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

How to use your 4-Year Plan

This is a suggested 4-year plan for your major and not meant to replace regular academic advising.
The plan is flexible and can be changed to accommodate studying abroad, a second major/minor(s) or AP/IB credits.
You should work with an academic advisor to develop a plan that meets your interests and goals.
You must earn a minimum of 120 credits to graduate and 48 major-specific credits to earn a B.A. in Film and Media Studies.
Transfer students should contact the program advisor for degree planning.
If you have any questions, please contact dodgeacademicsupport@chapman.edu.

Suggested 4-Year Plan

We encourage you to select your General Education (GE) and minor/second major/Themed Inquiry/Honors program around the plan below. Once you fill your GE classes around your major classes, you will have a better idea of space remaining each semester when choosing your Exploration Focus.
To be enrolled full time, you must take at least 12 credits a semester.
In order to graduate within 4 years, we recommend you take 30 credits a year.
As you select your electives, please review the list of Selected Electives at the bottom of the page.

Year 1

Fall Semester (6 credits for major)
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
Spring Semester (6 credits for major)
FTV 130 - Introduction to Visual Storytelling, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits
FS 245 - History of Film 1960 - Present, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits

Year 2

Fall Semester (6 credits for major)
FS 241 - Film Analysis, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits
TWP 246 - History of Television 3 credits
Spring Semester (6 credits for major)
FS 342 - Film Genre and Auteur Studies 3 credits
elective (3 credits)

Year 3

Fall Semester (6 credits for major)
FS 443 - Advanced Topics in World Cinema 3 credits
FS 445 - Film Theory and Criticism, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits
Spring Semester (6 credits for major)
FS 455 - The Practices of Writing about Film 3 credits
One of the following:
FS 342 - Film Genre and Auteur Studies 3 credits
FS 443 - Advanced Topics in World Cinema 3 credits

Year 4

Fall Semester

You can take courses outside your major or major-required courses above that you have not completed.
Spring Semester (3 credits for major)
FS 498 - Film and Media Studies Capstone Seminar 3 credits

Suggested Electives

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: Evenings with the Experts 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 - Effective and Creative Presentations for Advertising, Entertainment Marketing and Public Relations 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 - Tales of a Creative Mind: Fellini, the Dream-Director 3 credits
FTV 377 - Agents and Managers 3 credits
DOC 380 - Community Voices: Pre-Production 3 credits
FS 335 - Exploring Korean Film Industry and Culture 3 credits
FS 355 - Video Essay Workshop 3 credits