Moving Image Archive Studies Degree Program

In September 1998, the UCLA Film and Television Archive received a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) to develop a new graduate study program in MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVE STUDIES. In 2001 the Archive received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to fund the first two years of the program. This innovative Master of Arts degree program has been developed in collaboration with UCLA's Department of Film and Television and the Department of Information Studies.

Applications to the MIAS program itself are currently being accepted; applications must be postmarked by December 15, 2002 to be considered for admission to the program.

The Moving Image Archive Studies program - the first university-based program of its kind in North America - responds to a national priority within the moving image community to educate and train new generations of archival professionals. In the Librarian of Congress' recently published Redefining Film Preservation: A National Plan, Recommendation 4.11 calls for the creation of "a systematic graduate program for educating new film preservation professionals and continuing education opportunities for those already in the field." The goal of the Moving Image Archive Studies program is to provide not only hands-on training, but also to place this training in the context of a broader education and curriculum combining aesthetic judgment, historical knowledge, awareness of social and cultural relevance, and familiarity with new technologies.

Further Information: For additional information about the Moving Image Archive Studies Program, contact: Lynn Boyden, UCLA Film and Television Archive, miasinfo@ucla.edu.