This page is to be used as a planning tool. Your degree audit is the official record of degree requirements. Updated August 2022.
Cinema & Screenwriting Double Major
Requirements if declared before fall 2022
Cinema BA
| Cinema Major requirements (33 sh) | |
|---|---|
| Required Courses (13 sh) | SH |
| CINE:1601 Introduction to Film Analysis | 3 |
| CINE:1834 Modes of Film & Video Production Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 |
3 |
| CINE:2615 Introduction to Film Theory Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1834 |
3 |
| CINE:3195 Undergraduate Seminar Should be taken in final three semesters of study |
3 |
| Cinema Electives (20 SH) | |
|---|---|
| 6 sh of advanced FILM STUDIES courses. Choose from:CINE:3750, CINE:4603, CINE:4604, CINE:4606, CINE:4608, CINE:4610, CINE:4616, CINE:4618, CINE:4620, CINE:4678 |
6 |
| Additional Cinematic Arts Courses (CINE prefix): production, screenwriting, or film studies courses |
14 |
| Total CINE sh required to complete the major | 33 |
Additional Graduation Requirements
- Maximum of 9 sh of transfer/study abroad credit in the major
- Minimum 33 sh (maximum of 56 sh) of CINE courses needed to complete the major
- Minimum of 64 sh of non-CINE courses to graduate
Cinema & Screenwriting Double Major
starting fall 2022 or after
| Foundation Courses (13 sh) | |
|---|---|
| CINE:1300 Foundations of Screen Writing | 3 |
| CINE:1601 Introduction to Film Analysis | 3 |
| CINE:1834 Modes of Film & Video Production Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 |
3 |
| CW:2870 Fiction Writing or THTR:2301 Playwriting I | 3 |
| COre Courses (20 SH) | |
|---|---|
| CINE:3310 Screenwriting Studies Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 and CINE:1300 |
3 |
| CINE:3361 Screenwriting: Short Form Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 and CINE:1300 |
3 |
| CINE:3367 Screenwriting: Long Form Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 and CINE:3361 |
3 |
| CINE:4377 Advanced Screenwriting I Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:3361 and CINE:3367 |
3 |
| CINE:4378 Advanced Screenwriting II Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:3361 and CINE:336 7 |
3 |
| CINE:2600 Writing Film Reviews and Criticism or CINE:2868 Film/Video Production: Fiction Pre-requisite: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 |
3 |
| Cinema Core Courses | |
|---|---|
| CINE:2615 Introduction to Film Theory Pre-requisite: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 |
3 |
| CINE:3195 Undergraduate Seminar should be taken during final three semesters of study Pre-requisite: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 |
3 |
| 6 sh of Advanced FILM STUDIES courses. See degree audit for complete list Pre-requisite: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 |
6 |
| Elective Courses | |
|---|---|
| Elective courses for Screenwriting Major - see degree audit for complete list | 9 |
| Elective courses for Cinema Major - see degree audit for complete list | 14 |
| Total hours required to complete the double major | 68 |
Older Cinema & Screenwriting Double Major Requirements
for summer 2022 or before
| Foundation Courses (13 sh) | |
|---|---|
| CINE:1300 Foundations of Screen Writing | 3 |
| CINE:1601 Introduction to Film Analysis | 3 |
| CINE:1834 Modes of Film & Video Production Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 |
3 |
| CW:2870 Fiction Writing or CW:1800 Creative Writing Studio Workshop or THTR:2301 Playwriting I |
3 |
| COre Screenwriting Courses (20 SH) | |
|---|---|
| CINE:3310 Screenwriting Studies Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 and CINE:1300 |
3 |
| CINE:3361 Screenwriting: Short Form Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 and CINE:1300 |
3 |
| CINE:3367 Screenwriting: Long Form Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 and CINE:3361 |
3 |
| CINE:4377 Advanced Screenwriting I Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:3361 and CINE:3367 |
3 |
| CINE:4378 Advanced Screenwriting II Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:3361 and CINE:3367 |
3 |
| Core cinema Courses (12 sh) | |
|---|---|
| CINE:2615 Introduction to Film Theory Pre-requisite: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601and CINE:1834 |
9 |
| CINE:3195 Undergraduate Seminar should be taken in final three semesters of study Pre-requisite: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 and CINE:1834 |
3 |
| 6 sh of Advanced FILM STUDIES courses see degree audit for complete list Pre-requiste: A grade of C or better in CINE:1601 |
6 |
| elective Courses (23 sh) | |
|---|---|
| Elective courses for the Screenwriting major See degree audit for complete list, at least 9 sh |
9 |
| Elective courses for the Cinema major See degree audit for complete list, at least 14 sh |
14 |
| Total semester hours required to complete the double major | 68 |