International Film Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Film and Digital Media
This program will be effective for students declaring the major Fall 2017 or later.
Click here for requirements before Fall 2017.
| School of Communication Core | ||
|---|---|---|
| School of Communication Seminar | COMM 100 | 1 |
| Media Theory and Criticism | COMM 201 | 3 |
| Digital Communication & Society | COMM 200 | 3 |
| Digital Media Ethics | COMM 360 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 10 | |
| Introduction Courses | ||
| Intro to Cinema | COMM 274 | 3 |
| Choose one: Intro to Audio Intro to Video Web Design and Usability |
COMM 130 COMM 135 COMM 275 |
3 |
| TOTAL | 6 | |
| Production Elective | ||
| Choose one from the list below. | ||
|
Intro to Audio
Intro to Video Story for Film Photojournalism Digital Cinema Production Radio/TV Writing Web Design and Usability Themes in Film and Digital Media (Animation) Animation
Screen Directing
Screenwriting*
Virtual Reality: From Concepts to Practices
Ad/PR Multimedia Commercial Production† Documentary Video Production† Advanced Post-Production Digital Storytelling Abroad† Special Topics Film Practicum |
COMM 130
COMM 135 COMM 202 COMM 207 COMM 232 COMM 257 COMM 275 COMM 299 COMM 305
COMM 308
COMM 326 COMM 333 COMM 337 COMM 339 COMM 359 COMM 373 COMM 374 COMM 384 |
3 |
| TOTAL | 3 | |
| Media and Society | ||
| Choose two from the list below. | ||
| Game Studies Media Culture and Communication Media Technology and Society Global Media Guerilla Media Remixing Culture Archiving and Curating New Media Criticism |
COMM 258 COMM 271 COMM 280 COMM 283 COMM 322 COMM 323 COMM 357 COMM 361 |
6 |
| TOTAL | 6 | |
| Cinema History, Theory & Genre | ||
| Choose three from the lists below. A maximum of 3 hours from a non-COMM course is allowed, though one may choose to take all of their selected courses within the School of Communication. | ||
| Topics in Cinema History** Discovering China Through Film Film Genre** |
COMM 203 COMM 301 COMM 324 |
6-9 |
| English & Literature | ||
| High and Low Culture European Film African Film Indian Film Italian Film Genre Italian Film History International Film |
ENGL 359 LITR 204 LITR 219 LITR 244 LITR 264 LITR 267 LITR 284 |
0-3 |
| Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| History of Photography Seminar in Art and Ideas |
FNAR 365 FNAR 390 |
0-3 |
| German Studies | ||
| German Cinema | GERM 370 | 0-3 |
| TOTAL | 9 | |
| Internship | ||
| Requires a minimum of 18 credit hours completed and Junior or Senior standing | ||
| FDM Internship† | COMM 394 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 3 | |
| Capstone | ||
| Requires a minimum of 25 credit hours completed and Senior standing | ||
| Choose one: Narrative Production Film and Digital Media Capstone |
COMM 338 COMM 388 |
3 |
| TOTAL | 3 | |
| SOC School Requirements | ||
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Writing Intensive (different semester) | 3 | |
| Language Requirement (102-level or higher) | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 9 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 40 | |
* Writing Intensive
† Satifises Engaged Learning requirement
** May be repeated if different topic
