Cinema and Television Arts B.F.A.

Chair: Associate Professor Costello

Professor: Clark

Associate Professors: Grady, Triche

Assistant Professors: Haq, Johnson, Kass, McMerty, Negin, Osman

Lecturers: Booker, Saltz, Witt 

 

Cinema and television are art forms that focus on creative storytelling through words, sounds, images, actions and music. They can communicate both fact and fiction through live events, scripted programs, documentaries and narrative cinema.

(See School of Communications for additional program requirements and course descriptions)

Major Requirements:

Required courses: 35-36 sh

IDS 115PUBLIC SPEAKING

2 sh

COM 100COMMUNICATIONS IN A GLOBAL AGE

4 sh

COM 110MEDIA WRITING

4 sh

COM 210WEB AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

1 sh

COM 220CREATING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT

3 sh

CTA 256ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA

4 sh

CTA 316WRITING FOR TELEVISION AND CINEMA

4 sh

COM 381COMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP

1 or 2 sh

COM 400MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS

4 sh

CTA 456PRODUCING FOR THE SCREEN

4 sh

COM 495GREAT IDEAS: ISSUES AND RESEARCH

4 sh

Select one of the following courses: 4 sh

CTA 324TELEVISION PRODUCTION

4 sh

CTA 326CINEMA PRODUCTION

4 sh

Select one of the following courses: 4 sh

CTA 355THE DOCUMENTARY

4 sh

CTA 356FILM AND TELEVISION AESTHETICS

4 sh

Select one of the following courses: 4 sh

CTA 304BROADCASTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

4 sh

CTA 306DEVELOPMENT AND INFLUENCE OF CINEMA

4 sh

CTA 336INTERNATIONAL CINEMA

4 sh

CTA 406FILM THEORY

4 sh

Select one of the following courses: 4 sh

COM 345SPORTS BROADCASTING

4 sh

CTA 354AUDIO FOR SOUND AND VISUAL MEDIA

4 sh

CTA 365EDITING THE MOVING IMAGE

4 sh

CTA 416SCREENWRITING

4 sh

CTA 455DIRECTING THE DOCUMENTARY

4 sh

Complete the following: 4 sh

CTA 496BFA THESIS PROJECT

2 sh

CTA 499RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY

1-4 sh

Students take CTA 496 in the fall semester of their senior year and 2 sh of CTA 499 in the spring semester of their senior year. CTA 499 requires a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Participation in the Elon in Los Angeles summer or semester program.

Select additional courses to total at least 60 semester hours of courses from COM, CDE, CTA, JOU, MEA, or STC.

Total Credit Hours: 62

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