Selected Master Programmes in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation
- L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation, George Eastman House/University of Rochester, New York
- New York University
- University of California, Los Angeles
L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation, George Eastman House/University of Rochester, New York
Selznick Graduate Program in Film and Media Preservation (Master´s Degree)
Description: In 2005, the University of Rochester joined with The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation to inaugurate a Masters of Arts degree program in film and media preservation. A paramount goal of the Selznick School founder L. Jeffrey Selznick was to combine practical, hands-on training in motion picture preservation with a formal graduate degree program. Thus Selznick provided the inspiration to create the first museum-based university collaboration of its kind, a program that encompassed both curatorial studies and training in motion picture conservation.
The MA program builds upon the Selznick School’s one year Certificate Program in film preservation and restoration by offering a two year curriculum that incorporates academic coursework at the University of Rochester. Students in the Selznick Graduate Program in Film and Media Preservation will work with Film and Media Studies faculty through the Department of English at the University of Rochester. They are able to choose from courses on film and media theory, history, and criticism for their additional year of study, leading to a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in film and media studies. The University is one of the nation’s leading private universities, known for its innovative interdisciplinary study opportunities. Students interact closely with faculty and have access to resources such as the Film and Media Studies Program and the Multimedia Center Collections (Rush Rhees Library, River Campus); the Memorial Art Gallery; and the Eastman School of Music.
Duration: 2 years (full-time)
The Selznick Graduate Program in Film and Media Preservation consists of a two year course of integrated study. In their first year, students will work primarily at The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation, George Eastman House and attend classes at the University of Rochester. In their second year, students will work primarily on the River Campus of the University of Rochester, completing the course work and the required essay for the Master of Arts Degree in English.
Degree requirements: The minimum educational requirement for admission is an undergraduate degree.
Instruction language: English (TOEFL scores required for non-native English speakers)
Contact:
The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation
George Eastman House
Motion Picture Department
900 East Avenue
Rochester NY 14607
Tel: 585.271.3361 ex. 333
Fax: 585.271.3970
New York University
Moving Image Archiving and Preservation
Description: The Moving Image Archive Program is a two-year course of study that trains future professionals to manage preservation-level collections of film, video, new media, and other types of digital works. The program provides prospective collection managers and archivists with an international, comprehensive education in the theories, methods, and practices of moving image archiving and preservation. The curriculum covers all aspects of moving image archiving, including: Film History/Historiography and Film Style Conservation, Preservation, Storage and Management, Legal Issues and Copyright, Laboratory Techniques, Moving Image Cataloging, Curatorial Work and Museum Studies, Programming; New Media and other Digital Technologies, Access to Archival Holdings. MIAP’s program prepares students for positions in public and private institutions. Graduates find work as preservationists, archivists, and conservators in libraries, archives, museums, arts organizations, and production houses.
Duration: 2 years (full-time); 4 years (part-time)
Instruction Language: English
Credits: 16 credits per semester/part-time: 4 years, 8 credits per semester
Contact:
Moving Image Archiving and Preservation
Department of Cinema Studies
721 Broadway Room 600 New York NY 10003
Tel: +1 212 998 1600
Fax: +1 212 995 4061
tisch.preservation@nyu.edu
University of California, Los Angeles
Moving Image Archive Studies Program
Description: MIAS is an intensive two-year course of study consisting of specialized seminars, directed studies, an extensive practicum program, training workshops, screenings, guest lectures and technical demonstrations. In order to meet the increasing demands upon archival preservation and access (such as the rapid pace of technological change and the dramatic expansion of media types), MIAS’s principal goal is to prepare a new generation of leading moving image archivists. MIAS links theory with practice. The Program embraces hands-on training opportunities at archives, libraries and laboratories in the Los Angeles area as well as at UCLA’s own Film and Television Archive. Its graduate seminars encompass the aesthetics and history of film and television, preservation and restoration philosophy, access and programming for the public, collection management, cataloging and documentation. The unique combination of UCLA faculty, top-level preservationists, technical experts and archival specialists who are at the core of our Program puts MIAS at the very cutting edge of archival education.
Duration: 2 years, full-time
Instruction language: English (TOEFL scores required for non-native English speakers)
Contact:
UCLA Moving Image Archive Studies
P.O. Box 951622
Los Angeles California 90095-1622
Lance Watsky – Program coordinator
lwatsky@tft.ucla.edu
310-206-4966