Cinema and Media Arts
Your application to the CMA major should include the following items.
1. Completed CMA Application Form.
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2. Typed short answers to the questions on the second page of the Application Form.
Faculty
3. Three references with e–mail addresses.
Jack Hafer, M.Div.
Chair
4. Any examples of your work or accomplishments you would want us to review. Quantity is not necessarily correlated with quality. We prefer one good example. Please be assured that media production experience is not a prerequisite for admission into the CMA major. Our program will show you how to use the tools. We are more interested in leadership ability, creative thinking, problem solving, and dreamers of credible character. The full department faculty will prayerfully review your application. Notification letters will be sent out by the deadlines listed in the schedule. You will be notified of your acceptance, placement on a waiting list or rejection. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please call the department secretary at 562–777–4052 or write to:
Gonzales
Professors
Fisher, Medberry, Schmidt, Swain
Associate Professors
Hafer, Yamada
Assistant Professors
Mission & Learning Outcomes
The Cinema and Media Arts Department equips students to serve as observers, interpreters, creators and patrons of mass media. We offer students a thorough grounding in the theory, research and practices of cinema and media arts. We begin with an understanding of the ancient arts and aesthetics inherent in storytelling. Students will learn the history of their discipline, developing the research skills and critical thinking necessary to recognize their position in relationship to critical junctures in cinema and more recently, media arts. Finally, students will polish and practice a particular craft. Our graduates will see their career and calling as comparable to the art of poets, painters, sculptors, historians, and politicians. They will be empowered to celebrate the innate, precious, God–given gift of life, the person and work of Jesus Christ, and the ongoing, surprising activity of the Holy Spirit. They will work out those enduring truths in the rapidly evolving, technologically driven, highly–competitive world of cinema and media arts.
Acceptance Committee Cinema and Media Arts Department Biola University
13800 Biola Avenue La Mirada, CA 90639
CMA Students are encouraged to purchase a computer with video editing software. While we understand the financial strains of such equipment expenditures, we also recognize that this technologically driven major involves costs well beyond the textbooks that serve as the essential tools for many other undergraduate departments. Contact the department for specific equipment recommendations.
Admission Requirements
On–Campus Study Opportunities
The Entertainment Industry is a highly competitive, creative, and demanding business. Admission to Cinema and Media Arts (CMA) is separate from and contingent upon your admission to Biola University. Admission to Biola University does not guarantee admission into the CMA major. Applications to the CMA major will not be considered until after the applicant has been admitted to Biola University. Notifications concerning your acceptance to the CMA major will be processed by groups as listed on the application schedule page available from the Admissions Department. After you have completed your application to Biola University, submit your application to the CMA major by the appropriate deadline. See the application schedule page.
Guerilla Film Society A student created, student led organization dedicated to the art of filmmaking. Weekly GFS meetings allow CMA majors to exchange information, announce upcoming projects, connect and collaborate with potential crew members, and rally around new and classic films. Sophias Sophia is Greek for wisdom and is the name of the club forthe support of female film majors. Weekly meetings encourage and support members and allow for unique interaction with guest speakers. Regular social activities are held.
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