UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
| UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television | |
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Los Angeles United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°04′34″N 118°26′24″W / 34.076°N 118.440°WCoordinates: 34°04′34″N 118°26′24″W / 34.076°N 118.440°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1947 |
| Founder | Regents of the University of California |
| Dean | Teri Schwartz |
| Faculty | 140 |
| Enrollment | 315 graduate, 328 undergraduate |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Website | http://www.tft.ucla.edu/ |
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT), is one of the 11 schools within the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) located in Los Angeles, California. Its creation was groundbreaking in that it was the first time a leading university had combined all three (theater, film and television) of these aspects into a single administration. The undergraduate program is often ranked among the world's top drama departments. The graduate programs are usually ranking within the top three nationally, according to the U.S. News & World Report. Among the school's resources are the Geffen Playhouse and the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the world's largest university-based archive of its kind, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015. The Archive constitutes one of the largest collections of media materials in the United States — second only to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Its vaults hold more than 220,000 motion picture and television titles and 27 million feet of newsreel footage.
The School's enrollment, in 2014, consisted of 631 students. For Fall 2014, the School received 4,442 applications and offered admission to 346 applicants (7.8%).
With 140 faculty members teaching 335 undergrads and 296 graduate students, the teacher to student ratio is about 1:5.
The roots of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television go back to 1947 when the Theater Arts Department was created at UCLA and chaired by German theater director William Melnitz. When the department became the UCLA College of Fine Arts in 1961, Melnitz was named the founding dean, and drama critic and film producer Kenneth Macgowan became the chair of the Department of Theater Arts. The College of Fine Arts grew in standing and within seven years, its two departments had moved into their own facilities: Macgowan Hall became home to Theater in 1963, and the Department of Motion Pictures, Television and Radio moved into Melnitz Hall in 1967.
Twenty years later, in 1987, The College of Fine Arts was disbanded. The School of Theater, Film and Television was created in 1990, and Gilbert Cates, a renowned film, television and Broadway director, became its founding dean. Curriculum was expanded, new faculty was hired, and entertainment industry connections were strengthened.
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