A Bachelor of Arts in Film requires a minimum of 120 semester hours. All students majoring in Film must complete forty-nine (49) hours, including the core classes:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| FLM 230 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FLM 231 | Film Technology Foundations I | 3 |
| FLM 232 | Film Technology Foundations II | 3 |
| FLM 235 | Camera and Film Techniques | 3 |
| FLM 298 | Mid-degree Assessment | 0 |
| FLM 400 | Film Theory (WI) | 3 |
| FLM 491 | Internship in Film | 3 |
| FLM 499 | Film Capstone | 1 |
| ART 341 | Digital Literacy for Artists/Designers | 3 |
| ART 368 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| EH 409 | The Art of the Film (WI) | 3 |
| THR 284 | Stage Crafts | 3 |
| THR 430 | Film Techniques | 3 |
| Select fifteen (15) hours of approved electives from the following courses. Other courses may be approved by the department head. | 15 | |
| History of Photography (WI) | ||
| Film Noir, Classics, and Melodrama | ||
| Film Adaptation | ||
| Historical Bollywood | ||
| Contemporary Latin American and Spanish Film Criticism | ||
| Acting Fundamentals | ||
| Elements of Design | ||
| Directing | ||
| Auditioning | ||
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | ||
| Scenic Design I | ||
| Scenic Design II | ||
| Costume Design I | ||
| Costume Design II | ||
| Stage Lighting | ||
| Stage Makeup I | ||
| Sound Design and Production | ||
| Scene Painting | ||
| Costume Techniques | ||
| Acting: Advanced Techniques | ||
| Computer Aided Rendering for Theatre | ||
| Special Topics in Theatrical Studies | ||
| Special Topics in Design/Technology | ||
| Special Topics in Performance | ||
| Total Hours | 49 | |
Students must earn a 2.50 in the major and a "C" or better in each of the major and minor courses to graduate. The student may choose any minor offered at JSU, but the following minors are recommended: creative writing, theatre, communication, entrepreneurship, gender studies, marketing, and photography.
In addition to courses noted below, candidates for graduation must successfully complete all JSU Academic Regulations. More information about general education requirements can be found in the Summary of Degrees/Requirements section of the catalog.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| EH Composition sequence | 3 | |
| MS 110 | Finite Mathematics (or higher) | 3 |
| History sequence | 3 | |
| FLM 230 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FLM 231 | Film Technology Foundations I | 3 |
| SSC 101 | First Year Experience | 0 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH Composition sequence | 3 | |
| EH 141 | Speech | 3 |
| History sequence | 3 | |
| ART 341 | Digital Literacy for Artists/Designers | 3 |
| FLM 232 | Film Technology Foundations II | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
| Fine Art | 3 | |
| Natural Science | 4 | |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| FLM 235 | Camera and Film Techniques | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
| Natural Science | 4 | |
| CS 201 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 |
| ART 368 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| FLM 298 | Mid-degree Assessment | 0 |
| THR 284 | Stage Crafts | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Foreign Language sequence 1 | 3 | |
| EH 409 | The Art of the Film (WI) | 3 |
| Film Electives | 3 | |
| Minor/Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Foreign Language sequence 1 | 3 | |
| FLM 400 | Film Theory (WI) | 3 |
| FLM 491 | Internship in Film | 3 |
| Film Electives | 3 | |
| Minor/Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Film Electives | 6 | |
| Minor/Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| FLM 499 | Film Capstone | 1 |
| THR 430 | Film Techniques | 3 |
| Film Electives | 3 | |
| Minor/Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | Foreign language sequence must be taken in the same language. |