MBA/MFA

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Degree Requirements

MBA Program Outline

Required Core7.5
Menu Core15-21
Capstone Core1.5-3.0
Elective Courses21-28.5
Total51

MFA Program Outline

Core Courses46
Elective Courses14
Total60
Sample Program Sequence - Summary
YearFallSpringSummer
First YearMBA Core (15) 

MBA Menu Core and Electives (16.5 credits) and GFMTV-GT.2099 Safety Class (1 credit) 
and GFMTV-GT.2017 Intro. to Producing II (1 credit)*

 

MFA Courses (10)
Second YearMFA Core (18)MFA Core (18)MFA Thesis Work
Third YearMFA Core and MBA Electives (18)MFA Electives, MBA Electives and MBA Capstone Core (13.5-18) 

Total credits required to complete both degrees = 111

*Prior to Fall 2025, MFA/MBA students were required to complete H68.2007 Introduction to Production Management (2 credits)

Sample Program Sequence - Details

111 total credits

First Year (Stern)

ModulesCoursesCredits
Fall: Register at Stern
August – December
(15 credits)  


Launch
Coaching for Impact

COR1-GB.2105 Strategic Communication

COR1-GB.1102 Leadership 
COR1-GB.1305 Statistics and Data Analysis
COR1-GB.1306 Financial Accounting and Reporting

Menu core courses:
COR1-GB.2103 Strategy I* or elective

COR1-GB.1303 Firms and Markets
COR1-GB.2311 Foundations of Finance

 


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1.5

1.5
1.5
3


1.5

3
3
 
 

Spring: Register at Stern
February – May
(17-18.5 credits)  		Menu core courses:
COR1-GB.2311 Foundations of Finance
COR1-GB.2314 Operations Management 
COR1-GB.2303 The Global Economy
COR1-GB.2104 Strategy II*
Business Analytics
(TECH-GB.2366 Data Science for Business: Technical or
TECH-GB.3366 Data Science for Business: Managerial)

MKTG-GB.2119 Entertainment and Media Industries
MBA1 Elective
MKTG-GB.2313 Craft and Commerce of Cinema**
GFMTV-GT.2099 Safety Class ***
GFMTV-GT.2017 Intro. to Producing II***		3
3
3
1.5

3


1.5
3
3
1
1
Summer: Register at Tisch
May – August
(10 credits)		FMTV-GT.2043 Sight and Sound: Filmmaking
FMTV-GT 2020 Writing the Short Screenplay		6
4

*Strategy I and Strategy II are required to complete the Strategy core course. You must enroll in both sections of the course. Strategy I is offered in the Fall. Strategy II is offered in the Spring.

Strategic Communication (1.5 credits)

Students can choose to complete this in their Fall or Spring semesters based on their desired course load.

**Highly recommended

***Prior to Fall 2025, MFA/MBA students were required to complete H68.2007 Introduction to Production Management (2 credits)

Second Year (Tisch)

ModulesCoursesCredits
Fall: Register at Tisch
September – December
(18 credits)

GFMTV-GT.2103 Producing the Short Fiction Film
GFMTV-GT.2134 Directing III
GFMTV-GT.2117 Writing The Short Screenplay
GFMTV-GT.2169 Tech Workshop (Avid Training & Sound)
GFMTV-GT.2116 Intermediate Cinematography I
GFMTV-GT.2101 Narrative Ending
GFMTV-GT.2125 Aesthetics: Narrative Film Style

GFMTV-GT. 2113 Directing the Actor I

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4
2
2
2
2
2

2

Spring: Register at Tisch 
February – May
(18 credits)

GFMTV-GT.2135 Directing IV: Director's Cut
GFMTV-GT.2118 Developing the Treatment for Feature Films
GFMTV-GT.2102 Editing Workshop
GFMTV-GT.2104 Producing for Directors, Independent Features
GFMTV-GT.2170 Post-Production Sound

*3 Tisch Elective courses (six credits)

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2
2
2

6

 

Summer: Register at Tisch 
May – August
(0 credits)		The second summer will be spent at the Kanbar Institute producing films related to fulfilling thesis requirements. 

Third Year (Tisch/Stern)

ModulesCoursesCredits
Fall: Register at Tisch 
September – December
(18 credits)		MBA2 Electives and MFA Core18
Spring: Register at Stern
February – May
(13.5-18 credits)		MBA2 Electives and Kanbar Electives

COR2-GB.3101 Professional Responsibility OR LAW-LW.10387 Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern Corporation*		12-16.5
1.5-3.0


*This law course counts towards the 6.0 credit maximum of non-Stern credits.