MFA

Photography

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Key facts

  • Program
    Master's
  • Duration
    18 months
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    50,416USD
  • Start date
    Jan, May, Aug, Sep

Program overview

What New York Film Academy says about their program:

NYFA’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Degree in Photography program provides a creative, energizing setting for photographers to develop, challenge, and master their skills and talents. By combining lectures and critiques with intense learning, students acquire an in-depth understanding and appreciation of still photography, its history, and photographic theories, learning to integrate knowledge and creativity with hands-on experience. Throughout their time at NYFA, students engage with a diverse international student body and a core faculty of working professionals. Through challenging, practical coursework, instructors help students keep pace with technological and industry changes, pushing them to excel in all the areas needed to advance in an ever-evolving art form.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • BC Grade 12 Graduation (or equivalent)

Postgraduate academic requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent)

English proficiency

Undergraduate

  • TOEFL iBT

    68

  • IELTS

    6.0

  • Duolingo English Test

    90

Postgraduate

  • TOEFL iBT

    79

  • IELTS

    6.5

  • Duolingo English Test

    101

English proficiency waivers

  • English is the student's first or native language
  • Applicant has been studying in a college or university where the sole language of instruction is English for at least 1 full year at the time of their application
  • Applicant studied in a high school where the sole language of instruction is English for at least 3 full years at the time.

Documents required

Undergraduate

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Application fee
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Proof of language proficiency
  • Narrative Statement
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Creative Portfolio (if applicable)
  • Passport identification page

Postgraduate

  • Application form
  • Application fee
  • Academic transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Proof of language proficiency
  • Narrative Statement
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Creative Portfolio / Audition (if applicable)
  • Passport identification page
  • Bank statements
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Fees and funding

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    from US$32,020 to US$59,700 per year

  • Graduate tuition

    from US$29,986 to US$50,416 per year

Funding

Undergraduate Scholarships

Talent Based Award

- Amount: Up to USD$15,000 per year - Requirements: The Talent Based Tuition Award is a program designed to identify applicants with exceptional aptitude for their program of study. All Talent Based Awards are based on an applicant's audition or portfolio and determined by the Admissions Department during the admissions process.

Needs Based Tuition Assistance

- Amount: Up to USD$15,000 per year - Requirements: The Need Based Tuition Assistance is designed for applicants with financial need in order to help reduce the cost of education in New York Film Academy's long-term programs including the One-year and Two-year Conservatory Programs as well as the AFA, BA, BFA, MA and MFA degree programs. In order to qualify, applicants must show a credible need through documentation such as income tax statements or bank statements. Applicants must also submit an essay describing their need and accomplishments.

Merit Based Award

- Amount: Up to USD$15,000 per year - Requirements: Recipients must demonstrate a history of academic achievement in addition to leadership, community service and a commitment to the arts. In order to be eligible for a Merit Based Tuition Award, candidates must be accepted to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Applicants are evaluated based upon information provided in the admissions process including high school GPA and documentation of leadership roles, awards, community service or arts involvement.

Graduate Scholarships

Talent Based Award

- Amount: Up to USD$15,000 per year - Requirements: The Talent Based Tuition Award is a program designed to identify applicants with exceptional aptitude for their program of study. All Talent Based Awards are based on an applicant's audition or portfolio and determined by the Admissions Department during the admissions process.

Needs Based Tuition Assistance

- Amount: Up to USD$15,000 per year - Requirements: The Need Based Tuition Assistance is designed for applicants with financial need in order to help reduce the cost of education in New York Film Academy's long-term programs including the One-year and Two-year Conservatory Programs as well as the AFA, BA, BFA, MA and MFA degree programs. In order to qualify, applicants must show a credible need through documentation such as income tax statements or bank statements. Applicants must also submit an essay describing their need and accomplishments.

Matthew Modine Masters Scholarship

- Amount: Up to USD$15,000 per year - Requirements: The New York Film Academy Matthew Modine Masters Scholarship provides financial assistance to outstanding candidates of the school's Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs in Filmmaking and Acting for Film. Recipients must demonstrate the values set forth by New York Film Academy to further the art of visual storytelling. Candidates will exhibit exemplary purpose, creativity, and commitment to community. All scholarship decisions by NYFA are at its sole and absolute discretion and final.
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