Film & Digital Arts Pathways

Courses to support specific areas of interest

Animation

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 1520 Introduction to Digital Media
FDMA 2530 Introduction to 3D Modeling
FDMA 2714 Introduction to Animation
FDMA 2996 Topics
3D Animation and VFX with Blender
FDMA 303 Moving Image Art (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 310 Writing Digital Narrative
FDMA 314 / *414 History of Animation
FDMA 324 Introduction to Screenwriting
FDMA *404 Animation II (prereq FDMA 2714)
FDMA *405 Advanced Maya Production (prereq FDMA 2530)
FDMA *415 Animation III (prereq FDMA 404)
FDMA *429 Topics in Production (prereq FDMA 1210)
Motion Graphics
ARTS 1220 Art Practices I
ARTS 1840 Sculpture I
ARTS 1610 Drawing I
ARTS 2610 Drawing II (prereq ARTS 1610)
ARTS 305 Drawing III (rereq ARTS 2610)
ARTS 318 Sculpture Material Studies: Digital/Analog (prereq ARTS 1840)
THEA 1220 Beginning Acting
THEA 2335 Rendering for Stage, Screen, and New Media
THEA 370 2D Computer-Aided Drafting for Design
THEA 470 3D Modeling and Visualization for Design (prereq THEA 370)

Audio

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 2525 Video Production II (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 412 Fundamentals of Audio Technology
ARTS 1510 Introduction to Electronic Arts
ARTS 2892 Sound Art I (prereq ARTS 1510)
ANTH/MUS 448 Anthropology of Music and Sound
HIST 359 History of Popular Music in the United States, Part II, 1940-1990
MUSC 2790 Digital Music Production and Design I
MUS 311 Fundamentals of Music Technology
MUS 376 Film Music History
MUS 380 Digital Music Production and Design II (prereq MUS 2790)
MUS 481 Digital Music Production and Design III (prereq MUS 380)
PHYS 1125 Physics of Music
THEA 397 Sound for Performance

Business / Producing

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 2525 Video Production II (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 324 Introduction to Screenwriting
FDMA 375 Producing for Film and Digital Media
FDMA *410 Business and Law of Film and New Media (junior+ standing)
FDMA *429 Topics in Production (prereq FDMA 1210)
Film Festivals
FDMA 492 Film and Digital Arts Internship
ALBS 2110 The Business of Being an Artist
ALBS 2120 Making The Promotional Video
ALBS 365 Social Media for Arts Marketing
ALBS 410 Arts Entrepreneurship
ALBS 450 Business Planning for the Arts (prereq ALBS 2110)
BUSA 1110 Introduction to Business
BUSA 2260 Principles of Strategy
ENGL 418 Proposal and Grant Writing
ENTR 1110 Entrepreneurship
THEA 366 Stage Management

Cinematography

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 2520 Introduction to Cinematography (prereq FDMA 2525)
FDMA 2525 Video Production II (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 324 Introduction to Screenwriting
FDMA 391 16mm Filmmaking
FDMA *411 Advanced Cinematography (prereq FDMA 2520)
FDMA 429 Topics in Production (prereq FDMA 1210)
Lighting for Film
FDMA *491 Topics in Film and Digital Media
Photography for Film and Digital Media
ARTH 1120 Introduction to Art
ARTH 2120 History of Art II (14th century to present)
ARTH 2130 Modern Art
ARTH 2245 History of Photography
ARTH 252 Contemporary Art and New Media
ARTH 379 American Art: 1876-1940
ARTH 310 Global Photographies
ARTH 426 20th-Century Photography
ARTS 1410 Introduction to Photography
ARTS 2410 Black and White Photography
ARTS 320 The Phenomena of Color
THEA 2320 Lighting for the Theatre

