Overview

Department of Media Study / Department of Media Study is located in Buffalo, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Architecture/Master of Fine Arts (M Arch/MFA)	Architecture and media
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Media arts production
Master of Arts in Humanities (MAH)	Film and media study
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Media study

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required Media project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (optional) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam, media project

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

52

Applied

28

Accepted

10

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 5th	January 5th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Portfolio
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (optional)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Portfolio, writing samples

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 5
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

37

Total Graduate Students

27%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	18.92%
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	5.41%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	2.7%

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (24%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 15

Part-time - 0

Male (8)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Digital arts, video, documentary, film, game design, digital poetics, locative media
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 231 Center for the Arts
Buffalo, NY  14260
United States

Contact Dr. Alex Reid
Chair
Email: areid@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-6902
Fax: 716-645-6979

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