Bachelor in Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Bachelor's)

At CUNY Hunter College, the tuition fee is 14,880 USD per year.

Students study the history, development, theory, and criticism of film and media arts, along with basic principles of filmmaking and film production.

The field prepares students for work in filmmaking and film production, and for applications involving film and media arts criticism and study.

For international students, tuition is well below the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 54% of applicants.

For more than 150 years, Hunter College has served as a public college in New York City. Its academic experience asks students to think critically and creatively, consider problems from multiple perspectives, and engage with demanding questions. Scholarship, service, and creative expression connect the college’s campuses and support career-building opportunities.

Hunter’s schools include the Silberman School of Social Work, while its professional activity also includes nursing, education, health professions, and physics. Recent work by its students and faculty has included battery research, anthropology, nursing leadership, community projects, and studies of urban transportation. A career program has received a regional award for internship success, giving students a direct link between academic preparation and workplace experience.

New York City is central to the Hunter experience. Students can take part in neighborhood events, contribute to projects with city approval, and learn through lectures, discussions, readings, concerts, and writer programs. Hunter On Demand extends access to talks by faculty, alumni, authors, filmmakers, and other guests. International students should expect a city-based college experience shaped by public service, professional study, research, and cultural programming. The college’s alumni community includes leaders and innovators working across nursing, the arts, media, scholarship, and community life.