Critical Studies / Film Scholarship

FDMA 2110 Introduction to Film Studies
FDMA 2195 Beyond Hollywood
FDMA 314 / *414 History of Animation
FDMA 326 / *426 History of Film I (prereq FDMA 2110)
FDMA 327 / *427 History of Film II (prereq FDMA 2110)
FDMA 330 / *430 Studies in Film (topics)
FDMA 331 / *431 Film Theory (prereq FDMA 2110)
FDMA 332 / *432 Documentary Film History and Theory
FDMA 334 / *434 Teen Rebels
FDMA 335 / *435 International Horror Film
FDMA 336 / *436 Images of Womxn
FDMA 337 / *437 Alfred Hitchcock
FDMA 339 Russian Culture and History through Film
FDMA 497 Undergraduate Independent Study
ARTH 1120 Introduction to Art
ARTH 2120 History of Art II (14th century to present)
ARTH 2130 Modern Art
ARTH 2245 History of Photography
ARTH 252 Contemporary Art and New Media
ARTH 379 American Art: 1876-1940
ARTH 310 Global Photographies
ARTH 426 20th-Century Photography
AMST 341 Topics in Film
AMST 371 Indigenous Film
COMM 1150 Introduction to Mass Communication
COMM 2130 Media Theories
CJ 461 Media Criticism
ENGL 388 Topics in Film and Literature
FREN 365 Topics in French Cinema
GRMN 2227 Sickness, Insanity and Transgression in German Literature and Film
HIST 478 History of Latin America through Film
HIST 490 Topics in History on Film
JAPN 370 Topics in Japanese Culture through Film
MUS 376 Film Music History
PORT 2211 Brazilian Culture in English: Music, Art, Film and Literature in Translation
PORT 416 Brazilian Cinema
SUST 1144 Sustainability in Film

Design

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 2110 Introduction to Film Studies
FDMA 1520 Introduction to Digital Media
FDMA 2714 Introduction to Animation
FDMA *429 Topics in Production (prereq FDMA 1210)
Motion Graphics
ARTH 1120 Introduction to Art
ARTH 318 History of Design, 1800-1960: From the Industrial Revolution to Pop Culture
ARTS 1610 Drawing I
ARTS 2610 Drawing II (prereq ARTS 1610)
ARTS 305 Drawing III (rereq ARTS 2610)
ARTS 320 The Phenomena of Color
ARTS 445 Text and Image: Graphic Design for Artists
COMM 2245 Web Design
CJ 374 Design and Visual Presentation I
ENGL 419 Visual Rhetoric
THEA 1110 Introduction to Theatre
THEA 1310 Introduction to Costuming
THEA 2310 Stagecraft
THEA 2335 Rendering for Stage, Screen, and New Media
THEA 370 2D Computer-Aided Drafting for Design
THEA 387 Design History and Styles for Performance and New Media
THEA 390 Scenic Painting for Stage and Screen (prereq THEA 2310 and 2335)
THEA 392 Introduction to Scenic Design for Performance and New Media (prereq THEA 1110 and 2335)
THEA 394 Costume Design for Performance and New Media (prereq THEA 1110 and 1310)
THEA 371 Digital Imagery and Production
THEA 470 3D Modeling and Visualization for Design (prereq THEA 370)

Directing

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 2525 Video Production II (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 2610 Directing I (prereq FDMA 1210, and FDMA 310 or 324)
FDMA 310 Writing Digital Narrative
FDMA 324 Introduction to Screenwriting
FDMA *491 Topics in Film and Digital Media
Acting for the Camera
Acting for Digital Media
Making a Scene
ARTH 1120 Introduction to Art
ARTH 2120 History of Art II (14th century to present)
THEA 1110 Introduction to Theatre
THEA 1220 Beginning Acting
THEA 2220 Intermediate Acting (prereq THEA 1220)
THEA 2335 Rendering for Stage, Screen, and New Media
THEA 350 Script Analysis
THEA 392 Introduction to Scenic Design for Performance and New Media (prereq THEA 1110 and 2335)
THEA 403 Directing I (prereq THEA 1110 and 1220)
THEA 404 Directing II (prereq THEA 403)

Documentary

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 2520 Introduction to Cinematography (prereq FDMA 2525)
FDMA 2525 Video Production II (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 303 Moving Image Art (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 324 Introduction to Screenwriting
FDMA 332 / *432 Documentary Film History and Theory
FDMA 350 Advanced Screenwriting (prereq FDMA 324)
FDMA 375 Producing for Film and Digital Media
FDMA *402 Documentary Film Production (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA *411 Advanced Cinematography (prereq FDMA 2520)
FDMA *429 Topics in Production (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA *491 Topics in Film and Digital Media
Photography for Film and Digital Media
ARTS 1410 Introduction to Photography
ARTS 2410 Black and White Photography
CJ 344 Interviewing

