Cinema and Television Arts B.F.A.
Chair: Professor Clark
Associate Professors: Costello, Kass, Raimist, Triche
Assistant Professors: Johnson, Kudva, McMerty, Negin, Osman, Swanson
Lecturers: Booker, Saltz, Shuler, Witt
The cinema and television arts B.F.A. is an intensive degree option for students who want to go above and beyond what they are able to do in the normal sequence of classes within the major (see Cinema and Television Arts A.B.). The major encompasses all forms of creative fiction and nonfiction storytelling through moving images and sound and provides foundational skills in writing, previsualization, aesthetics, audience analytics, diversity and inclusion, production, distribution and industry best practices. Students learn single and multi-camera production techniques and live event, studio- and reality-based programming.
Students in the B.F.A. program must complete the following additional requirements: 1) take eight additional hours of advanced coursework in the major; 2) participate in the Elon in LA summer or full-semester program while taking residential classes and completing a professional internship with an entertainment media company; and 3) complete a thesis project demonstrating advanced research, technical, and creative skills, fostered through experiential learning and one-on-one faculty mentorship.
The Cinema and Television Arts B.F.A. option requires 60 semester hours in CTA, COM, CDE, JOU, MEA or STC, plus 2 hours IDS 1150.
(See School of Communications for additional program requirements and course descriptions)
Major Requirements:
Required courses: 57-58 sh
Select one of the following courses: 4 sh
| CTA 3240 | STUDIO, VARIETY, AND REALITY TV PRODUCTION | 4 sh |
| CTA 3260 | CINEMA PRODUCTION | 4 sh |
Select one of the following courses: 4 sh
Select one of the following courses: 4 sh
Select one of the following courses: 4 sh
Complete the following: 4 sh
Students take 2 hours of CTA 4970 in the fall semester of their senior year and 2 sh of CTA 4970 in the spring semester of their senior year.
Select one of the following capstone course options: 4 sh
| CTA 4550 | ADVANCED DOCUMENTARY AND NONFICTION PRODUCTION | 4 sh |
| CTA 4560 | ADVANCED NARRATIVE PRODUCTION | 4 sh |
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 , not including IDS 1150.
REQUIRED MINOR, DOUBLE MAJOR OR SEMESTER ABROAD:
To promote academic depth, all students must complete a minor, double major outside of the School of Communications or a semester abroad (totaling 12 credit hours or more) in an Elon-approved program. Study USA programs do not qualify as a semester abroad.
Program Outcomes
Department Student Learning Outcomes:
1) The student will be able to describe the operations of the entertainment industry as one that relies on content production, distribution, and exhibition.
2) The student will be able to understand and apply the rules and norms of creative audio-visual production while understanding the changing audience norms and industry standards.
School of Communications Student Learning Outcomes:
The Elon Eleven states the values and competencies that we want all School of Communications students to achieve. As a requirement of national accreditation, we seek to ensure that the curriculum provides balance and depth among these values and competencies.
Values:
1) Truth, accuracy and fairness;
2) Freedom of expression;
3) Ethical ways of reasoning;
4) History and roles of media, communication and sport in society;
5) Domestic and global diversity.
Competencies:
1) Write and speak clearly and effectively;
2) Employ the tools of today’s technology;
3) Use theory in producing meaningful content;
4) Engage in research and analysis;
5) Apply numerical concepts;
6) Demonstrate creative and critical thinking.