Overview

Key Features

The Moving Image Archiving and Preservation MA program from New York University is situated in the Department of Cinema Studies, part of the Kanbar Institute of Film & Television in the acclaimed Tisch School of the Arts.

MIAP provides prospective collection managers and archivists with an international, comprehensive education in the theories, methods, and practices of moving image archiving and preservation.

Our curriculum includes courses on conservation and preservation; collection management; metadata standards and application; copyright and legal issues; moving image curation; the cultures of museums, archives, and libraries; and the histories of cinema and television. Students are taught by leading scholars and practitioners in the field.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Conservation and Preservation—Principles

Digital Literacy for Moving Image Archiving and Preservation

Moving Image and Sound: Basic Issues and Training

The Culture of Archives, Museums, and Libraries

Collection Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Film Studies Museum Studies View 217 other Masters in Film Studies in United States

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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

A professional résumé
A statement of purpose (two to three double-spaced pages)
A writing sample (15-20 double-spaced pages) that reflects your ability to carry out sustained critical, theoretical, and/or historical thinking on film, television, video, and/or new media. In the absence of a moving image-related topic, a piece of writing on a subject in the arts or humanities is acceptable.
Letters of recommendation.
Transcript(s).
$65 application fee

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

76646 USD / year

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Out-of-State

76646 USD / year

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76646 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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