Digital Cinema Concentration, BA or BS

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68 credits

The Digital Cinema concentration provides students with the benefits of both a traditional film school curriculum and a forward-looking education in visual storytelling and innovation for the 21st century. Students study the history of visual storytelling and apply their conceptual learning to traditional production settings with hands-on creation of film, television and video content. Meanwhile, students also gain practical skills and competencies in mobile content production, content strategy, and new media entrepreneurship.

Complete the following required courses:

COMM 195 - Digital Life 2 credits
COMM 203 - Media Literacy 4 credits
COMM 215 - Digital Video Foundations 2 credits
and
COMM 215R - Digital Video Foundations - Recitation 2 credits
or
EMDA 202 - Digital Video Foundations 2 credits
and
EMDA 202R - Digital Video Foundations - Recitation 2 credits
COMM 220 - Narrative Foundations 4 credits
COMM 272 - Camera, Audio, and Lighting for Film and Video 4 credits
COMM 290 - Introduction to Film Analysis 4 credits
COMM 300 - Research Strategies 4 credits
COMM 410B - Capstone in Digital Cinema 2 to 4 credits
COMM 460 - Topics in Communication 4 credits
BA 131 - Business Computer Applications 4 credits

Complete 12 credits from the following intermediate courses:

COMM 172 - Studio Production for Film and Video 4 credits
COMM 206 - Multimedia Writing 4 credits
COMM 214 - Mobile Image Making 4 credits
COMM 296 - Film Genres 4 credits
COMM 297 - Major Film Directors 4 credits
COMM 312 - Screenwriting 4 credits
COMM 315 - Location Shooting for Film and Video 4 credits
COMM 320 - Topics in Hispanic Film 4 credits
COMM 322 - Online Journalism 4 credits
COMM 323 - Strategic Social Media 4 credits
COMM 344 - Media Photography 4 credits
COMM 350 - Topics in French Film 3 to 4 credits
COMM 362 - Transmedia Storytelling 4 credits
COMM 363 - Documentary Film: Theory and Criticism 4 credits
COMM 375 - Editing for Film and Video 4 credits
COMM 377 - Activities 1 to 4 credits
COMM 380 - News and Documentary Screenwriting 4 credits
COMM 399 - Special Studies 1 to 4 credits
ART 352 - Digital Animation Methods 1-4 credits
EMDA 201 - Digital Image Foundations 2 credits
and
EMDA 201R - Digital Image Foundations - Recitation 2 credits
EMDA 203 - Digital Interactive Foundations 2 credits
and
EMDA 203R - Digital Interactive Foundations - Recitation 2 credits
EMDA 204 - Digital Audio Foundations 2 credits
and
EMDA 204R - Digital Audio Foundations - Recitation 2 credits
EMDA 350 - Projects in Digital Media 1 to 4 credits

Complete 12 credits from the following advanced courses:

COMM 407 - Seminar 1 to 4 credits
COMM 409B - Practicum/Internship in Digital Cinema 1 to 15 credits
COMM 420 - Science Fiction Film 4 credits
COMM 421 - Animation & Anime 4 credits
COMM 424 - Creative Entrepreneurship 4 credits
COMM 444 - Film Festival Programming and Promotion 4 credits
COMM 472A - Advanced Documentary Production 4 credits
COMM 472C - Advanced Informational and Promotional Video Production 4 credits
COMM 472D - Advanced Fictional Film Production 4 credits
COMM 472E - Advanced Broadcast Journalism Production 4 credits

Complete 4 credits from the following courses:

COMM 125 - Interpersonal Communication 4 credits
COMM 210 - Public Speaking 4 credits
COMM 225 - Small Group Communication 4 credits

Complete 4 credits from the following interdisciplinary courses:

COMM 125 - Interpersonal Communication 4 credits *
COMM 200 - Communication Across Cultures 4 credits
COMM 202 - Introduction to Popular Culture 4 credits
COMM 210 - Public Speaking 4 credits *
COMM 225 - Small Group Communication 4 credits *
COMM 302 - Communication and Media Theory 4 credits
COMM 310 - Advanced Public Speaking 4 credits
COMM 324 - Nonverbal Communication 4 credits
COMM 330 - Interviewing and Listening 4 credits
COMM 332 - Discourse Analysis of Social Problems 4 credits
COMM 342 - Persuasion 4 credits
COMM 343 - Argumentation and Critical Thinking 4 credits
COMM 355 - Communication, Culture, and Conflict 4 credits
COMM 412 - Evaluation of Public Communication 4 credits
COMM 441 - International Communication 4 credits
COMM 455 - Conflict Resolution 4 credits
COMM 456 - Negotiation 4 credits
COMM 460A - Women Transforming Language 4 credits
COMM 460B - Communication and Third-World Development 4 credits
COMM 460C - Culture, Identity, and Communication 4 credits
COMM 460D - Technology, Communication, and Culture 4 credits
COMM 475 - Organizational Communication 4 credits
* Credit cannot be double-counted from category above. Courses not selected in the category above can be selected in this category.