Matthew McConaughey to teach film class at University of Texas
He will teach 30 students in the Autumn
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Across the globe, students at the University of Texas will have the chance to subscribe to a film class taught by Matthew McConaughey.
His appointment was confirmed in a post by the University on social media, who welcomed McConaughey alongside Gary Ross, the director of the Hunger Games. They will teach a filmmaking class to 30 students at the Moody College of Communication and explore the process behind their forthcoming film, Free State of Jones.
Classes will be conducted through largely pre-recorded sessions, although he is expected to appear in some seminars.
The University was ranked 11th in the top 25 schools for filmmaking by The Hollywood Reporter, and it is also one of the most affordable, with tuition costing $17,108 for an out-of-state undergrad compared to $44,169 for Stanford.
McConaughey graduated from the University in 1993, getting his break in the same year with the film Dazed and Confused.
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