Cinema and Photography Major — B.S.
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The bachelor of science (B.S.) program in cinema and photography has two concentrations: cinema production, and still photography. Majors typically choose their concentration before registering for the first semester of their sophomore year.
Summary
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | 43 | |
| Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) Requirements and Other Electives 1 | 77 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| * | Total Credits must include 60 liberal arts credits and 60 credits outside the Park School |
| 1 | This major is approved to fulfill the Integrative Core Curriculum requirement for the Creative Arts perspective. |
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core Requirements | ||
| GCOM 13000 | Spark: Igniting your Future in Communications | 1 |
| CNPH 10100 | Introduction to Film Aesthetics and Analysis | 3 |
| CNPH 11100 | Cinema Production 1 | 4 |
| CNPH 14100 | Introduction to Photography | 4 |
| GCOM 43000 | Connecting the Dots: General Education Integration | 1 |
| Additional Requirements for Concentrations | ||
| Select one concentration from the list below 1 | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 43 | |
| 1 | Cinema & Photography majors may declare only one concentration that must be declared by the end of the sophomore year. |
Concentrations
Cinema Production Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CNPH 22000 | Cinematic Currents | 4 |
| CNPH 21400 | Hollywood and American Film | 4 |
| CNPH 22400 | Cinema Production 2 | 4 |
| MASS 13400 | Writing for Screen Media | 3 |
| CNPH 30000 | Fiction Film Theory (both courses are WI) | 3 |
| or CNPH 30100 | History and Theory of Documentary | |
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
| Advanced Cinema Production: Fiction | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Nonfiction | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Experimental | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Animation | ||
CNPH 33001-CNPH 33099 Selected Topics in Advanced Cinema Production | ||
| CNPH 42000 | Thesis Cinema Production | 4 |
| or CNPH 45000 | Cinema Production Practicum | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Still Photography Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CNPH 20310 | The Photograph in Exhibition | 1 |
| CNPH 24000 | History of Photography | 3 |
| CNPH 24200 | Intermediate Photography | 4 |
| CNPH 30400-CNPH 30499 | Photo: Selected Topics 1 | 8 |
| CNPH 34200 | Contemporary Photographic Genres | 4 |
| CNPH 44300 | Photo Workshop | 4 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Visual Culture | ||
| Nineteenth-Century European Art | ||
| Twentieth-Century European Art | ||
ARTH 27500 | ||
| American Visual Culture: 1690-1960 | ||
| Art since 1960 | ||
| Photographic Currents | ||
| Studies in Art from Baroque to Modern | ||
| ST: Art History | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| 1 | Two topics required; must be taken twice. |