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UC Santa Cruz - Film & Digital Media Department
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- https://film.ucsc.edu/
- Degrees Offered
- 4 Year BA
- 2 Year MFA
- Ph.D. Program
- Concentrations
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Film & Television Production
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