MAJOR CURRICULUM
Total credits required for a BFA in Film & Video: 120.0
The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2022-23 academic year.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| Forum I | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum II | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Tradition and Innovation | FF 161 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Contemporary Practices | FF 162 | 3.0 |
| Color & Design |
FF 120A or 120B | 3.0 |
| Form & Space | FF 130A or 130B | 3.0 |
| Systems & Time |
FF 140A or 140B | 3.0 |
| Studio Elective | 3.0 | |
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS |
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| Modernisms | AH 101 or 201 | 3.0 |
| Ways of Seeing | AH 205 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Ways of Writing | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| History/ Politics Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Literature/Creative Writing Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Societies/Cultures Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Philosophy/ Religion Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Science Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| * Within these categories, at least one course must carry the DEIG designation; two must must be taken at the 300 level; and one must be taken at the 400 level. | ||
FILM & VIDEO MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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| Moving Image I | FILM 200 | 3.0 |
| Film I | FILM 210 | 3.0 |
| Moving Image II | FILM 300 | 3.0 |
| Sound Design for Moving Image or Introduction to Sound | FILM 250 or IA 202 | 3.0 |
| Video Art | FILM 307 | 3.0 |
| Documentary Production | FILM 317 | 3.0 |
| Cinematography & Lighting | FILM 364 | 3.0 |
| Film & Video Elective 1 | FILM | 3.0 |
| Film & Video Elective 2 | FILM | 3.0 |
| Film & Video Elective 3 | FILM | 3.0 |
| Film & Video Elective 4 | FILM | 3.0 |
| Internship | INT 402 | 3.0 |
| Senior Thesis I | 3.0 | |
| Senior Thesis II | 6.0 | |
| Studio Elective 1 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 3 | 3.0 | |