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Academic Advising Center: Four Year Plans of Study for 2004-2005 - Film

SUGGESTED FOUR-YEAR PLAN OF STUDY
FILM CONCENTRATION **
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT*

 

FRESHMAN YEAR

 

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

 

COMM1105/

Comm Systems and Theories AND/OR

(3)

COMM1105/

Comm Systems and Theories AND/OR

(3)

1120

Message Design

(3)

1120

Message Design

(3)

 

 

 

COMM3505

Intro to Film & Video

(3)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR

 

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

 

COMM3506

Pre-production Planning

(3)

Chose 1 Specialized

Elective Course from below ****

 

(3)

COMM3710

Intermediate Film Production

 

(3)

Chose 1 course

From Film/Video or other Concentration

(3)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

JUNIOR YEAR

 

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

 

COMM3720

Advanced Film Production

(3)

2 courses from

Film/Video,other concent-

rations or select an Independent Study

(3)

 

Junior Writing Req:

Choose 1 of 6 Comm Courses

(3)

Select 1 course

From Theory Elective (Com Law or Media Crit. Recommended)

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

SENIOR YEAR

 

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

 

COMM4200

Human Communication

(3)

COMM4880

Internship

(12)

 

Select an Indep. Study

(3)

 

 

 

 

Total Credits

(15)

 

Total Credits

(12)

 

*Students need to take one 18-credit semester during their four years as senior spring semester internship is 12 credits.

 

** Students need to take LA&S Elective and Free Elective courses to have the required number of credits for graduation.

 

*** Completion of 54 credits of Communication/ Media courses is required.

 

****Studio Lighting, Cinematography, Editing, Compositing, Sound Design, Scriptwriting, Production Management,

Directing for Film & Video, or Documentary Production

2004/2005