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College of Fine Arts

BAA in Media Arts — Filmmaking (2024 - 2025)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: ENGL 101 College English I 1 010 3 GEN ED: ENGL 102 College English II 1 010 3
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 070 3 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 3
MART 101 Intro to Media Arts 3 MART 102 Intro to Media Aesthetics and Analysis 3
MART 103 Intro to Digital Filmmaking 3 MART 311 Intro to Sound for Digital Media 3
COMM 206 Intro to Multimedia 3 MART 325 Editing for Film 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
GEN ED: MATH 1__ College Algebra or Contemporary Math 1 030 3 GEN ED: 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 299 Media Arts Practicum I 1
MART 392 Professional Practices – Business Development 1 MART 351 Principles of Video Production 3
COMM 321 Intro to Film Studies 3 MART 352 Storyboarding 3
Media Arts Elective 3 MART 385 Directing for Film 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 130 Film History 3 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3
MART 353 Video Storytelling 3 MART 379 Cinematography II 3
MART 393 Professional Practices – Legal Issues 1 MART 399C Media Arts Practicum II – FM 2
MART 424 Compositing and VFX I 3 MART 474 Compositing and VFX II 3
Media Arts Elective 3 THEA 359 Directing I 3
Choose one of the following:
  • COMM 506 Sound for Picture
  • MART 411 Advanced Sound for Digital Media
 3 Media Arts Elective 2
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 3rd year: 32

4th year
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 – FM 3
MART 391 Professional Practices – Portfolio 1 Film Studies Elective 3
THEA 390 Acting for the Camera 3 Media Arts Elective 2-3
Choose one of the following:
  • MART 425 Advanced Writing for Film and Television
  • THEA 517 Scriptwriting II
 3
Fall Total Hours 14-15 Spring Total Hours 11-12

Total hours for 4th year: 26

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. C- or higher 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