Graduates of the Film program at Universidad de Las Américas exemplify critical thinking skills, backed by a robust education encompassing extensive knowledge across all facets of cinematic production. Graduates are equipped to effectively engage in diverse audiovisual enterprises and projects, thereby contributing to the sustained growth of the film industry on national, regional, and global scales.
Furthermore, graduates master cinematic language and production techniques, seamlessly integrating them into the planning, execution, and distribution of audiovisual and multidisciplinary projects. Additionally, graduates nurture artistic and creative practices by collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to produce projects across various formats and genres. Graduates with a cross-disciplinary and global perspective develop audiovisual projects that challenge conventional genre boundaries and traditional knowledge frameworks. Likewise, graduates utilize a variety of methodological and cognitive strategies derived from film studies and communication theory to critically reflect on film analysis and audiovisual content. Moreover, graduates create communication alternatives by employing research, methodologies, and appropriate media, thus ensuring engagement with audiences in diverse contexts.
Finally, graduates are anticipated to remain sensitive to technological innovations and developing trends that persistently influence the audiovisual industry. Within their professional practice, graduates exhibit a proactive mindset embedded in human values, ethical considerations, and a profound dedication to societal welfare, which informs their creative and professional pursuits.
Demographic Data: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly and a breakdown by men and women. Enrollment by ethnicity presents data on the most representative ethnic groups of the program.
Student Completion:
Retention and graduation rates are calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students. Retention rates are calculated in 1 and 2 years.
Graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. The percentage of graduates in each cohort by gender considers only actual graduates, not the original makeup of the cohort.
Scholarship information: Information is divided by the type of scholarship granted.
Geographic Data: Presents the composition of the students of the program.
Add'l. Demogr. Data: Includes information on marital status, disability, and first-generation students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.