Editing

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 1520 Introduction to Digital Media
FDMA 2110 Introduction to Film Studies
FDMA 2525 Video Production II (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 2714 Introduction to Animation
FDMA 324 Introduction to Screenwriting
FDMA 331 / *431 Film Theory (prereq FDMA 2110)
FDMA *401 Digital Post Production
FDMA *416 Advanced Post Production
FDMA *429 Topics in Production (prereq FDMA 1210)
Avid Media Composer
Motion Graphics
ARTH 252 Contemporary Art and New Media
ARTS 320 The Phenomena of Color

Experimental

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 2525 Video Production II (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 303 Moving Image Art (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 330 / *430 Studies in Film (topics)
Avant-Garde Film History
The Essay Film
FDMA 390 Topics in the Elements of Filmmaking
Collage Filmmaking
Found Footage
Poetry in Motion
FDMA 391 16mm Filmmaking
FDMA *429 Topics in Production (prereq FDMA 1210)
ARTH 252 Contemporary Art and New Media
ARTS 1143 Introduction to Arts and Ecology
ARTS 1220 Art Practices I
ARTS 1510 Introduction to Electronic Arts
ARTS 1610 Drawing I
ARTS 2523 Video Art I (prereq ARTS 1510)
ARTS 2892 Sound Art I (prereq ARTS 1510)
ARTS 330 Intermediate Electronic Art (prereq ARTS 1510)
ARTS 333 Digital Fabrication (prereq ARTS 1510)
ARTS 447 Augmented Spaces (prereq ARTS 1510)
ARTS 466 Artists Using Data (prereq ARTS 330)
THEA 371 Digital Imagery and Production
THEA 440 Devised Performance

Gaming

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 1520 Introduction to Digital Media
FDMA 2530 Introduction to 3D Modeling
FDMA 2768 Introduction to Game Development
FDMA 2996 Topics
3D Animation and VFX with Blender
FDMA 302 Digital Game Design
FDMA 303 Moving Image Art (prereq FDMA 1210)
FDMA 310 Writing Digital Narrative
FDMA 314 / *414 History of Animation
FDMA 324 Introduction to Screenwriting
FDMA 330 / *430 Studies in Film (topics)
Video Game History
FDMA *403 Advanced Game Development (prereq FDMA 2768)
FDMA *405 Advanced Maya Production (prereq FDMA 2530)
FDMA *429 Topics in Production (prereq FDMA 1210)
Motion Graphics
ARTS 1840 Sculpture I
ARTS 1610 Drawing I
ARTS 2610 Drawing II (prereq ARTS 1610)
ARTS 305 Drawing III (rereq ARTS 2610)
ARTS 318 Sculpture Material Studies: Digital/Analog (prereq ARTS 1840)
CS 105L Introduction to Computer Programming
CS 152L Computer Programming Fundamentals

Performance for Digital Media

FDMA 1210 Digital Video Production I
FDMA 2610 Directing I (prereq FDMA 1210, and FDMA 310 or 324)
FDMA 310 Writing Digital Narrative
FDMA 324 Introduction to Screenwriting
FDMA *491 Topics in Film and Digital Media
Acting for the Camera
Acting for Digital Media
Making a Scene
ARTS 446 The Politics of Performance
THEA 1220 Beginning Acting
THEA 2220 Intermediate Acting (prereq THEA 1220)
THEA 2345 Voice for the Actor I (pre or coreq THEA 1220)
THEA 330 Acting III (prereq THEA 2220)
THEA 331 Voice for the Actor II (prereq THEA 2345)
THEA 387 Design History and Styles for Performance and New Media
THEA 431 Advanced Acting: Tools for Acting the Classical Repertory (prereq THEA 330)
THEA 432 Advanced Acting Beyond Realism (prereq THEA 330)
THEA 437 Entering the Profession
THEA 474 Production Performance

Screenwriting / Creative Writing

FDMA 310 Writing Digital Narrative
FDMA 324 Introduction to Screenwriting
FDMA 350 Advanced Screenwriting (prereq FDMA 324)
FDMA *491 Topics in Film and Digital Media
Making a Scene
Writing the TV Pilot
CJ 373 Magazine Writing
ENGL 2310 Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 321 Intermediate Creative Writing-Fiction (prereq ENGL 2310)
ENGL 421 Advanced Creative Writing-Fiction (prereq ENGL 321)
ENGL 424 Creative Writing Workshop Script
THEA 355 Playwriting I
THEA 455 Playwriting II (prereq THEA 355)
THEA 457 Advanced Dramatic Writing Workshop
THEA 458 Screenwriting