Join the next generation of storytellers. 

Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles offers a film education like no other. Shadow professional productions in the heart of the film industry. Shoot projects in our studio just steps away from Hollywood premieres. Train with cutting-edge equipment and industry-standard software right away.  

A FILM DEGREE LIKE NO OTHER

MSMU alumni have secured positions in news broadcasting, feature film production, music video production, radio broadcasting and more with industry leaders like Sony, Lions Gate and Warner Brothers. 

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$79,000  

Median salary of
producers and directors

(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021) 

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14% growth by 2031 

Projected employment of film and video editors 

(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021) 

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$78,790 

Median salary of special effects artists 

(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021) 

Customize Your Learning Experience  

Choose from several minors and concentrations to help focus your coursework.  

Minors 

  • Acting
  • Professional Photography
  • Journalism and New Media

Concentrations 

  • Documentary
  • Audio Production
  • Producing

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FILM STUDENTS IN ACTION

Take classes and gain experience in the heart of Hollywood, right across the street from the TCL Chinese Theatre. The Mount’s Hollywood Studio includes a full recording studio with voiceover isolation booth, 1,200 sq. ft. shooting stage and 5.1 surround sound editing bay.  

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Our Hollywood Studio

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A Best Film School (Variety, 2019)
#10 Best Value School (U.S. News & World Report)
#1 Top Performer on Social Mobility (U.S. News & World Report)

Get Training from Industry Leaders 

Competitive internship placements provide
hands-on experience and professional networking.  

Sony
ABC News
Warner Bros. Discovery
Disney
MTV
Universal
“I love that I have learned to tell stories that can create change. I took a class where we created our own documentary films. I used this opportunity to bring light to a movement that celebrates indigenous Salvadorian women through food storytelling.”
“More than ever, we are communicating daily through visual means. Any career you go into is going to benefit from you being able to create video content. Students with a liberal arts background become storytellers that know and understand the human experience.”
“I love capturing a moment that is never going to happen again. But documentaries will allow me to tell stories that haven’t been told, and take my storytelling to a new level.”
“My honors thesis addressed how Hollywood has portrayed Latinas. Growing up, I never saw a girl on screen resembling me—a first-generation Latina. I want to make media that inspires people to create change.”
"Being in welcoming spaces with fellow artists who can relate to, and appreciate, my lived experiences has been a tremendous boost for me.”
“MSMU really pushed this message: ‘You can do anything. The sky’s the limit. You can break the ceiling.’”
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Mount Saint Mary’s University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the creative arts.

Related programs at MSMU that may interest you: 

  • Majors in Art, Music and Creative Writing 
  • Minors in Acting, Documentary and Gender & Media
  • MFA in Creative Writing
 
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Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles
12001 Chalon Road, Los Angeles, CA 90049
310.954.4250