Film, Photography, and Visual Arts Major — B.F.A.
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This B.F.A. degree requires 30 liberal arts credits out of the 120 credits required for graduation.
Summary
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | 69 | |
| Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) Requirements and Other Electives 1 | 51 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| * | Total Credits must include 30 liberal arts credits and 48 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 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 |
| MASS 13400 | Writing for Screen Media | 3 |
| CNPH 14100 | Introduction to Photography | 4 |
| CNPH 22400 | Cinema Production 2 | 4 |
| CNPH 24000 | History of Photography | 3 |
| CNPH 24200 | Intermediate Photography | 4 |
| CNPH 30000 | Fiction Film Theory (both courses are ICC-WI) | 3 |
| or CNPH 30100 | History and Theory of Documentary | |
| CNPH 34200 | Contemporary Photographic Genres | 4 |
| CNPH 42000 | Thesis Cinema Production | 4 |
| CNPH 44300 | Photo Workshop | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Hollywood and American Film | ||
| Cinematic Currents | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
CNPH 30400-30499 | Photography: Selected Topics | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Advanced Cinema Production: Fiction | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Nonfiction | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Experimental | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Animation | ||
CNPH 33001-33099 | Selected Topics: Advanced Cinema Production | |
| Select one additional course from the following: | 4 | |
| Motion Graphics and Animation | ||
| Experimental Media: Production and Criticism | ||
| Advanced Audio Production | ||
CNPH 30400-30499 | Photography: Selected Topics | |
| Advanced Cinema Production: Fiction | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Nonfiction | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Experimental | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Animation | ||
CNPH 33001-33099 | Selected Topics: Advanced Cinema Production | |
| Art History Supplement | ||
| ARTH 1xxxx | One level-1 art history course | 3 |
| Select one of the following options: | 6 | |
ARTH 2xxxx-3xxxx | Level-2 or level 3 Art History courses | |
| Photographic Currents | ||
| Directed Elective | ||
| Select one of the following three-credit courses: | 3 | |
ART 1xxxx | 100-level art course | |
ART 2xxxx | 200-level art course | |
| Total Credits | 69 | |