The 120 credit BA in Film degree can be completed in three years of full-time study. Note that the second and third years of the curriculum consist of a year-round program of Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. Several weeks of vacation are available in those years at the end of each of the three terms. Students may also pursue the Film major over a more traditional four-year period, but two Summer terms of Production Intensives are still required.
Students accepted to the Cinema Program BA degree are urged to take a second major usually in a field other than the arts. Recommended second majors also include Art History and Music. A carefully selected non-arts second major can be helpful for students who wish to become competitive applicants for graduate programs in film, law, business, or advanced study in other fields. Students who have some reasonable competency in a foreign language from study during their high school years are encouraged to continue development of those skills while pursuing the Film major.
Year 1 |
Credits |
| Fall semester |
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| UNIV 111 Focused Inquiry I ................................... |
3 |
| [GER: Math] ....................................................... |
3 |
| [GER: Humanities] ............................................... |
3 |
| ARTH 270 History of Motion Picture I ........................ |
3 |
ARTS 001: Workshop: Cinema Scene Study ................ |
0 |
| Electives ............................................................ |
3 |
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| Spring semester |
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| UNIV 112 Focused Inquiry II ................................. |
3 |
| [GER: Social Science] .......................................... |
3 |
| ARTH 271 History of Motion Picture II ...................... |
3 |
ARTS 001: Workshop: Cinema Scene Study................. |
0 |
| Electives ........................................................... |
6 |
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| Summer |
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| Cannes Film Festival (optional elective) ................... |
(1-6) |
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| Year 2 |
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| Fall semester |
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| ENGL 200 Writing & Rhetoric II .............................. |
3 |
| CINE 200 Cinema Form and Concept I ...................... |
2 |
| Electives ........................................................... |
9 |
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| Spring semester |
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| [GER: Ethics] ...................................................... |
3 |
| [GER: Writing Intensive] ........................................ |
3 |
| CINE 201 Cinema Form and Concept II ...................... |
2 |
| Electives ............................................................ |
9 |
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| Summer Studio (8 weeks) |
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| CINE 390 Digital Cinema Prod Intensive I ................... |
15 |
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| Year 3 |
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| Fall semester |
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| CINE 300 Cinema Form and Concept III .................... |
2 |
| CINE 493 Film Internship (optional elective) .............. |
3 |
| Electives .......................................................... |
9 |
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| Spring semester |
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| CINE 301 Cinema Form and Concept IV ................... |
2 |
| [GER: Science with Lab] ...................................... |
4 |
| Electives .......................................................... |
9 |
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| Summer Studio (8 weeks) |
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| CINE 490 Digital Cinema Prod Intensive II ................ |
15 |
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| Total: 120 credits |
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At least 45 credit hours must be taken at the 300-400 level.
Course content and requirements are subject to change by the faculty.
GER = General Education requirement.
A recommended 15-day study abroad option offered during the last two weeks in May through VCU’s Office of International Education.
BA degree approval voted by SCHEV on March 13, 2007.
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