Program of Study
Bachelor of Arts Degree for Communication Arts Film Studies Concentration
The multi-departmental Film Production Concentration is intended to complement studies for both liberal arts and professional students. Required courses in the program focus on the knowledge and skills necessary for effective production and analysis of cinematic works in a variety of applied settings.
The required courses provide a balance of the three foundational subject areas: film production, criticism/theory, and history. Students also select electives to match personal areas of interest. The Film Studies concentration is directly suited to the needs of students interested in developing advanced filmmaking-style electronic field production skills, which are sufficiently distinct from both the Digital Broadcasting and Production (DPB) concentration, with its primary emphasis on studio-based multi-camera and live commercial, news, and social-media-style production, and the Multimedia (MM) concentration, with its emphasis on computer-based graphic design and interactive media/web production.
Freshman Year
First Semester
| COM 121 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Freshman English I | 3 |
| Natural Science Core | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language OR Elective | 3 |
THE
| Theology Core | 3 |
Second Semester
| COM 122 | Media and Society | 3 |
| COM 123 | Catholic Worldview of Media | 3 |
| OR | |
| COM 221 | Church and the Media | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language | 3 |
ENG
| Literature Core | 3 |
PHL
| Philosophy Core | 3 |
Sophomore Year
First Semester
| COM 243 | Digital Broadcast and Media Production | 3 |
| OR | |
| COM 342/FLM 342 | Video Production I | 3 |
| OR | |
| FLM 343/COM 343 | Video Editing | 3 |
| Intermediate Foreign Language Requirement | 3 |
THE
| Theology Core | 3 |
| American Founding Principles Core | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Second Semester
| COM 254 | Radio/Television Scriptwriting | 3 |
| Natural Science Core | 3 |
| Intermediate Foreign Language Requirement | 3 |
MTH
| Mathematics Core | 3 |
| OR | |
ECO
| Economics Core | 3 |
PHL
| Philosophy Core | 3 |
Junior Year
First Semester
| FLM 325/COM 325 | Cinema Studies | 3 |
| Communication Arts /Film Studies Elective | 3 |
| Fine Arts Core 3 | |
HST
| History Core | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
COM/FLM 325: Course may be taken online. May occasionally be offered in the spring semester.
Second Semester
| FLM 345/COM 345 | Independent Digital Filmmaking | 3 |
| Communication Arts /Film Studies Elective | 3 |
PHL
| Philosophy Core | 3 |
| Literature Core | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Senior Year
First Semester
| FLM 328/COM 328 | Film Analysis and Theory | 3 |
| OR | |
| FLM 222/COM 222 | Critical Television Viewing | 3 |
| FLM AUX Elective | 3 |
THE
| Theology Core | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Second Semester
| COM 442 | Digital Multitrack Audio Production II | 3 |
| OR | |
| COM 444/FLM 444 | Advanced Studies in Digital Media Production | 3 |
| OR | |
| COM 484/FLM 484 | Creating Motion Graphics and Special Effects | 3 |
| COM 434 | Senior Thesis | 1 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
COM 444: May occasionally be offered in the fall semester.
COM 400 Internship is applied as a general elective.