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Major: Film and Media Production, B.F.A. (0605), 54 Credits

General Education: 30 Credits; Major: 54 Credits; Elective Credits: 36 Credits

Communication and Media Arts Division Goals

  • Demonstrate knowledge of how communication affects individuals, society, and/or diverse public/professional groups.
  • Produce oral, written, or mediated communication that engages with culturally relevant and/or social justice issues.

Film and Media Production Major Goals

  • Execute compelling projects using video, sound, and/or emerging media skills.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of cinema, television, and/or emerging media aesthetics and forms.

Required courses: (36 credits)

COMM 112Storytelling Across Media

3
COMM 131Introduction to Cinema Studies 

3
COMM 216/DANC 216/MUS 216Digital Sound Workshop

3
COMM 222TV Studio Production

3
COMM 225New Media Workshop

3
COMM 230Cultural History of Media

3
COMM 233Video Field Production

3
COMM 305Race, Class, and Gender in Media

3
COMM 312Digital Cultures

3
COMM 359Directing Video

3
COMM 403Capstone Project 1: Research and Development

3
COMM 405Capstone Project 2: Production and Distribution

3

Choose one of the following: (3 credits)

COMM 304Global Media Studies

3
COMM 308Special Topics in Communication

1-3
COMM 314Persuasion

3
COMM 316Intercultural Communication

3
COMM 320The American Television Industry 

3
COMM 330Film And History

3
COMM 331Small Group Communication

3
COMM 335Music as Media

3
COMM 344Advocacy & Social Movements

3
COMM 357Contemporary World Cinema

3
COMM 363Black Female Sexuality in Film

3
COMM 367American Independent Cinema

3
COMM 395Media, Law & Ethics

3

Choose five of the following: (15 credits)

COMM 207/THTR 207Introduction to Lighting for Film and Video

3
COMM 222TV Studio Production

3
COMM 299Independent Study / Internship

1-6
COMM 300Special Topics in Media Production

3
COMM 322Writing for Television

3
COMM 324Video Postproduction

3
COMM 325 Interactive Media

3
COMM 326Producing For Creative Media

3
COMM 338On Air Reporting

3
COMM 342Advanced TV Studio Production 

3
COMM 346Podcasting

3
COMM 347Integrated Media

3
COMM 349/MUS 349 Projects in Digital Sound

3
COMM 353Screenplay Writing

3
COMM 356Cinematography

3
COMM 359Directing Video

3
COMM 365/MUS 365Film & Media Scoring

3

NOTES:

COMM 299: Students may take up to 15 credits of Internships and Independent Studies combined. A maximum of 3 Internship credits can be applied towards the major. Independent Studies can be applied towards the major with the permission of the department.

COMM 300, COMM 325, COMM 347, COMM 359: Can be repeated with different project themes.

 

For course descriptions please refer to the Communication Arts section.