BFA in Film Production Course Requirements

The BFA in Film Production Degree requires 120 total semester hours, including 73 hours of film related courses. The following classes are required of all BFA students:

WRIT 100 or 101 and Writ 102 or Liba 102 (6 hours)
200-LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE COURSES (6 Hours)
BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCES (6 Hours)
HISTORY (HIS 101, 102 preferred; 6 Hours)
NATURAL SCIENCE (WITH LABORATORIES; 6-8 hours)
MATHEMATICS (from among college algebra, quantitative reasoning, or a more advanced mathematics course; 3 hours)

The film production program requires 73 hours of film related courses, comprising the following:

FILM PRODUCTION 
Thea 193 - FILM PRACTICUM I
Thea 250 - FILM PRODUCTION I
Thea 293 - FILM PRACTICUM II
Thea 294 - FILM PRACTICUM III
Thea 305 - SCREENWRITING I
Thea 350 - EDITING I
Thea 354 - DIRECTING FOR THE SCREEN I
Thea 360 - CINEMATOGRAPHY I
Thea 361 - INTRODUCTION TO SOUND DESIGN FOR CINEMA
Thea 362 - MOTION PICTURE LIGHTING
Thea 393 - FILM PRACTICUM IV
Thea 394 - FILM PRACTICUM V
Thea 406 - SCREENWRITING II
Thea 450 - EDITING II
Thea 454 - DIRECTING FOR THE SCREEN II
Thea 455 - CINEMATIC STORYTELLING
Thea 460 - CINEMATOGRAPHY II
Thea 493 - FILM PRACTICUM VI
Thea 494 - FILM PRACTICUM VII

THEORY, HISTORY, AND LITERATURE 
One of the Following:
Thea 203 - DRAMA IN FILM
Thea 204 - COMEDY IN FILM

Thea 205 - CINEMA SURVEY I
Thea 206 - CINEMA SURVEY II
AH 201 - HISTORY OF ART I
AH 202 - HISTORY OF ART II

One of the Following:
Eng 311 - STUDIES IN CINEMA/MEDIA GENRES
G St 350 - GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CINEMA
G St 386 - GENDER ON FILM
Phil 320 - AESTHETICS
Phil 355 - PHILOSOPHY OF FILM
Thea 323 - FILM AND ARISTOTLE

OTHER REQUIREMENTS 
Eng 199 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
Thea 120 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE, FILM & DANCE
Thea 121 - CREATIVE THINKING
Thea 499 - SENIOR SEMINAR

In addition to the core curriculum and film related requirements, the BFA in Film Production requires elective hours (10-12) chosen from any area to bring the total number of credits to 120 semester hours.

The suggested course map for courses within the BFA in Film Production is as follows:

	FALL	SPRING
Freshman	THEA 120 – Intro to Theatre THEA 205 – Cinema Survey I THEA 250 – Film Production I First-Year Composition I Math	THEA 121 – Creative Thinking THEA 193 - Film Practicum I THEA 206 – Cinema Survey II First-Year Composition II
Sophomore	THEA 293 - Film Practicum II THEA 350 – Editing I THEA 360 – Cinematography I AH 201 - History of Art I ENG 199 - Introduction to Creative Writing ENG 2xx - English Lit	THEA 294 - Film Practicum III THEA 305 - Screenwriting I THEA 362 – Motion Picture Lighting THEA 450 - Editing II AH 202 - History of Art II ENG 22x - English Lit
Junior	THEA 354 - Directing for the Screen I THEA 361 - Intro to Sound Design for Cinema THEA 393 - Film Practicum IV THEA 455 - Cinematic Storytelling Social Science Film Studies Elective	THEA 203 or 204 - (Drama/Comedy in Film) THEA 394 - Film Practicum V THEA 406 – Screenwriting II THEA 460 – Cinematography II History Natural Sceince w/ Lab
Senior	THEA 454 - Directing for the Screen II THEA 493 - Film Practicum VI Natural Science w/ Lab Elective Elective	THEA 494 - Film Practicum VII THEA 499 – Senior Seminar Elective Elective

 

BFA Requirements from the Fall 2021 Undergraduate Catalog.

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