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I'm still trying to figure out what I can do with my B.A.

Scott Andrew Hutchins

Examine The Life of Timon of Athens at Cracks in the Fourth Wall Theatre &
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Shary" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:20 PM
Subject: film programs


> Hello everyone--
>
>     I'd just like to reiterate what David Tetzlaff said in his message, if
> only as a fair warning to Kelly Shindler and others out there looking to
> move from the undergrad to grad level of film studies.  The M.A. is not a
> terminal degree, and most programs want to see evidence of your commitment
> to their Ph.D. even if you are just coming out of a B.A. program.
> Personally, I got lucky in getting an M.A. and getting accepted into a
> different Ph.D. program elsewhere, however, I can tell you that many Ph.D.
> programs questioned why I did not originally pursue my grad studies in
their
> programs.
>
>     One of the not-so-veiled secrets of the grad school business is that
> Masters degrees provide a lot of cash flow-- especially at programs that
> invite many students to pursue an M.A. and then admit very few (if any)
> students to the Ph.D.  Beware of schools like this.  If you want to be a
> film academic, as David suggests, you must go for the Ph.D. anyway.  If
> you're just going for the M.A., you may have a second chance later, but
> you're also taking a very big risk.
>
>     At any rate, I would not be discouraged, since there are many ways to
> become involved in film studies that don't even require a Ph.D.  Yet if
you
> do want to be a film professor, the doctorate is an essential necessity
(and
> lately it seems you also need a book contract and a half-dozen published
> articles, and an Oscar-winning film would help).  Cast your application
net
> wide and see what you find, and ask everyone you know in the film realm
all
> the questions you can think of.  Don't let anyone tell you that there's
one
> finite solution to becoming involved in film studies-- after all, you can
> even be a film professor without a Ph.D. at community colleges, and slowly
> but surely some high schools are hiring film teachers.
>
>     I'd be curious to hear the experiences of others on this list who can
> comment on the M.A. vs. Ph.D. issue.
>
> Dr. Timothy Shary
> Assistant Professor of Screen Studies
> Traina Center for the Arts
> Clark University
> Worcester, MA  01610
> 508-793-7285
>
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