film studies MA: Chapman or UT Austin?

[sweetchai]

HI everyone,

I got accepted at Chapman and UT Austin for Film Studies MA,

but I'm still not so sure where I should go

 

Both are no funding, as far as I know(I'm an international student)

and there's scarce info on film studies I could find on the internet,

 

Does anyone know well about these schools, about the atmosphere,

how people think of these schools etc?

I would appreciate any kind of info!

[Guest Grad19204]

Well, UT is one of the best Media Studies programs in the country historically, but less so after Janet Staiger retired. They still have Kathy Fuller-Seeley and Tom Schatz, so if your research area is historical/industrial, it's not even close. They also do a lot of Latin American media studies and a large faction of their faculty does work in that area. Not sure if that's what you're into. 

Idk much about Chapman's program, but congrats on getting in regardless.

More importantly, I wouldn't do an unfunded MA unless you have considerable savings, a trust fund, or external support.