Cinema
    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    USD 67,954 / Year
    Next IntakeAugust 28, 2023
    Cinema

    About

    You have the opportunity to study film as a literary art form and learn production skills to create your own movie.   

    Here you can take advantage of opportunities to study film during a semester abroad or get additional experience through an internship at a production company in Connecticut, New York, or Boston.

    Our alumni have gone to work at television networks and film production companies as directors, producers, and as directors of international film festivals.

    Work with new technology and collaborate with faculty on professional sets. There are opportunities to present at film festivals, study a semester abroad, and get additional experience through an internship at a production company in Connecticut, New York, or Boston.

    Bachelor of Arts in Cinema students will:

    • Understand the idea of film as an art form and the essentials of film style and know the basics of the language of cinema in order to talk and write accurately and meaningfully about films. They should be aware of a range of films greater than already known from TV and recent Hollywood.
    • Gain a basic understanding of fundamental aesthetic and conceptual approaches to digital video production and non-linear editing, and become able to script and produce short films based on these principles while working both independently and in small groups.
    • Have an understanding of the history of film from 1895 to the present, including: major developments in technology, economics, and society that influenced the production of film; and prominent styles of film from various historical periods. They should become proficient in writing about these topics.
    • Understand the basics of a number of methods of analyzing films, be able to apply these methods to a variety of films, and know why film studies favors certain methods.
    • Have an understanding of specific kinds of films based on: extended close study of one or more of the major individual figures in cinema; a thorough survey of one or more of the major national cinemas; one or more historically important genres in cinema; or intensive study of a motif, topic, or period in film, such as City in Film, Orientalism in Film, and The Auteur in Hollywood.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of various types of filmmaking and be able to create a film using these principles.
    • Demonstrate an advanced level of proficiency in filmmaking by producing and directing their own films working through the stages of pre-production, production, and post-production.

    Disciplines

    College of Arts and Sciences

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Submit your Academic Records

    We will begin our admission review on the basis of an electronic (scanned) copy of your academic records. However, your admission will not be final until we receive the official transcript/record from each high school (secondary school) you have attended.

    Important: All transcripts presented in a language other than English must include a translation. The official academic records must be mailed in a separate sealed envelope. Please request that an official copy of your official records be sent to one of the addresses below (electronic or hard-copy):

    [email protected] 

    or:

    University of Hartford
    International Admission
    345 Gengras Student Union
    200 Bloomfield Ave
    West Hartford, CT 06117
    USA

    How to Obtain your UHart I-20

    To create your UHart I-20 you are required to provide the following:

    1. Bank Statement from your parent's bank indicating a balance equal to or greater than the cost of attendance for the University for one academic year. This figure can be presented in local currency or US Dollars. 
    2. Financial Sponsorship Certification Form–Please complete and return this form with your bank statement. 
    3. Pay your Enrollment Deposit 
    4. I-20 Request form Please complete scan and return. 
    5. *SEVIS I-20 Transfer Request form - Please complete, scan and return.
    6. Copy of your Passport - Please scan and return. 
    7. * Copy of US Visa - Please scan and return. 

    *These forms are required ONLY if you already have a valid visa and are studying in the US. If you do not currently hold the US Visa they are NOT required to get the UHart I-20.

    You may send these prior to the review of your application or following your notice of admission.

    Upon receipt of these forms, we will create your form I-20. 

    Provide your Level of English Language Proficiency

    Alternative methods for proving English proficiency

    • Successful completion of English Composition at a regionally accredited College or University in the United States with a grade of C or higher. Must be a traditional in class format online classes NOT accepted.
    • International Baccalaureate: English A1 or A2 with grade of 3 or higher
    • Advanced Placement English with a grade of 3 or higher
    • SAT Evidence based reading/writing 480 or higher
    • GCSE or GCE English Pass (syllabus A) with grade of A, B or C
    • A HKCEE English Pass with a grade of (Syllabus A) with a grade of A, B, C or D
    • Trinity ISE II Level: Pass in All module areas
    • CEFR Level B2+ Pre advanced

    If you intend to pursue a degree at the University of Hartford but you do not meet our English language proficiency requirements, you have the option of starting your degree within the International Pathway Program (IPP).

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 58
    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 80

    Fee Information

    Application Fee 50

    How to Apply

    Please choose one of the applications below and take time to fill all required fields on the application. Your application WILL NOT be considered until we have your address in your home of citizenship. 

    • UHart application - Please complete this online application. All students welcome. 10-15 mins to complete.
    • The Common Application – Please complete this application if you are attending a High/Prep School in the US or an International School overseas. 30 minutes to complete.
    Cinema
    University of Hartford
    University of Hartford
    United States of America

    United States of America, Hartford