Academic Catalog

Film - B.F.A.

Summary

Major Requirements 60
Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) Requirements and Other Electives 160
Total Credits120
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This major is approved to fulfill the Integrative Core Curriculum requirement for the Creative Arts perspective 

Degree Requirements 

Core Requirements
CNPH 10100Introduction to Film Aesthetics and Analysis4
CNPH 11100Cinema Production 14
MASS 13400Screenwriting4
CNPH 14100Introduction to Photography4
CNPH 21400Hollywood and American Film4
CNPH 22400Cinema Production 24
CNPH 42000Thesis Cinema Production4
Select one advanced Film Studies course:4
Fiction Film Theory
History and Theory of Documentary
Select 8 credits of Professional Exploration electives:8
Lighting for the Camera Lens
Cinematic Currents
4K Workflow: Proxies to Color Grading
Advanced Digital Photography
Introduction to Animation
Introduction to Stop Motion Animation
Structuring the Feature Film
Writing the Short Film (Writing the Short Film)
Introduction to Audio Production
Introduction to Television Studio Production
Television Series Production
Audio Production for TV and Film
The Actor's Process
Select 12 credits of Advanced Production electives (at least 8 credits must be Advanced Cinema Production (ACP) courses):12
Advanced Cinema Production: Directing (ACP: Directing)
Advanced Cinema Production: Cinematography (ACP: Cinematography)
Advanced Cinema Production: Aesthetics of Sound Editing (ACP: Aesthetics of Sound Editing)
Advanced Cinema Production: Picture Editing (ACP: Picture Editing)
Advanced Cinema Production: Developing the Short Film (ACP: Developing the Short Film)
Advanced Cinema Production: Independent Film Financing (ACP: Independent Film Financing)
Advanced Cinema Production: Fiction
Advanced Cinema Production: Nonfiction
Advanced Cinema Production: Experimental
Advanced Cinema Production: Animation
Advanced Cinema Production: Sound Art (Advanced Cinema Production: Sound Art)
CNPH 330xx
Selected Topics: Advanced Cinema Production
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Any 300- or 400-level course with PROD (production) attribute
Select one Critical Studies elective:4
ARTH xxxxx
any 100-level or 200-level Art History course
History of Photography
Select one Design elective:4
Two-Dimensional Design
ART 11xxx
any Introduction to Drawing course
ART 15xxx
any Intro to Sculpture course
Scenic Technology
Costume Technology
Lighting Technology
Sound Technology
Theatrical Properties
Scenic Art
Theatrical Design Foundations
Total Credits60