Film/Television/Video Track

The Film/Television/Video track is structured to teach students to express themselves and to communicate with others using various electronic and film media. With a liberal arts perspective and extensive production experience, students will have the opportunity to become creative artists and analysts of the media who have a strong sense of the complex realities of the role of film, television, and video play in communications.

Requirements for the B.A. in Communication – Film/Television/Video:

1. COMM 180: Public Communication in the Digital Age

2. COMM 181: Introduction to Communication Studies

3. COMM 473: Senior Seminar in Communication

4. At least six hours in visual production to be selected from the following:

  • COMM/ART 218: Introduction to Photography
  • COMM/ART 221: Introduction to Video and Film Production
  • COMM/ART 251: Design Communication
  • COMM/ART 318: Advanced Photography
  • COMM/ART 321: Advanced Video and Film Production

5. At least nine hours in film studies to be selected from the following:

  • COMM/ENGL/ART 178: Introduction to Film Art
  • COMM/ENGL 262: Shakespeare and Film
  • COMM/ENGL 368: History of Film to 1939
  • COMM/ENGL 369: History of Film from 1939 to the Present
  • COMM/ENGL 373: Film Theory and Criticism
  • COMM/ENGL/ART 399: Seminar in Film and Television Studies

6. At least three hours in cultural history and analysis to be selected from the following:

  • ART 101: Survey of Art History I
  • ART 102: Survey of Art History II
  • THEA 112 Analysis and Criticism
  • COMM/ENGL/ART 172: Introduction to Visual Culture
  • ART 305W: History of American Art
  • ART 306S: Foundations of Modern Art
  • ART 310: History of Photography
  • THEA 307S: History of the Theatre
  • THEA 308W History of the Theatre
  • ENGL 361: Arts of Representation
  • COMM/ENGL 383: Digital Cultures

7. At least six hours in audio, multimedia and theatre production to be selected from the following:

  • THEA 205: Technical Production
  • COMM/ENGL 282: Multimedia Writing and Literature
  • THEA 303: Acting: Character Development
  • COMM/ENGL 319S: Screenwriting
  • COMM/ART 351: Web Design
  • COMM/ENGL 382: Radio Broadcasting
  • THEA 401: Directing I
  • COMM/ART 451: Topics in Multimedia Design

At least twelve hours of coursework in Communication must be at the 300- or 400-level.

All communication majors are strongly encouraged to take COMM 400: Internship in Communication.

COMM 400 can be substituted for a 300- or 400-level course that covers an advanced topic related to the internship work. In other words, a writing internship can substitute for an advanced writing course, a film/television internship can substitute for an advanced film course, and a multimedia internship can substitute for an advanced multimedia course.

Ten Courses: 30 hours

Supportive Requirements:

  • Completion of the intermediate level of a foreign language


Minor Requirements:

1. COMM 180: Public Communication in the Digital Age

2. COMM 181: Introduction to Communication Studies

3. At least twelve hours in advanced writing to be selected from the following:

  • COMM/ENGL/ART 178: Introduction to Film Art
  • COMM/ENGL 262: Shakespeare and Film
  • COMM/ENGL 368: History of Film to 1939
  • COMM/ENGL 369: History of Film from 1939 to the Present
  • COMM/ENGL 373: Film Theory and Criticism
  • COMM/ENGL/ART 399: Seminar in Film and Television Studies

At least six hours of coursework in Communication must be at the 300- or 400-level.

COMM 400 can be substituted for a 300- or 400-level course in advanced writing.

Six Courses: 18 hours

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