Film and Media Studies, B.A. Suggested 4-year Plan

first year

• fall semester

• FTV 140 - Introduction to Film and Media Aesthetics, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits
• FS 244 - History of Film to 1959, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits

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• spring semester

• FTV 130 - Introduction to Visual Storytelling 3 credits
• FS 245 - History of Film 1960 - Present, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits

second year

• fall semester*

• FS 241 - Film Analysis, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits
• TWP 246 - History of Television 3 credits

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• spring semester*

• FS 342 - Film Genre and Auteur Studies 3 credits

third year

• fall semester*

• FS 443 - Advanced Topics in World Cinema 3 credits
• FS 445 - Film Theory and Criticism, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits

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• spring semester*

• FS 444 - Advanced Topics in Film and Media Studies 3 credits
• FS 455 - The Practices of Writing about Film 3 credits

fourth year

• fall semester*

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• spring semester*

• FS 498 - Film and Media Studies Capstone Seminar 3 credits

*repeat two of the following under different topics

may be taken any semester after first year

• FS 342 - Film Genre and Auteur Studies 3 credits
• FS 443 - Advanced Topics in World Cinema 3 credits
• FS 444 - Advanced Topics in Film and Media Studies 3 credits

suggested electives

In addition to the plan above: two electives (6 credits) are required and may be taken in any semester. Suggested electives are provided below.

• PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
• ANTH 102 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
• FP 133 - Audio Techniques 3 credits
• ENG 204 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credits
• AVE 247 - History and Aesthetics of Animation and Visual Effects 3 credits
• ENG 270 - Foundations of Rhetorical Studies 3 credits
• FP 293 - Production Design I 3 credits
• ENG 302 - Writing About Diverse Cultures 3 credits
• SOC 306 - Social Movements 3 credits
• AVE 310 - Animation and Visual Effects Industry Insiders 3 credits
• FTV 310 - Industry Insiders 3 credits
• HUM 310 - Theoretical Foundations of Latinx and Latin American Studies 3 credits
• PHIL 319 - Philosophy of Women/Women of Color 3 credits
• ENG 328 - Writing for Video Games 3 credits
• CCI 333 - CCI and International Contexts 3 credits
• FS 339 - Hollywood’s Greatest Year: 1939 3 credits
• PHIL 340 - Philosophy of Mind 3 credits
• PRA 351 - Business Presentations 3 credits
• FS 353 - Korean Cinema Today 3 credits
• FTV 361I - Structure of an International Film Festival 3 credits
• SOC 370 - Race and Ethnicity 3 credits
• HON 371 - The World of Fellini’s Cinema 3 credits
• FTV 377 - Agents and Managers 3 credits
• DOC 380 - Community Voices: Pre-Production 3 credits
• FS 388 - Producing the Undergraduate Film Journal 3 credits