Film Courses

FILM MAJOR (eleven courses)

 Writing and Aesthetics (five required courses)

• Introduction to Communication Writing
• Introduction to the Art of Film
• Film History
• Studies in American Film Genres
• Film Authors

 

Production (four required courses)

•  Introduction to Digital Media
• Video Production
• Advanced Production
• Digital Storytelling

 

Film and Society (select at least two courses from the following list)

• Media, Religion, and Ministry
• Media in a Changing World
• Media Law and Ethics
• History and Film
• Psychology and Film
• Religion and Film
• Sociology and Film

 

World Cinema (a required course emphasizing film from outside the United States)

 Senior Project in Film (a required course during the senior year)

 

*Film Majors also will often take additional electives related to filmmaking including courses in photography, acting and directing, graphic design, music, business, and film internships. 

 

*Course available through the Los Angeles Film Studies Center include: 

• Hollywood Production Workshop
• Faith and Artistic Development in Film
• Narrative Storytelling
• Professional Screenwriting
• Professional Acting for the Camera

(Special application and additional tuition is required for the LAFSC program.)

 

FILM MINOR (seven courses)

• Video Production
• Advanced Production
• Introduction to the Art of Film
• Media in a Changing World
• Studies in American Film Genres
• Film Authors

 History & Film (select one course from the following list)

• Film History
• American Literature II
• United States History II