Degree Map
College of Fine Arts
BAA in Filmmaking concentration (Media Arts) (2025 - 2026)
| Fall Semester | Fall Hours | Spring Semester | Spring Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101: College English I 1 010 | 3 | ENGL 102: College English II 1 010 | 3 |
| GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 2 070 | 3 | GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 | 3 |
| MART 100: Foundations for College and Career Success in Media Arts 5 | 1 | MART 102: Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Analysis | 3 |
| MART 101: Introduction to Media Arts | 3 | MART 200: Introduction to Media Arts Software | 3 |
| MART 103: Introduction to Digital Filmmaking | 3 | MART 325: Editing for Film | 3 |
| MART 311: Introduction to Sound for Digital Media | 3 | ||
| Fall Total Hours | 16 | Spring Total Hours | 15 |
Total hours for 1st year: 31
| Fall Semester | Fall Hours | Spring Semester | Spring Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATH 131: Contemporary Mathematics 1 030 | 3 | COMM 111: Public Speaking 1 020 | 3 |
| MART 225: Writing for Film and Television | 3 | GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 | 3 |
| MART 359: Cinematography I | 3 | MART 298: Mid Program Review 3 | 0 |
| MART 392: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Business Development | 1 | MART 299: Media Arts Practicum I | 1 |
| COMM 321: Introduction to Film Studies | 3 | MART 351: Principles of Video Production | 3 |
| Media Arts Elective 4 | 3 | MART 352: Story Boarding | 3 |
| MART 385: Directing for Film 6 | 3 | ||
| Fall Total Hours | 16 | Spring Total Hours | 16 |
Total hours for 2nd year: 32
| Fall Semester | Fall Hours | Spring Semester | Spring Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MART 130: Film History 5 | 3 | GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 | 3 |
| MART 265: Acting for Digital Arts | 3 | MART 301: Directing the Performance 6 | 3 |
| MART 353: Video Storytelling | 3 | MART 379: Cinematography II 6 | 3 |
| MART 393: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Legal Issues | 1 | MART 399C: Media Arts Practicum II - Filmmaking | 2 |
| MART 424: Compositing and VFX I 5 | 3 | MART 474: Compositing and VFX II 6 | 3 |
| Media Arts Elective 4 | 3 | ||
| Fall Total Hours | 16 | Spring Total Hours | 14 |
Total hours for 3rd year: 30
| Fall Semester | Fall Hours | Spring Semester | Spring Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 040 | 4-5 | GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 | 3 |
| GEN ED: Diversity Designation 070 | 3 | MART 499C: Media Arts Practicum III - Filmmaking | 3 |
| MART 391: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Portfolio | 1 | Film Studies Elective | 3 |
Choose one of the following:
| 3 | Media Arts Elective 4 | 3-4 |
Choose one of the following:
| 3 | ||
| Fall Total Hours | 14-15 | Spring Total Hours | 12-13 |
Total hours for 4th year: 27
Hours needed to complete the degree: 120
- C- or higher required.
- Students who have earned an Associate Degree or 30 credit hours prior to high school graduation and before starting classes at WSU as a degree-bound student, may be exempt from taking a First-Year Seminar course. Those students must take an additional general education approved course.
- All students must pass a mid-program review upon successful completion of 59 credit hours of coursework.
- Select any "MART" course or a course outside of Media Arts with school approval.
- Fall Only
- Spring Only
Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key
- 010 English
- 020 Communications
- 030 Math/Statistics
- 040 Natural and Physical Science
- 050 Social and Behavioral Science
- 060 Arts and Humanities
- 070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity