project will be researched and created in close consultation with a faculty member during the Media Scoring Capstone Seminar I and II courses. It must be a new creative or research work deemed of substantial significance and approved by the media scoring faculty.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Gain experience in music composition and develop skills in artistic creation.
• Demonstrate ability to work with audio in media at an advanced level.
• Experience an extensive and varied music repertory through performance, analysis, and music production.
• Write and speak about music and media with precision and clarity.
• Communicate and interact with colleagues in a professional manner and articulate and defend critical judgments.

Admissions Requirements

• Fall Application Deadline: Rolling admission
• Spring Application Deadline: Rolling admission

Supporting Documents for Matriculation

Submit the following documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions:

• Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Applicants who earned a bachelor’s degree outside the United States need to submit a course-by-course international transcript evaluation. See Graduate Admissions for more information.
• Statement of purpose of approximately 500 words, typed, double-spaced, explaining your experience, artistic vision, and career goals.
• Two letters of recommendation from former instructors, employers, or other people familiar with you and your work.
• Submit a creative portfolio of two to three completed works containing one or more of the following: scores, sound recordings, video files with soundtracks, documentation of works and performances, and artist’s notes on each work. The portfolio must be uploaded through SlideRoom.

Selected applicants will be interviewed, either during a campus visit (recommended) or via telephone or video conference. Consideration will be given to applicants who do not meet course requirements but have unusual talent or experience equivalent to course work.

Required Tests

• F-1 or J-1 international students must submit English Proficiency Exam. TOEFL—79, IELTS—6.5, PTE—58–63, Duolingo—105–160.

Refer to the instructions at Graduate Admissions.

COntact

Jonathan Zalben

Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
25 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205
E: jonathan.zalben@brooklyn.cuny.edu
P: 718.237.3410, ext. 1011

Or contact:

Office of Graduate Admissions

222 West Quad Center
2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210
E: grads@brooklyn.cuny.edu
P: 718.951.4536

Office Hours

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