School of Contemporary Arts
Communication Arts: Digital Filmmaking
Recommended Four-Year Plan (Fall 2011)
The recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These
plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized
plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are
needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2011-2012 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
GenEd/Major: CNTP 101-First Year Topics
GenEd: CRWT 102-Critical Reading & Writing
II
GenEd: SOSC 101-Social Issues Or
BADM 115-Perspectives of Business and
Society
GenEd: Mathematics MATH 101-121
Total:
HRS
4
4

Spring Semester
GenEd: Science w/ Experiential
GenEd: History HIST 101-110
HRS
4
4
4
COMM 204-Media Literacy
4
4
16
COMM 219-Idea Development
4
16
Total:

Second Year
Fall Semester
GenEd: Topics Social Science
History/Theory/Criticism Course:Level 200
COMM 218-Fundamentals of Digital
Filmmaking
COMM 217-Digital Post Production
Total:
HRS
4
4
4

Spring Semester
GenEd: AIID 201-Readings in Humanities
GenEd: International Issues
COMM 220-Story Structure: Documentary &
Fiction Film
COMM 206-Fundamentals of Audio
4
16
Total:
HRS
4
4
4

4
16
Third Year
Fall Semester
GenEd: Intercultural North America
HRS
4
History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 300
COMM 308-Directing the Documentary Film
4
4
COMM 207-Fundamentals of TV Studio
Production
4
Total:
16

Spring Semester
COMM 337-Directing Fiction Film Course
Level 300
History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 300
School Core: CA Upper Level
Interdisciplinary Course
Digital Filmmaking Electives course
requirement ( Cat. 6)
Total:
HRS
4

4
4
4
16
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary
Course
Digital Filmmaking Elective
Internship/Co-Op
Elective
Total:
HRS
4
4
4
4
16

Spring Semester
COMM 433-Senior Project: Digital
Filmmaking
Elective
Elective
Elective
Total:
HRS
4
4
4
4
16

Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0