B.A. in Film and Media Arts

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Film and Media Arts is a liberal arts program that combines critical studies with production experiences and provides students with a foundation of theory and application. Blending creative expression with technology, students study critical perspectives and practice implementing techniques in emerging (digital) formats. Courses cover narrative, documentary and experimental forms and utilize both single- and multiple-camera approaches. Students must take a minimum of 56 credit hours to fulfill the requirements of the major.

The curriculum is divided into five categories. (1) Foundations: students must take all listed courses (12 credit hours); (2) Production: students select 16 credit hours as described below; (3) Critical Studies: students take both American Cinema and World Cinema along with two more courses, for 16 credit hours; (4) Capstone Senior Seminar: required in either Film and Digital Production or Cinema Studies (4 credit hours); (5) Electives: students select 8 credit hours of electives, as listed in that section. A digital copy of the approved project must be submitted to the UT library's institutional repository. Visit http://libguides.utopia.ut.edu/Thesis for submission procedures.

Degree Requirements

Foundations Requirements

COM 232Visual Literacy

4

FMX 240Screenwriting Fundamentals

4

FMX 241Sound, Image and Motion

4

Total Credit Hours:12

Production (16 Credit Hours)

Two of the following courses:

FMX 312Narrative Production

4

FMX 313Documentary Production

4

FMX 314Experimental Filmmaking

4

Total Credit Hours:8

Two of the following courses:

FMX 331The Creative Triangle

4

FMX 340Screenwriting Development

4

FMX 342Producing Motion Pictures and Digital Media

4

FMX 343Advanced Post-Production

4

Total Credit Hours:8

Critical Studies (16 credit hours)

COM 260American Cinema

4

COM 261World Cinema

4

Total Credit Hours:8

Two of the following courses:

COM 300The Documentary Tradition

4

COM 335Survey of Independent Video and Film

4

COM 360Film Directors

4

COM 361Film Genres

4

COM 370Women, Film and Popular Culture

4

COM 390Ethnicity in Film and Literature (Honors)

4

COM 435Women Directors: Theory and Criticism

4

COM 445The Image and the Reality

4

COM 450Experimental Cinema: History and Theory

4

COM 455Film Theory and Criticism

4

COM 467Advanced Film Analysis

4

Total Credit Hours:8

Capstone Senior Seminar (4 credit hours)

Students must take one capstone course that involves either a film or digital production or a paper in cinema studies.

FMX 460Senior Seminar in Film and Digital Production

4

COM 465Senior Seminar in Cinema Studies

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Electives (8 credit hours from the following):

 
FMX 2173D Animation I

4

FMX 2382D Animation I

4

FMX 311Online Production

4

FMX 3173D Animation II

4

COM 303Studio Television I

4

COM 315Web Design

4

FMX 320Animation for Interactivity and Games

4

FMX 321Motion Capture

4

FMX 322Visual Effects

4

FMX 324Cinematography

4

FMX 328Sound in Media

4

FMX 341Screenwriting Shorts

4

COM 333Studio TV II

4

COM 348Writing the Situation Comedy

4

FMX 363Webisode Production and Distribution

4

FMX 381Digital Imaging

4

FMX 382Global Perspectives in Film and New Media

2,4

FMX 382AGlobal Perspectives in Film and New Media Travel Course

2

FMX 440Screenwriting Features

4

MUS 108Recording and Electronic Music I

4

MUS 109Recording and Electronic Music II

4

PHL 308Film Aesthetics

4

WRI 240Writing Drama

4

Total Credit Hours:8

Subtotal: 56

Total Credit Hours: 56