Cinema Arts, B.F.A.

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Film and television: two extremely powerful media. Both elements are heavily covered and taught in Palm Beach Atlantic University's Cinema Arts program, one of the topnotch departments in the country.

College of the Arts

West Palm Beach

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The Cinema Arts program of study offers a superb training from a Christian perspective in the art of effective, dynamic, and redemptive storytelling through motion pictures and television.

PBA’s Faith, Roots, and Reason core courses incorporate our Christian faith into every lecture to elevate your worldview and foster impactful problem-solving.

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What Can I Do with this Degree?

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
  • Videographer
  • Video Editor
  • Cinema Program Coordinator

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Articulate the various elements of story structure in moving pictures and apply that knowledge to a specific profession within the entertainment industry.
  2. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of redemptive storytelling in relation to a Christian worldview through film and television activities.
  3. Students should be able to dynamically communicate narratives utilizing various aesthetic and technological storytelling tools.
  4. Demonstrate through coursework an understanding of historical significance for cinema-television and mass media.

Program Details

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