Overview

Key facts:

The MFA Music Composition for the Screen program at Columbia College Chicago covers composing for a wide variety of genres in film, TV, video games, and augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR). Beyond the art of dramatic scoring, you'll master rapidly developing technical industry standards in media music production and gain hands-on experience with everything from programming cutting-edge digital instruments to conducting professional live musicians.

You'll learn how to adapt your music to different contexts in courses on the unique processes of film, TV, and interactive media. Our faculty of working professionals and our visiting composers-in-residence mentor you by providing practical advice and candid feedback.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Scoring: Composing Dramatic Music

Orchestration

History of Cinema

Film Analysis

Scoring: Color and Complexit

Orchestration

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

54 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Application fee: $60

Resume

Two letters of recommendation

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Tuition Fees

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40365 USD / year

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40365 USD / year

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In-State

40365 USD / year

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Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

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