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College of Fine Arts

BAA in Filmmaking (2023 - 2024)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101 College English I 3 MART 102 Intro to Media Aesthetics & Analysis 3
MART 101 Intro to Media Arts 3 MART 351 Principles of Video Production 3
COMM 306 Intro to Multimedia 3 ENGL 102 College English II 3
THEA 390 Acting for the Camera 3 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sci. 3
GEN ED: First Year Seminar 1 3 Choose one of the following
  • MART 311 Intro to Sound for Digital Media
  • COMM 406 Audio Storytelling & Podcasting
 2		 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 1st year: 30

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
COMM 321 Intro to Film Studies 3 COMM 111 Public Speaking 3
MART 325 Editing for Film 3 GEN ED: Math & Natural Sci. 3
MART 392 Prof Prac in Media Arts Business Development 1 THEA 228 Script Analysis 3
Media Arts Elective/Minor 3 MART 352 Story Boarding 3
Choose one of the following:
  • THEA 244 Stagecraft: Applied Tech
  • THEA 253 Costuming for Stage & Film
  • THEA 272 Management
  • THEA 254 Stage Makeup
 3 MART 299 Practicum I 1
Choose one of the following:
  • MATH 111 College Algebra
  • MATH 131 Contemporary Math
 3 MART 359 Cinematography I 3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 2nd year: 32

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MART 424 Compositing & VFX 1 3 THEA 359 Directing I 3
MART 353 Video Storytelling 3 MART 379 Cinematography II 2 3
MART 393 Legal Issues Media Arts 1 MART 399C Practicum II 2 2
THEA 517 Scriptwriting II 3 MART 474 Compositing & VFX II 2 3
Media Arts Elective/Minor 3 Media Arts Elective/Minor 3
Choose one of the following:
  • MART 411 Advanced Sound for Digital Media
  • COMM 506 Sound for Picture
 2		 3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 3rd year: 30

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Humanities 3 GEN ED: 300+ 3
GEN ED: 300+ 3 Media Arts Elective/Minor 3
MART 385 Directing for Film 3 Film Elective 3
MART 225 Writing for Film & Television 3 MART 499C Practicum III 2 3
MART 391 Professional Practices in Media Arts Portfolio 1
Media Arts Elective/Minor 3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 12

Total hours for 4th year: 28

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

Note: Media Arts students cannot take a fine arts class for gen ed credit. Must achieve a C or higher in all MART classes.
  1. Milestone (Must be taken in 1st year)
  2. Prerequisite required

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