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Its enrollment, in 2003, consisted of 310 students out of 3,688 applicants (8.4%). With 140 faculty members teaching 410 undergrads, and 390 grad students, the student to teacher ratio is about 6:1.

Alumni include: Allison Anders , Jack Black , Shane Black , Lloyd Bridges , Carol Burnett , Charles Burnett , James Coburn , Francis Ford Coppola , Alex Cox , Dean Cundey , James Dean , Robert David Hall , Catherine Hardwicke , Mariska Hargitay , Mark Harmon , James Horner , David Koepp , Scott Kosar , Jayne Mansfield , Frank Marshall , Jim Morrison , Victor Nuñez , Michael Ovitz , Alexander Payne , Rob Reiner , Tim Robbins , Scott Rosenberg , Pietro Scalia , Paul Schrader , Tom Shadyac , Brad Silberling , Tom Skerritt , Penelope Spheeris , Ben Stiller , Gore Verbinski , David S. Ward , Gregory Widen , John Williams , Hoyt Yeatman .


DEPARTMENT OF THEATER

The different areas of theater studies at UCLA's Department of Theater consist of:


Undergraduate program

The undergraduate program requires an interview/audition process for all applicants. The program teaches the general studies of theater broadly, before allowing the student to choose a more specific area of study.


Graduate program

Offering a Master Of Arts , Master Of Fine Arts , and a Doctor Of Philosophy degree, the graduate program requires an audition for all acting applicants, and a possible interview for the other applicants. Each applicant must apply for a specific area of study.


DEPARTMENT OF FILM, TELEVISION, AND DIGITAL MEDIA

There are three distinct areas of courses offered in UCLA's Department of Film , Television , and Digital Media :


Undergraduate program

A Bachelor Of Arts in film and television degree can be sought only after a student has completed two years of general college studies. This upper division program is another two years that involves the learning of the history and theory aspect of film and television, along with the basic learning of production.

The first year of the program is a general introduction to all areas of the study. The second year, each student must concentrate on one of the following aspects:


Students must all complete one internship during their senior year.


Graduate program

Offering a Master Of Arts , Master Of Fine Arts , and a Doctor Of Philosophy degree, the graduate program offers two main areas of study. A Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy degree are available for critical studies. The Master of Fine Arts degree can be obtained with the choice of four specializations:
  • Production (3 year program)

  • Directing (3 year program)

  • Animation (3 year program)

  • Screenwriting (2 year program)


Also available is the 2 year Producers Program, which focuses on the production and business side of Film, Television, and Digital Media.


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