B.A. in Film/Video
When a FILM course is a prerequisite for another FILM course, a grade of C or better must have been earned in the prerequisite course.
A minimum of 48 hours in film/video to include the following:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FILM 2230 | Creative Approaches to Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 2310 | Film I | 3 |
| FILM 2320 | Digital Cinema Production I - WAC | 3 |
| FILM 2330 | Critical Approaches to Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 2350 | Cinema History | 3 |
| FILM 3200 | Directing Actors for the Screen | 3 |
| FILM 3330 | Critical Approaches to Cinema II | 3 |
| FILM 3350 | Screenwriting - WAC | 3 |
| FILM 3430 | Global Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 3550 | Producing and Production Management | 3 |
| FILM 4220 | Media Studies | 3 |
| or FILM 4310 | Narrative Film Production | |
| FILM 4320 | Film/Video Workshop 1 | 3 |
| FILM 4330 | Critical Approaches to Cinema III | 3 |
| Select 3 hours from: | 3 | |
| Documentary Film | ||
| Experimental Film | ||
| History of Video Art | ||
| Select 3 hours from: | 3 | |
| Cinematography and Color Grading | ||
| Methods for the Professional Editor | ||
| Select 3 hours from: | 3 | |
| Animation and Optical Printing | ||
| Directing for Camera: Styles and Techniques | ||
| Documentary Field Production | ||
| Total Hours | 48 | |
- 1
May be taken more than once.
Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.
Some Film courses are offered every other year.
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| Arts/Humanities Core (Communication) | 3 | |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| FILM 2230 | Creative Approaches to Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 2330 | Critical Approaches to Cinema | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| FILM 2350 | Cinema History | 3 |
| FILM 2310 | Film I | 3 |
| FILM 3550 | Producing and Production Management | 3 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core (Lab) | 1 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| FILM 2320 | Digital Cinema Production I - WAC | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| ENGL 2710-2800 Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit) | 3 | |
| Social Science Core | 3 | |
| Related Fields or Minor Course 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Documentary Film | ||
| Experimental Film | ||
| History of Video Art | ||
| FILM 3430 | Global Cinema | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| Related Fields course or minor 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cinematography and Color Grading | ||
| Methods for the Professional Editor | ||
| FILM 3330 | Critical Approaches to Cinema II | 3 |
| Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities (History) | 3 | |
| Related Fields or Minor Course 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| FILM 3350 | Screenwriting - WAC | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Animation and Optical Printing | ||
| Directing for Camera: Styles and Techniques | ||
| Documentary Field Production | ||
| Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| U.S. Diversity course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| FILM 3200 | Directing Actors for the Screen | 3 |
| FILM 4330 | Critical Approaches to Cinema III | 3 |
| Related Fields or minor course 1 | 6 | |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| FILM 4310 or FILM 4220 | Narrative Film Production or Media Studies | 3 |
| FILM 4320 | Film/Video Workshop | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Related or minor course 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 11 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
HONORS IN FILM/VIDEO
Qualified juniors and seniors may apply to work for honors in film/video. The following are requirements for entrance into the Honors Program in film/video:
- Admission:
- Minimum GPA of 3.3 in film/video courses;
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0; and
- Completion of 12 hours in film/video
- Requirements: A student must have completed nine hours of honors course work in film/video before beginning the thesis project. The honors topic and project are to be developed in close conjunction with an honors faculty adviser. A student may enroll for the thesis paper/project in FILM 4950 Honors Thesis for a maximum of six hours of credit. The designation “honors” on the diploma will be given to students who receive a grade of A on the honors thesis and maintain a 3.3 GPA in film/video.
- PLO 1. Students will identify, evaluate, and critique the aesthetic, thematic, ideological, and philosophical elements of various film and media texts.
- PLO 2. Students will synthesize theoretical writings on film and media with their own critical perspective.
- PLO 3. Through written presentation, students will construct and apply critical perspectives regarding the aesthetics and theories of film and media.
- PLO 4. Students will demonstrate proficiencies in the fundamentals of filmmaking.
- PLO 5. Students will examine a variety of aesthetic expressions of the moving image to expand their social and cultural awareness.
- PLO 6. Students will create a variety of aesthetic expressions using moving images to develop artistic and professional methods.