Master of Arts in Film: The Facts

Facts

Degree

Master of Arts (MA) in Film, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, with a Major in Short Motion or Interaction

Graduate profile

Graduates of the Master in Film programme are able to do the following: 

• Have a high level of competence in developing and telling stories. 
• Devise own creative projects of high artistic potential in a given professional context.
• Plan and execute the creative process and overcome problems using appropriate methodological approaches.
• Absorb new content, independently research and analyse topics in detail, and condense the information acquired in a synthesis that offers criteria and options for continuing the creative process.
• Assess the individual interests of participating stakeholder groups of funding committee and production contexts  and gauge their relevance to the project.
• Provide information on the economic framework of the project environment in question and position their projects on the market.
• Name and analyse reference works relevant to the project in question and use such knowledge to critically situate and reflect on their own work.
• Locate their own work in a superordinate theoretical framework.Develop a range of different solutions and justify their approach through logical argument.
• Implement decisions satisfactorily in the form of convincing designs.
• Critique other’s work professionally and accept as well as implement criticism.
  
  

Graduates of the Master in Film programme have developed an artistic mindset that is reflected in independent creative praxis.

Field of activity

Graduates who have specialised in Short Motion and Interaction participate in the development of new cinematic formats as employees or independent artists. They work as cross-media and motion designers in television or journalism or with agencies or work in a range of professional contexts as competent, solution-oriented partners, planning and realising films for a variety of purposes. They may position themselves as artists with installative works with the moving image.

The Master in Film also prepares graduates for an academic career in teaching and/or research. Graduates have a sufficiently firm grasp of theoretical fundamentals and the required number of ECTS points to begin doctoral work after obtaining the master’s degree.

Admission

The prerequisites for enrolment in the master’s programme include the following:
a) A bachelor’s or equivalent university or tertiary level degree in a design-related field, or
b) In justified exceptions: evidence of several years of practical work of proven excellence, which can be evaluated to be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree or diploma.
c) Passing an aptitude evaluation.

Comprehensive information on entrance requirements may be found on the Admission Procedure and Admission Requirements page in the section of Information for Prospective Students.

Entrance examinations

Interested candidates should apply using the Online Registration Form form of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and include their credentials, a CV, a letter of motivation and – if available – a sketch of their project. In addition a portfolio documenting previous artistic and creative work is expected.

After the admissions board has reviewed the application documents, suitable candidates will be invited for an interview. Selection for the degree programme is based on the application documents and the results of the personal interviews with the admissions board.

Admission procedure information sheet

Application deadline

Academic year 2021/22: Thursday, 11 March 2021

Commencement of studies

Academic year 2020/21: 14 September 2020 Academic year 2021/22: 20 September 2021

Semester dates

The semester dates and our academic calendar can be found here.

Information events

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• Friday, 29 January 2021, Luzern–Emmenbrücke