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College of Fine Arts

BAA in Filmmaking concentration (Media Arts) (2025 - 2026)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101: College English I 1 0103 ENGL 102: College English II 1 0103
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 2 0703 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 0503
MART 100: Foundations for College and Career Success in Media Arts 51 MART 102: Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Analysis3
MART 101: Introduction to Media Arts3 MART 200: Introduction to Media Arts Software3
MART 103: Introduction to Digital Filmmaking3 MART 325: Editing for Film3
MART 311: Introduction to Sound for Digital Media3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 1st year: 31


2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MATH 131: Contemporary Mathematics 1 0303 COMM 111: Public Speaking 1 0203
MART 225: Writing for Film and Television3 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 0503
MART 359: Cinematography I3 MART 298: Mid Program Review 30
MART 392: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Business Development1 MART 299: Media Arts Practicum I1
COMM 321: Introduction to Film Studies3 MART 351: Principles of Video Production3
Media Arts Elective 43 MART 352: Story Boarding3
MART 385: Directing for Film 63
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 2nd year: 32


3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MART 130: Film History 53 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 0603
MART 265: Acting for Digital Arts3 MART 301: Directing the Performance 63
MART 353: Video Storytelling3 MART 379: Cinematography II 63
MART 393: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Legal Issues1 MART 399C: Media Arts Practicum II - Filmmaking2
MART 424: Compositing and VFX I 53 MART 474: Compositing and VFX II 63
Media Arts Elective 43
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 3rd year: 30


4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 0404-5 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 0603
GEN ED: Diversity Designation 0703 MART 499C: Media Arts Practicum III - Filmmaking3
MART 391: Professional Practices in Media Arts - Portfolio1 Film Studies Elective3
Choose one of the following:
  • MART 425: Advanced Writing for Film and Television
  • THEA 517: Scriptwriting II
3 Media Arts Elective 43-4
Choose one of the following:
  • COMM 506: Sound for Picture
  • MART 411: Advanced Sound for Digital Media
3
Fall Total Hours 14-15 Spring Total Hours 12-13

Total hours for 4th year: 27


Hours needed to complete the degree: 120


  1. C- or higher required.
  2. Students who have earned an Associate Degree or 30 credit hours prior to high school graduation and before starting classes at as a degree-bound student, may be exempt from taking a First-Year Seminar course. Those students must take an additional general education approved course.
  3. All students must pass a mid-program review upon successful completion of 59 credit hours of coursework.
  4. Select any "MART" course or a course outside of Media Arts with school approval.
  5. Fall Only
  6. Spring Only

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity