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Film Production (B.A.)


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The Film Production major offers a hands-on opportunity to engage in filmmaking as well as an interdisciplinary approach to the study of cinema. The primary goal of the Film Production program is to provide students with the tools necessary to create and critique motion pictures. All majors complete a core curriculum and a set of elective courses from film criticism, production and related arts and humanities. All students are required to complete a practicum in film production or programming.

Course Map


1st Year Fall                MCOM 201: Understanding Visual Communication               3

                                    FYS 101:  First Year Seminar                                                3

                                    Foreign Language (if applicable)                                           3
                                    Shen Ed (Choose from four spheres)                                    3

                                    Shen Ed (Choose from four spheres)                                    3

 

                                    Total:                                                                                      15 credits

 

1st Year Spring            FILM 215: Understanding Movies                                        3

                                    Film Elective                                                                         3
                                    Foreign Language (if applicable)                                          3

                                    MCOM 150:  Public Speaking (Shen Ed)                             3

                                    Shen Ed (Choose from four spheres)                                   3

 

                                    Total:                                                                                      15 credits

 

2nd Year Fall               FILM 301: Introduction to Filmmaking                                  3

                                    MCOM 211:  Media Ethics (Shen Ed)                                  3

                                    Foreign Language (if applicable)                                          3

                                    Minor Course                                                                        3

                                    Film Elective                                                                         3

                                   

                                    Total:                                                                                      15 credits

 

2nd Year Spring           FILM 401: Advanced Filmmaking                                        3

                                    MCOM 335: Media Writing                                                  3

                                    Foreign Language (if applicable)                                         3

                                    Minor Course                                                                       3

                                    Shen Ed (choose from four spheres)                                   3                                                                                                                                     

                                    Total:                                                                                      15 credits

 

3rd Year Fall                FILM 341: Film History, Theory & Criticism                           3

                                    Minor Course                                                                         3

                                    Minor Course                                                                         3

                                    Film Elective                                                                          3

                                    Film Elective                                                                          3

                                   

                                    Total:                                                                                      15 credits

 

4th Year Fall                Film Elective                                                                          3

                                    Minor Course                                                                         3

                                    Minor Course                                                                         3

                                    Elective                                                                                   3

                                    Elective                                                                                   3

 

                                    Total                                                                                       15 credits

 

4th Year Spring           FILM 420: Film Practicum                                                        3

                                    Elective                                                                                   3

                                    Elective                                                                                   3

                                    Elective                                                                                   3

                                    Elective                                                                                   3

 

                                    Total                                                                                       15 credits

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