Education in the Faculty of Cinema & Theater

The Faculty of Cinema and Theater (formerly the Faculty of Dramatic Arts) was reopened in 1984 (1363AH), at the former location of the Higher Ballet Conservatory on Varzandeh Street on the south side of Shahid Shiroodi Stadium, with the formation of a cinema group and undergraduate in four directions: directing, filming, script writing and editing. The duration of the undergraduate course in cinema is 4 years and the number of credits is 135.The first four semesters of general and joint courses are offered for the four majors of screenwriting, cinema directing, filming and editing, and the next four semesters are specific courses.

Cinema:

In 1993 (1372AH), the master's degree course in cinema was launched with the entry of 8 students for "cinema" course. The number of units in the senior cinema is 32 units, the maximum period of which is 3 years.
Theater:

The theater group started its activities in the field of education in 1987 (1366AH) by accepting students in five majors of dramatic literature, acting, directing, stage design and puppetry. This group had a subset including: decoration workshop, rehearsal and performance halls, make-up room and puppet workshop. The number of undergraduate credits was 135 and the duration of the course was 4 years. The courses of the first two years had four common orientations and the next two years, each orientation had its own specialized courses. 

Directing:

In 2011 (1390AH), in order to specialize in theater education, the above four "orientations" were upgraded to "discipline" and the acting and directing orientations were merged into one field and became the field of acting and directing. In 1994 (1373AH), a master's degree in dramatic literature, in 1997 (1376AH), a Master's Degree in Directing, and in 2012 (1391AH), a master's degree in acting were launched at the Faculty of Cinema and Theater.

Animation:
In 1990 (1369AH), a master's degree in animation was created at the Faculty of Cinema and Theater, while some film students who were interested in learning animation had already taken up space and made animated short films using guest tutorials, and some in the side sections of festivals. They performed like Ensie in France. Of course, with over time, revisions were made in terms of the number of units and the content of the courses, the number of units was less and new courses and technology were included in the educational programs. Currently, the number of animation training units is 12 prerequisite units and 20 specialized units. Submitting a written theoretical dissertation and making an animated short film is a prerequisite for receiving a master's degree. 

Of course, it should be noted that the field of animation in the pre-revolutionary period in the master's degree at Farabi University was established by Dr. Noureddin Zarrin Kelk by designing its educational program. And based on animation university education programs in the United States and its localization developed a comprehensive curriculum for the field of animation. After the Cultural Revolution, this university was included in the complex of the University of Arts. With the establishment of the field of animation in the Faculty of Cinema and Theater, the students of the field of animation were transferred to this faculty in 1977(1356AH) and began to study together with the new entrants.

Theatrical Studies:
In 2021 (1400AH), PHD in Theatrical Studies was launched at the faculty.

Cinema-art Theater has reached the limits of maturity today due to the human capital of the Faculty of Cinema and Theater of the University of Arts (gathering of professors and students). New talents, who have graduated in the field of cinema and theater, today have become well-known, innovative, prominent and current figures in Iranian cinema and theater.

Library:

The university library is part of the educational, research and research system of the university. The library complex is also the most important source of meeting the information needs of the academic community and should contain the latest information in its subject areas. Collection, provision and supply of required scientific resources is the responsibility of this department. The library of the Faculty of Cinema and Theater currently has 15,670 volumes of Persian books and 5,725 volumes of Latin books in the humanities, cinema, theater and animation, as well as 2,000 undergraduate and graduate dissertations in its unique and authoritative reference for students and researchers.