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film requirements

required theory and production (27 credits)
FILM 3005: Video and Film Concepts (3 credits)
FILM 1501: Intro to Visual Storytelling (3 credits)
FILM 2208: Production I (3 credits)
FILM 2250: Screenwriting I (3 credits)
FILM 3209: Production II (3 credits)
FILM 3210: Postproduction I (3 credits)
FILM 3311 and FILM 3312: Senior Thesis I and II (6 credits)

cognate requirements
(9-15 credits)
ART 1313: Raster Imaging and Effects (3 credits)
COMM 2001: Introduction to Communication Studies (3 credits)
CSCI 1205: Introduction to Computer Programming: C++ (3 credits)
FILM 4457: Contemporary Film Studies (3 credits)
ANIM 2212: 3D Modeling (3 credits)
ANIM 3203: 3D Computer Animation (3 credits)

major electives (18 credits)
Choose from the following courses:

FILM 2251: Screenwriting II
FILM 2404: Films of Alfred Hitchcock
FILM 2405: American Film Comedy
FILM 3211: Lighting Design for Film & Video
FILM 3212: Postproduction II
FILM 3214: Cinematography for Film/Video
FILM 3215: Introduction to World Cinema
FILM 3350: History of Film
FILM 3360: History of Television
FILM 3363: Directing I
FILM 3462: Advanced Production
FILM 4409: Music Scoring for Film-Video
FILM 4422: Internship I
FILM 4423: Internship II
FILM 4457: Contemporary Film Studies
FILM 4461: Documentary Filmmaking
FILM 4465: Corporate Video Production
FILM 4801: Horror/Science Fiction Movies
FILM 4866: Feature Filmmaking

electives (suggested)

ANIM 2230: Motion Graphics with After Effects
ANIM 3307: Flash for the Web
ANIM 3308: Intermediate Flash-Action (3 credits)
ANIM 3330: 3D Environment Modeling
ANIM 3331: Logo and Product Animation (3 credits)
ANIM 3335: Texturing for 3D Production (3 credits)
ANIM 3340: Introduction to 3D Character Animation
ANIM 3341: Advanced 3D Character Animation
THEA 2487: Experimental/Surreal Cinema
THEA 3345: Films of Steven Spielberg
ART 2213: 2-Dimensional Design with the Computer
ART 3303: Web Design (3 credits)
COMM 3012: Newswriting
COMM 3020: Art and Theory of Film