New York University and George Eastman House announce their plan for a “Master of Arts in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation,” for fall of 2002 start-up. This two-year course of study will provide prospective moving image archivists with an international, comprehensive education in the theories, methods, and practices of moving image archiving and preservation. The curriculum will cover all aspects of moving image archiving, including: Film History/Historiography and Film Style; Conservation, Preservation and Storage; Legal Issues and Copyright; Laboratory Techniques; Moving Image Cataloging; Curatorial Work and Museum Studies; Programming; Use of New Digital Technologies; and Access to Archival Holdings. The first year will be based in the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University in New York City. Along with course work, this year of the program will entail visits to, and collaboration with archives, museums, and laboratories in the New York City area. The first year will be followed by a 6-8 week student summer internship placement. The second year will be based at the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. Students must complete 48 points of coursework over the two years. Students complete and defend a final thesis project in the second year while at George Eastman House. The degree is awarded by New York University in collaboration with the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at George Eastman House. For applications and information, please contact: The Office of Graduate Admissions Tisch School of the Arts New York University 721 Broadway, room 801 New York, New York 10003-6807 212-998-1918 <http://www.nyu.edu/tisch/gradadmissions/> Ann Harris NYU-Cinema Studies Department Film Study Center and Archive 721 Broadway, room 606 New York, New York 10003 [log in to unmask] phone: 212-998-1606 fax: 212-995-4061 ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]