Film and Media, BA

Requirements:

In order to earn the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Film and Media, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits, with a cumulative and a major/program grade point average of 2.00, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

Module I: Engaging Academic Inquiry

UCOR 1100 - Academic Writing Seminar
UCOR 1200 - Quantitative Reasoning (or MATH 1010 or above)
UCOR 1300 - Creative Expression and Interpretation
UCOR 1400 - Inquiry Seminar in the Humanities
UCOR 1600 - Inquiry Seminar in the Social Sciences
UCOR 1800 - Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences (or BIOL 1610/1611, 2200, CHEM 1500/1501, PHYS 1050/1051, 1210/1211)

Module II: Engaging Jesuit Traditions

Module III: Engaging the World

II. College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

Modern Languages 1150, 1250, 1350, or equivalent (15)

NOTE:

All students with a major in the College of Arts and Sciences must demonstrate competency through the level of 1350 in a language other than English. This competency is ordinarily achieved by successful completion of the three-course sequence: 1150, 1250, and 1350. Because these courses are a college requirement, no course in the sequence may be taken on a pass/fail, correspondence, or audit basis. Placement into other than the beginning course of the sequence is achieved by acceptable performance on the Modern Language Competency Examination. See the Modern Languages and Cultures Department for details on the examinations. Courses used to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences modern language requirement may not be used to fulfill major requirements.

Choose one of the following three courses:

III. Major Requirements:

65 credits in film and media, including:

Choose one of the following:

Film and Media Electives: (45)

Choose 45 credits of FILM electives (see Course Descriptions for options), including:

10 credits of 2000-level
15 credits of 3000-level
10 credits of 4000-level - FILM 4001 and 5 credits of FILM 4002 (recommended) or FILM 4950

NOTES:

Students interested in creative production may choose 2000- and 3000-level electives from the following courses: FILM 2100 , 2101 , 2102 , 2103 , 3100 , 3101 , 3102 , 3103 , 3104 , 3105 , 3106 , 3107 , 3108 , 3110
Courses used to satisfy major or college requirements may not simultaneously fulfill core requirements.

Departmental Honors

Film and Media with Departmental Honors, BA