2018-2019 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Film and Video Production
Requirements for a Major in Film and Video Production
Communications Courses (credits: 6)
All students majoring in Film and Video Production must complete the following communication courses, for a total of six credits:
Choose one:
Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degree
All Film and Video Production students must choose either the B.A. or B.S. requirement.
B.A. Degree Requirement
The B.A. degree requires a third semester proficiency in a foreign language of the student's choice.
B.S. Degree Requirement
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- COM 275 - Foundations of Communication Research (3 credits)
- COM 375 - Communication Research (3 credits)
Pre-admission Courses (can be taken in any order)
Minimum 3.0 GPA required for FVP pre-admission courses, and 2.5 GPA overall required to apply to the major. See admission policy. Students must maintain good academic standing at the university after admission to the major.
Film/Video Production Foundation (credits: 22)
Take each of the following:
- FVP 123 - Survey of Media Production Modes (3 credits)
- FVP 125 - Media Production I (3 credits)
- FVP 226 - Media Production II (3 credits)
- FVP 227 - Digital Media Lab (1 credit)
- FVP 261 - Scriptwriting I (3 credits)
- FVP 282 - Audio Production I (3 credits)
Choose two history/theory/criticism courses from the following:
- FVP 348 - Film Theories (3 credits)
- FVP 370 - American Cinema (3 credits)
- FVP 371 - History of Animation (3 credits)
- FVP 372 - History of Documentary Film (3 credits)
- FVP 373 - Issues of Representation (3 credits)
- FVP 374 - Experimental Film and Video (3 credits)
- FVP 375 - World Cinema (3 credits)
- FVP 376 - Latin American Cinema (3 credits)
Film/Video Production Emphasis (credits: 15)
Choose five courses. One course must be a 400-level advanced production course.
Intermediate Production
- FVP 321 - Fiction Filmmaking I (3 credits)
- FVP 322 - Documentary Production I (3 credits)
- FVP 323 - Media Technologies (3 credits)
- FVP 324 - 3-D Computer Animation (3 credits)
- FVP 325 - Animation I (3 credits)
- FVP 326 - New Media I (3 credits)
- FVP 327 - Film and Video Art (3 credits)
- FVP 328 - Intermediate Film Practicum (3 or 6 credits)
- FVP 330 - Digital Post Production (3 credits)
- FVP 362 - Scriptwriting II (3 credits)
- FVP 368 - Lighting for Film and Video Productions (3 credits)
- FVP 380 - Special Topics in Film and Video (3 credits)
- FVP 382 - Audio Production II (3 credits)
Advanced Production
- FVP 421 - Fiction Filmmaking II (3 credits)
- FVP 422 - Documentary Production II (3 credits)
- FVP 425 - Animation II (3 credits)
- FVP 426 - New Media II (3 credits)
- FVP 428 - Advanced Film Practicum (3 or 6 credits)
- FVP 429 - Post Production Practicum (3 credits)
- FVP 470 - Producing for Clients (3 credits)
- FVP 482 - Sound Design for Film and Video (3 credits)
- History/Theory/Criticism
- FVP 348 - Film Theories (3 credits)
- FVP 370 - American Cinema (3 credits)
- FVP 371 - History of Animation (3 credits)
- FVP 372 - History of Documentary Film (3 credits)
- FVP 373 - Issues of Representation (3 credits)
- FVP 374 - Experimental Film and Video (3 credits)
- FVP 375 - World Cinema (3 credits)
- FVP 376 - Latin American Cinema (3 credits)
Internship or Thesis (credits: 1 to 6)
Capstone (credits: 3)
" FVP 495 - Issues in Film and Media Arts (3 credits)
All students majoring in film & video production must take FVP 495 Capstone during their senior year. The capstone is a culminating course in which students demonstrate their conceptual understanding and creative abilities as they relate to film and media arts.