Writing for Film, Television, & Emerging Media 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 | 60-62 | |
| Integrative Core Curriculum and Electives 1, 2 | 58-60 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
This major is approved to fulfill the Integrative Core Curriculum requirement for the Creative Arts perspective.
- 2
Total credits must include at least 30 credits outside the Roy H. Park School of Communications.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MASS 10100 | History of Narrative Film, Television, and Emerging Media Part I | 4 |
| MASS 10200 | History of Narrative Film, Television, and Emerging Media Part II | 4 |
| MASS 10400 | Story: From Cave Paintings to Emerging Media | 4 |
| TVR 12400 | Introduction to Television and Film Industries | 4 |
| MASS 13400 | Screenwriting | 4 |
| MASS 23300 | Structuring the Feature Film | 4 |
| MASS 23600 | Writing for Series TV | 4 |
| TVR 32700 | Program Development for Entertainment Media | 4 |
| MASS 49000 | Internship: Writing for Film, Television, and Emerging Media | 6 |
| Select one production course: | 4 | |
| Cinema Production 1 | ||
| Introduction to Photography | ||
| Introduction to Television and Film Production | ||
| Select two advanced screenwriting courses: | 8 | |
| Writing the Feature Film | ||
| Writing for Video Games and Emerging Media | ||
| Writing the Series Pilot | ||
| Select one thesis course: | 4 | |
| Thesis Screenwriting | ||
| Thesis Writing for Screen Media | ||
| Thesis Writing for Emerging Media | ||
| Thesis TV Writing | ||
| Thesis Writing for Film and Television | ||
| Select a least six credits of supplementary writing and media electives: | 6-8 | |
Any ENGL course | ||
Any WRTG course | (Excluding WRTG 10600) | |
| Fiction Film Theory | ||
| History and Theory of Documentary (ICC-WI) | ||
| Contemporary Film Criticism | ||
| Acting I | ||
| Playwriting I | ||
| Electronic Media Criticism (ICC-WI, ICC-DV) | ||
MASS 293xx | Any Minicourse in Writing for Screen Media | |
MASS 337xx | Any 300-level elective in Writing for Screen Media | |
MASS 338xx | Any Advanced Minicourse in Writing for Screen Media | |
MASS 43xx | Any additional Thesis course | |
| Total Credits | 60-62 | |