The Comedy Filmmaking Minor consists of 28 credit hours. Students have the option to focus on Directing Comedy for Film, Feature Comedy Writing, or Television Comedy Writing.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SCWR 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING | 4 |
| or SCWR 101 | SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS | |
| SCWR 120 | FILM STRUCTURE FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| or SCWR 121 | CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD FILM STRUCTURE | |
| or SCWR 150 | TELEVISION GENRES | |
| or SCWR 151 | TELEVISION GENRES FOR MAJORS | |
| SCWR 370 | CREATING FROM ABUNDANCE | 4 |
| SCWR 371 | CREATING COMEDIC CHARACTERS | 4 |
| SCWR 372 | IMPROVISATIONAL SCENE CONSTRUCTION | 4 |
| Choose one of the following 2-course sequences: | 8 | |
| DEVELOPING THE TELEVISION SERIES and WRITING THE HALF-HOUR SERIES | ||
| OR | ||
| STORY DEVELOPMENT and WRITING THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY | ||
| OR | ||
| DIRECTING COMEDY and PRODUCING LIVE SKETCH COMEDY | ||