Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research. With more than 34,000 students, it is the fourth-largest independent university in the United States. BU consists of 17 schools and colleges, along with a number of multi-disciplinary centers and institutes integral to the University’s research and teaching mission. In 2012, BU joined the Association of American Universities (AAU), a consortium of 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Learn more at bu.edu.

Established in 1954, Boston University College of Fine Arts (CFA) is a community of artist-scholars and scholar-artists who are passionate about the fine and performing arts, committed to diversity and inclusion, and determined to improve the lives of others through art. With programs in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, CFA prepares students for a meaningful creative life by developing their intellectual capacity to create art, shift perspective, think broadly, and master relevant skills. CFA offers a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, as well as a range of online degrees and certificates. Learn more at bu.edu/cfa.

Boston University College of Communication (COM) builds understanding through communication education, practice and discovery. Taught by both practitioner and research faculty, COM students pursue undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees across an array of disciplines: advertising, emerging media, film and television, journalism, media science, media ventures, public relations and screenwriting. Learn more at www.bu.edu/com.

The School of Theatre at Boston University College of Fine Arts offers conservatory-style education for the study of acting, stage management, design, production, and all aspects of the theatre profession within the setting of a major research university. The School of Theatre seeks to provide students with opportunities for artistic growth through a rigorous curriculum, professional connections, and an emphasis on collaboration and new work.

The Department of Film & Television (FTV) at the Boston University College of Communication (COM) teaches students how to tell stories over the multiple platforms of film, television and new media. Faculty help students create scripted or unscripted, art-house as well as commercial material while grounding each student in a rigorous liberal arts education. All FTV students are first exposed to fundamentals of cinematic history, theory, writing and production. They can then choose to specialize in screenwriting, cinematography, editing, directing, producing or management, film or television studies.