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Course Requirements

First Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
FILM 101FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR MAJORS4
FILM 105FOUNDATIONS OF TELEVISION4
FILM 110DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I4
FILM 131HISTORY OF CINEMA PRODUCTION4
POST 110EDITING I4
POST 128THE ART OF SOUND DESIGN AND FILM4
SCWR 101SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS4
SCWR 110INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN FILM & TV4

Second Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
SCWR 120FILM STRUCTURE FOR MAJORS4
SCWR 151TELEVISION GENRES FOR MAJORS4
SCWR 210THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COMEDY4
SCWR 250DEVELOPING THE TELEVISION SERIES4
SCWR 301STORY DEVELOPMENT4
SCWR 302WRITING THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY4
SCWR 370CREATING FROM ABUNDANCE4
SCWR 374EVOLUTION OF COMEDY4
SCWR 375COMEDIC STORYTELLING4

Third Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
SCWR 352WRITING THE HALF-HOUR SERIES4
SCWR 371CREATING COMEDIC CHARACTERS4
SCWR 373TOPICS IN COMEDY4
or MPOP 274 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION
SCWR 376THE BUSINESS OF COMEDY4
SCWR 385DIRECTING COMEDY FOR FILM4

Fourth Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
SCWR 372IMPROVISATIONAL SCENE CONSTRUCTION4
SCWR 380COMEDY PRODUCTION4
SCWR 381COMEDY PRODUCTION II4
SCWR 382COMEDY PRODUCTION III4
SCWR 386DIRECTING COMEDY FOR FILM II4
SCWR 397SCREENWRITING CAPSTONE I4
SCWR 398SCREENWRITING CAPSTONE II4

Open Electives

Open elective credit hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours. Open electives may be selected from any undergraduate subject.

Program Combination Restrictions

Students pursuing the BFA in Film and Television with a Concentration in Comedy Filmmaking are forbidden from pursuing the BA in Film and Television.  Students pursuing the BFA in Film and Television with a Concentration in Comedy Filmmaking are also forbidden from pursuing a Minor in the following: Comedy Filmmaking; Film Production; Screenwriting.