Filmmaking Major (B.F.A.)
You’ve always been captivated by the moving image – whether on TV, in movies, in cartoons or video games. But now you’re ready to do more than just watch: you want to produce your own work for the screen. The filmmaking program will help you realize your artistic vision through observation, imagination, storytelling, and technique. Courses in screenwriting, directing, editing, cinematography, and production prepare you to produce imaginative, critically appreciated narrative and documentary films.
Program Requirements
Students must complete 22 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| CMDA 110 | Introduction to Communication and Media Arts | 3 |
| CMDA 210 | Theorizing Communication and Media Arts | 3 |
| CMDA 220 | Writing for the Media | 3 |
| CMDA 320 | Transmedia Projects | 3 |
| CMDA 490 | Colloquium Series 1 | 0 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| FILM 200 | Film Making I | 4 |
| FILM 205 | Acting for Filmmakers | 3 |
| FILM 230 | Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 |
| FILM 255 | Film Story Analysis | 3 |
| FILM 260 | Film Making II | 4 |
| FILM 265 | Principles of Cinematography | 3 |
| FILM 277 | Audio Production for Film/Digital Media | 3 |
| or TVDM 277 | Audio Production for Film/Digital Media | |
| FILM 300 | Documentary Workshop | 3 |
| or TVDM 300 | Documentary Production | |
| FILM 310 | Intermediate Screenwriting | 3 |
| or ENFL 310 | Intermediate Screenwriting | |
| FILM 360 | Film Editing | 3 |
| FILM 410 | Advanced Screenwriting | 3 |
| FILM 430 | Film III: Directing Workshop | 3 |
| Elected Studio Courses | ||
| Select 12 credits from the list (see below) | 12 | |
| Film History/Critical Studies | ||
| ENFL 208 | Introduction to the Film | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Film Before 1945 | ||
| World Film After 1945 | ||
| American Film to 1945 | ||
| American Film 1945 to the Present | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Special Topics in Film Studies | ||
| Major Film Movements | ||
| Major Film Genres | ||
| Major Film Directors | ||
| World Film Before 1945 | ||
| World Film After 1945 | ||
| Intermediate Screenwriting | ||
| Three Directors | ||
| The Contemporary Film | ||
| American Film to 1945 | ||
| American Film 1945 to the Present | ||
| Film Comedy | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Film | ||
| Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film | ||
| Analysis of Cinematic Movement | ||
| Advanced Screenwriting | ||
| Seminar in Film | ||
| Senior Year Thesis Film | ||
| FILM 491 | Thesis Project I | 3 |
| FILM 492 | Thesis Project II | 3 |
| Total Credits | 80 | |
| 1 | Complete the course a minimum of 8 times. There is no credit associated with this course. |
Elected Studio Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARPH 200 | Photography Beginning I: Contemporary Art Form | 3 |
| ARPH 201 | Digital Photo and Imaging I | 3 |
| CMDA 360 | Communication and Media Coop Ed | 4-16 |
| CMDA 440 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| ENFL 251 | Special Topics in Film Studies | 3 |
| ENFL 496 | Seminar in Film | 3 |
| FILM 222 | Production Design I | 3 |
| FILM 250 | Film Forum | 3 |
| FILM 261 | Theatre - Film Collaborations I | 3 |
| FILM 262 | Filmmaking Workshop | 1 |
| FILM 280 | Film Art: Historical and Contemporary | 3 |
| FILM 282 | The Avant-Garde Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 283 | Mythic Structure in Screenwriting | 3 |
| FILM 321 | Writing the Feature Film | 3 |
| FILM 322 | Writing Television/Web Series | 3 |
| FILM 323 | Adaptation | 3 |
| FILM 324 | Writing for Interactive Media | 3 |
| FILM 361 | Theatre - Film Collaborations II | 3 |
| FILM 363 | Integrated Media | 3 |
| FILM 364 | Production Management | 3 |
| FILM 365 | Motion Graphics | 3 |
| FILM 367 | Production Design II | 3 |
| FILM 368 | Producing: Development through Distribution | 3 |
| FILM 420 | Independent Study in Production Design | 3 |
| FILM 422 | Art Directing Workshop | 3 |
| FILM 440 | Actor/Director Master Class | 3 |
| FILM 452 | Game Development | 3 |
| FILM 455 | Commercial Directing | 3 |
| FILM 460 | Experimental Film/Digital Workshop I | 3 |
| FILM 461 | Experimental Film/Digital Workshop II | 3 |
| FILM 462 | Advanced Master Class in Screenwriting | 3 |
| FILM 463 | Advanced Film Workshop | 3 |
| FILM 464 | Filmmaking Internship | 1-9 |
| TVDM 221 | Developing the Documentary | 3 |
| TVDM 377 | Sound Analysis and Design | 3 |
| TVDM 421 | New Genres in Documentary | 3 |
| TVDM 441 | Multimedia News Production | 3 |
| TVDM 477 | Sound Design for Film | 3 |