Communication Arts Comprehensive Major: Film Studies Emphasis

Program Requirements

A minimum of 51 credits is required including the 9-credit Communication Arts Nucleus

Communication Arts Nucleus
COM 205Communication Arts I3
COM 305Communication Arts II3
COM 405Communication Arts Seminar3
Total Credits9

And the following:

COM 119Introduction to Film3
COM 234Aesthetics, Lighting and Film Theory3
COM 261Introduction To Audio Communication3
COM 264Introduction to Media Production I3
COM 306Scriptwriting3
COM 335Intermediate Media Production II3
COM 346Multimedia Communication3
COM 352Advanced Cinema Studies3
One of the following:3
Stagecraft I
Introduction to Acting
Select four of the following:12-13
Media/ Arts Management
Stagecraft II
Multi-Camera Studio Production
Advanced Audio Production
Experimental Media Production
Media Production: Narrative
MEDIA PRODUCTION: DOCUMENTARY
Scriptwriting II
Directing
Entertainment Scenic Design
Advanced Media Production
Total Credits39-40

Capstone Course Requirement

The following course fulfills the capstone course requirement for the Communication Arts Major: COM 405 Communication Arts Seminar.

Graduation Requirements

Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation.  Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above).  Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued. 

Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
COM 119 Introduction to Film 3
ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area I) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area II) 4
HWTR 100 First Year Seminar 1
MATH 105
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (GT-MA1)
or College Algebra (GT-MA1)
3
 Credits17
Spring
COM 234 Aesthetics, Lighting and Film Theory 3
COM 261 Introduction To Audio Communication 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area I) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area II) 4
Gen Ed General Education (Area III) 3
 Credits16
Year Two
Fall
COM 205 Communication Arts I 3
COM 264 Introduction to Media Production I 3
COM 306 Scriptwriting 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area I) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area III) 3
 Credits15
Spring
ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) 3
COM 346 Multimedia Communication 3
COM 385 Experimental Media Production (or other upper division elective) 3
COM 390 MEDIA PRODUCTION: DOCUMENTARY (or other upper division elective) 3
COM 406 Scriptwriting II (or other upper division elective) 3
 Credits15
Year Three
Fall
COM 305 Communication Arts II 3
COM 346 Multimedia Communication 3
COM 385 Experimental Media Production (or other upper division elective) 3
COM 390 MEDIA PRODUCTION: DOCUMENTARY (or other upper division elective) 3
COM 406 Scriptwriting II (or other upper division elective) 3
 Credits15
Spring
COM 323 Media/ Arts Management (or other upper division elective) 3
COM 330 Stagecraft II (or other upper division elective) 3
COM 362 Advanced Audio Production (or other upper division elective) 3
COM 385 Experimental Media Production (or other upper division elective) 3
COM 389 Media Production: Narrative (or other upper division elective) 3
 Credits15
Year Four
Fall
COM 361 Multi-Camera Studio Production (or other upper division elective) 3
COM 405 Communication Arts Seminar 3
COM 423 Directing (or other upper division elective) 3
Elective Elective or minor course 6
 Credits15
Spring
COM 490 Advanced Media Production 3
Elective Elective or minor course 9
 Credits12
 Total Credits120