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College of Fine Arts

BAA in Filmmaking concentration (Media Arts) (2026 - 2027)

1st year
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

2nd year
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 5 3 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 3
MART 351: Principles of Video Production 3 MART 298: Mid Program Review 3 0
MART 359: Cinematography I 3 MART 299: Media Arts Practicum I 1
MART 392: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Business Development 1 MART 352: Story Boarding 3
COMM 321: Introduction to Film Studies 3 MART 379: Cinematography II 6 3
MART 385: Directing for Film 6 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 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 399C: Media Arts Practicum II - Filmmaking 2
MART 393: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Legal Issues 1 MART 474: Compositing and VFX II 6 3
MART 424: Compositing and VFX I 5 3 Choose one of the following:
  • MART 425: Advanced Writing for Film and Television
  • THEA 517: Scriptwriting II
 7 8		 3
Media Arts Elective 4 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: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 040 4 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3
GEN ED: Additional GE Approved Course 070 3 MART 499C: Media Arts Practicum III - Filmmaking 3
MART 391: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Portfolio 1 Film Studies Elective 10 3
Media Arts Elective 4 3 Media Arts Electives 4 4
Choose one of the following:
  • COMM 506: Sound for Picture
  • MART 411: Advanced Sound for Digital Media
 9		 3
Fall Total Hours 14 Spring Total Hours 13

Total hours for 4th year: 27

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. C- or higher required.
  2. 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.
  3. All students must pass a mid-program review upon successful completion of 59 credit hours of coursework.
  4. Select any "MART" course or a course outside of Media Arts with school approval.
  5. Course taught fall only
  6. Course taught spring only
  7. Suggested course is THEA 517
  8. THEA 517 taught spring only | MART 425 taught fall only
  9. MART 411 taught fall only
  10. Select one 300-level 3-credit-hour MART, COMM or ARTS 324 course

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