Filmmaking, B.F.A.
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Core 1: Critical Thinking | ||
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
MTH 121  | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Core 2 | ||
ENG 101  | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| Core II Physical/Natural Science | 4 | |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| Core II Social Science | 3 | |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Additional University Requirements | ||
| Writing Intensive | 6 | |
| Multicultural/International | 3 | |
| Capstone | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ART 101 | Visual Culture and Research | 3 |
| ART 214 | Foundations: Grid/Chroma | 3 |
| ART 219 | Foundations: Frame/Time | 3 |
| MUS 219 | Digital Recording Techniques | 2/3 |
| or JMC 231 | Intro to Audio Production | |
| ART 325 | Image Visualization: Digital | 3 |
| ART 327 | Filmmaking I | 3 |
| AM 298 | Sophomore Review | 1 |
| ART 202 | History of Art II (CT) | 3 |
| ART 425 | History of Photography | 3 |
| or ART 389 | 20th Century Art | |
| ENG 344 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| 300/400 Art History Elective | 3 | |
| ART 390 | Professional Practice | 3 |
| or ENT 250 | Intro to Entrepreneurship | |
| AM 498 | Senior Pre-Capstone | 3 |
| AM 499 | Senior Capstone Project | 3 |
| ART 490 | Apprenticeship | 1-3 |
| ART 328 | Filmmaking II | 3 |
| ART 329 | Cinematic Non-Fiction | 3 |
| ART 321 | Experimental Media Arts | 3 |
| ART 330 | 2D Animation | 3 |
| ART 423 | Photographic Lighting | 3 |
| ART 433 | Film Production Fundamentals | 3 |
| ART 434 | Video Art | 3 |
| ART 453 | Motion Design I | 3 |
| ART 454 | Motion Design II | 3 |
| ENG 445 | Screenwriting | 3 |
| THE 222 | Acting I: Foundations | 3 |
| Non-art elective or minor | 13 | |
| Suggested Minors: JMC, THE, ENT, BUS, Film Studies, Digital Humanities, etc. | ||
- Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Filmmaking program must complete all work in the major with a minimum grade of C. A student who receives a D or F in an art course counted toward graduation must repeat it and earn at least a C before graduation or before using that course as a prerequisite for another required course.
- Forty (40) credit hours must be earned in courses numbered 300-499.
- No course in the major requirements for graduation may be taken Credit/Non-Credit unless the course is so specified.
- A successful screening of the student's Capstone Film is required for graduation. B.F.A. Filmmaking students register for AM 499, Senior Capstone Project to complete this requirement.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ART 101 | Visual Culture and Research | 3 |
| ART 214 | Foundations: Grid/Chroma | 3 |
| ART 219 | Foundations: Frame/Time | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| UNI 100 | Freshman First Class | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MUS 219 or JMC 231 | Digital Recording Techniques or Intro to Audio Production | 2 |
| ART 325 | Image Visualization: Digital | 3 |
| ART 327 | Filmmaking I | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| Minor Non-Art Elective | 1 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| AM 298 | Sophomore Review | 1 |
| ART 202 | History of Art II (CT) | 3 |
| ART 328 | Filmmaking II | 3 |
| ART 423 | Photographic Lighting | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| THE 222 | Acting I: Foundations | 3 |
| ART 329 | Cinematic Non-Fiction | 3 |
| ART 425 or ART 389 | History of Photography or 20th Century Art | 3 |
| Core II Social Science | 3 | |
| ENG 344 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ART 321 | Experimental Media Arts | 3 |
| ART 390 or ENT 250 | Professional Practice or Intro to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ART 453 | Motion Design I | 3 |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| Minor Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART 433 | Film Production Fundamentals | 3 |
| ART 454 | Motion Design II | 3 |
| Core II Physical/Natural Science | 4 | |
| Minor Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Core I Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| AM 498 | Senior Pre-Capstone | 3 |
| ART 330 | 2D Animation | 3 |
| ART 490 | Apprenticeship | 1 |
| ENG 445 | Screenwriting | 3 |
| Minor Non-Art Elective | 2 | |
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| AM 499 | Senior Capstone Project | 3 |
| Art History 300/400 | 3 | |
| ART 434 | Video Art | 3 |
| Minor Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |