FILM AND MEDIA ARTS, BA (120 credit hours)
Updated on 02/20/2015
Name
AU ID
Second major
or minor
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE WRITING AND MATH - Grade of C or better required; Must be taken A-F and NOT P/F
Requirements must be completed within first 60 credit hours of course work.
College Writing: 6 credit hours
Math: 3 or 4 credit hours
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
WRTG-
3
3 or 4
WRTG3
*Transfer students who present 6 credit hours of acceptable composition credit satisfy the College Writing requirement by
passing the Writing Proficiency Exam before completing 30 credits at AU.
UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION - Grade of C or better required; Must be taken A-F and NOT P/F (check important notes for grade requirements)
Two courses must be taken from each foundational area; a maximum of 2 courses per academic discipline may be taken.
Only four courses may be fulfilled by AP or IB credit; Must be completed during first 60 credit hours of course work.
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
FA1 Creative Arts
1.
FA2 Traditions that Shape the Western World
3
2.
3
1.
FA3 Cross Cultural Perspectives
3
2.
3
1.
FA4 Social Institutions and Behavior
3
2.
3
1.
FA5 Natural Sciences (one course must include a lab)
3
2.
3
1.
4
2.
RELATED COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Grade of C or better required; Must be taken A-F and NOT P/F
U.S. History: 3 credit hours
Economics or Marketing: 3 credit hours
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
Course
Semester
Grade
3
Credit hours
HIST3
3
Choose one from the following:
Choose one from the following:
HIST-130 History of American Popular Culture
ECON-100 Macroeconomics (FA4)
HIST-205 American Encounters: 1492-1865 (FA2)
ECON-110 The Global Majority (FA3)
HIST-206 U.S. History since 1865
ECON-200 Microeconomics (FA4)
HIST-208 African-American History: to 1877
MKTG-250 Marketing and Business for Communications
HIST-209 African-American History: 1877 to Present
HIST-210 Ethnicity in America (FA4)
HIST-215 Social Forces That Shaped America (FA2)
HIST-219 Women in America to 1850
HIST-220 Women in America since 1850 (FA4)
HIST-235 West in Crisis, 1900-1945 (FA2)
HIST-288 Oliver Stone's America
HIST-305 Topics in Race and Ethnicity in the United States
IMPORTANT NOTES
*12 credit hours of communication courses may be transferred in prior to matriculation at AU with advisor approval.
*A cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required to declare a major in SOC and to take all 300 level or above communication courses.
*Only 2 communication courses may be taken abroad with prior approval from your SOC academic advisor.
*A second major or minor outside the School of Communication is required.
*This requirement worksheet should not be considered an official explanation of degree requirements. It should only be used as a guide
to assist in your academic planning. For an official explanation of degree requirements, please review the American University catalog
for your catalog year.
*The courses that appear on the requirement worksheet may not be offered every semester. For a list of courses offered in a particular
semester, please see the Schedule of Classes website.
*For students with catalog year 2014-2015 or later, a C or better is required in general education courses. For students with catalog years
prior to 2014-2015, a D or better is required in general education courses.
FILM AND MEDIA ARTS COURSE REQUIREMENTS - 39 credit hours in Film required.
Grade of C or better required; Must be taken A-F and NOT P/F
CORE COURSES : All of the following (9 credit hours)
Course
Title
Prerequisite
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
COMM-100 (FA4) Understanding Media
3
COMM-105 (FA1) Visual Literacy
3
COMM-200
Writing for Communication
BASIC COURSES: All of the following (9 credit hours)
3
COMM-250
Digital Imaging
COMM-105
3
COMM-330
Principles of Photography
COMM-105
3
COMM-331
Film and Video Production I
PROFESSIONAL COURSES: 21-24 credit hours
INTERMEDIATE: 9 credit hours
COMM-105
3
COMM-382
COMM-105, COMM-200
3
Writing for Visual Media
COMM-
3
COMM-
3
Choose 2 courses from the following (6 credit hours)
COMM-434 Film & Video II (Prereq: COMM-331 & COMM-382 [may be taken concurrently])
COMM-435 Introduction to Studio Television (Prereq: COMM-105)
COMM-453 Web and Mobile Development
COMM-454 Motion Graphics and Effects (Prereq: COMM-350)
COMM-523 Intermediate Photography: Fine Art Photography or Photojournalism (Prereq: COMM-330)
COMM-528 Community Documentary: Stories of Social Change
FILM & MEDIA STUDIES: 6 credit hours (Advanced for students with catalog years prior to 2012-2013)
COMM-
3
COMM-
3
Choose 2 courses from the following (6 credit hours)
COMM-408 Social Media Strategies & Tactics(Prereq:COMM-301)COMM-517 History of Cross Cultural Cinema
COMM-411 History of Documentary Film(Prereq:COMM-331)
COMM-520 History of Animation
COMM-413 Producing Film & Video(Prereq:COMM-434 & 382) COMM-524 Producing Environmental & Wildlife Films
COMM-415 Children, Youth & Digital Culture
COMM-558 Survey of American Cinema
COMM-477 History of Photography
COMM-564 Documentary Storytelling for Social Change
COMM-503 Broadcast & Multimedia Management
COMM-569 Executive Suite
COMM-514 Censorship & Media
ADVANCED COURSES: 6-9 credit hours (Additional courses for students with catalog years prior to 2012-2013)
COMMCOMMCOMMCOMMCOMM-365 Digital Media Culture
COMM-438 Production Practicum (1-3 credit hours)
COMM-478 Large Format & Commercial Photography
(Prereq:COMM-330)
COMM-455 Motion Graphics & Effects II
COMM-483 Advanced Writing for Documentary Film
COMM-456 Dramatic Production(Prereq:COMM-382 & 434)
COMM-556 Cross Cultural Film & Video Production
COMM-463 Techniques and Aesthetics of Editing
COMM-557 Art of Visual Storytelling: From Concept to Storyboards
COMM-464 Directing for Camera(Prereq:COMM-331 & 382)
COMM-560 Backpack Documentary
COMM-471 Film Technology and Practice (Prague)
COMM-561 Advanced Writing for Film(Prereq:COMM-382)
(Prereq:COMM-330 & 331)
COMM-486 Documentary Production(Prereq:COMM-434)
COMM-562 Advanced Writing for TV(Prereq:COMM-382)
COMM-565 Advanced Visual Media Portfolio(Prereq:COMM-456 or 486 or 523)
COMM-491 Senior Internship(Prereq:COMM-434 or COMM-523) COMM-568 Environmental and Wildlife Film Production
COMM-476 Photojournalism & Social Doc (Prereq:COMM-330)