Cinema Arts Major, B.F.A.
B.F.A. degree
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
Students will be able to sign an intent to major in Cinema Arts during their freshmen year. To sign the major, students must produce a portfolio of their video work after taking BCA 440, which should occur during their sophomore year. Students will be given the parameters of the portfolio during BCA 440 and this course will prepare them to produce the portfolio. Portfolios will be assessed and critiqued by program faculty. Students who do not pass this assessment may produce a second attempt. If students do not pass the second attempt, students will not be accepted to the program. These students will be able to sign a BCA or ART major or switch to a new major.
Program Requirements
Required Courses I - Foundation (18 hours)
Required Courses II - History/Business (9 hours)
| ART 285 | Introduction to Western Art, Part II | 3(3-0) |
| BCA 101 | History and Appreciation of the Cinema | 3(2-2) |
| BCA 510 | Electronic Media Law | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses III - Intermediate (15 hours)
| ART 207 | Introduction to Animation: Traditional Media | 3(0-6) |
| ART 241 | Introduction to Photography | 3(0-6) |
| BCA 421 | Advanced Audio Production | 3(2-2) |
| BCA 440 | Introduction to Cinematic Production and Post Production | 3(2-2) |
| BCA 508WI | Writing the Feature-Length Screenplay | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses IV - Advanced (12 hours)
| ART 441 | Photography Lighting Studio | 3(0-6) |
| BCA 521 | Advanced Electronic Cinematography | 3(2-2) |
| BCA 522 | Audio Post-Production | 3(2-2) |
| BCA 532 | Advanced Video/Multimedia Post-Production | 3(2-2) |
Electives I - Study/Theory (12 hours)
Select four of the following courses:
| ART 341 | History of Photography | 3(3-0) |
| ART 363 | History of Design: 1750-2010 | 3(3-0) |
| ART 366 | Contemporary Design Issues | 3(3-0) |
| ART 383 | Modern Architecture | 3(3-0) |
| ART 485 | Art After 1945 | 3(3-0) |
| BCA 290 | French Film and Other Media | 3(3-0) |
| BCA 300 | African and African American Film | 3(3-0) |
| BCA 350 | Women in Film | 3(2-2) |
| BCA 351 | Queer Cinema | 3(2-2) |
| BCA 525 | Film Genre Study | 3-9(Spec) |
| BCA 527 | Film Directors | 3-9(Spec) |
| BCA 528 | History and Analysis of Documentary Film | 3(2-2) |
Electives II - Applied/Studio (12 hours)
Select four of the following courses:
| ART 222 | 2D Digital Animation | 3-6(Spec) |
| ART 231 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3(0-6) |
| ART 308 | Storyboarding for Digital Media | 3-6(Spec) |
| ART 349 | Typography | 3(0-6) |
| ART 438 | Motion Graphics | 3(0-6) |
| ART 541 | Advanced Photography Studio | 1-12(Spec) |
| BCA 441 | Multi-Camera Video Producing and Directing | 3(2-2) |
Total: 78 semester hours