Mar 07, 2026

2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin

Filmmaking, BFA (124 Semester Hours)

FIRST-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
WSC 001 - Composition	3	WSC 002 - Composition	3
Foreign Language Course (Level 1)	3	Foreign Language Course (level 2) or Liberal Arts Elective Course	3
RTVF 010 - (AA) Introduction to Film Studies	3	RTVF 110 - Introduction to Screenwriting	3
Students must select either: Math (MA) or Computer Science (CS) Distribution Course	3	RTVF 027 - Introductory Film Production	3
Students must select one of the following: Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Course	3	Students must select one of the following: Literature (LT) or Appreciation and Analysis (AA) or Creative Participation (CP) Distribution Course	3
		RTVF 067 A-Z - Film Production Practicum	1
Total Semester Hours	15	Total Semester Hours	16

SECOND-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
RTVF 137A - Film History - Part I	3	RTVF 137B - Film History - Part II	3
RTVF 047 - Intermediate Film Production	3	Students must select one of the following: RTVF 060 - Documentary Film and Video Production or RTVF 080 - Experimental Film and Video Production	3
RTVF Elective Course	3	Film Studies Course (chosen under advisement)	3
Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) Distribution Course	3	History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Course	3
Natural Science (NS) Distribution Course	3	Literature (LT) Distribution Course	3
Total Semester Hours	15	Total Semester Hours	15

THIRD-YEAR
^{(OPTIONAL: Study Abroad Fall/Spring semester or an entire academic year; not restricted to Junior Year)}

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Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
Film Studies Course	3	RTVF 167 - Advanced Film Production	3
RTVF Elective Course (RTVF 021, RTVF 025, RTVF 026 for example)	3	Film Studies Course	3
RTVF Elective Course (RTVF 110, for example)	3	RTVF Elective Course	3
Liberal Arts Minor Course	3	Liberal Arts Minor Course	3
Cross-Cultural (CC) Distribution Course	3	Liberal Arts Minor Course	3
RTVF 067 A-Z - Film Production Practicum Course	1	RTVF 067 A-Z - Film Production Practicum Course	1
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	16

FOURTH-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
Students must select one of the following for Capstone Part I: RTVF 118 , or RTVF 168A , or RTVF 178	3	Students must select one of the following for Capstone Part II: RTVF 119 , or RTVF 168B , or LA Elective Course	3
Film Studies Course	3	RTVF Elective Course	3
Minor Course	3	RTVF Elective Course	1
Minor Course	3	Minor Course	3
Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Distribution Course	3	Liberal Arts Elective Course	3
Elective Course	1
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	15
Program Total		124

^{Updated March 2026}