Is there a degree in AI filmmaking?
One on the register is a full degree: NYFA's Master of Science in Cinematic AI for Film and Media, an accelerated one-year, 36-credit graduate degree in Los Angeles. UCLA Extension's course carries four units of credit, and UW-Stout teaches AI film and video production as a university course. As of 2026-09-25.
| Provider | Fact | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| NYFA MS in Cinematic AI | Certificate | A 36-credit graduate degree |
| NYFA MS in Cinematic AI | Format | A graduate degree taught in Los Angeles |
| UCLA Extension | Certificate | Four units of credit |
| UW-Stout | Format | A university course, launching in summer 2026 |
Inclusion rule. A provider is listed when its own pages state what the question asks. Order. Providers in alphabetical order.
NYFA's degree is built for advanced storytellers and ends in a capstone that includes a short film mixing live action with generated shots.
Credit from a single course is not a degree, but it can count toward one at the institution that grants it.
Most of the register is short courses and certificates, not degrees.
1In the providers' words
NYFA MS in Cinematic AI
36-credit graduate degree
New York Film Academy, Cinematic AI Center: Master of Science
NYFA MS in Cinematic AI
accelerated one-year, 36-credit graduate degree in Los Angeles
New York Film Academy, Cinematic AI Center: Master of Science
UCLA Extension
Units 4.0
UCLA Extension
UW-Stout
A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Film and Video Production course will launch at UW-Stout in summer 2026.
UW-Stout news
- Program overviewA 36-credit graduate degree
- Program overviewA graduate degree taught in Los Angeles
- AI Toolsets and Workflows for Creative ProductionFour units of credit
- News releaseA university course, launching in summer 2026
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