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2025-2026 General Catalog [Effective Fall 2025]
Filmmaking (BFA)
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Program Information
- All courses must be passed with a “C” (2.0) or better to be counted in the major, except for the following courses, must be passed with a “B-” (2.7) or better: ENGL 2523 , FILM 1100 , FILM 2100 , FILM 2200 , FILM 2300 , FILM 3100 , FILM 3500 , FILM 3900 , FILM 3910, and FILM 4900 .
- Filmmaking accepts 20 new students into the program each Spring for the upcoming academic year. Students should apply after their first Freshman semester at SUU. Transfer students will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and admitted based on availability of seats. More information and an application can be found on the Department of Filmmaking, Art, and Design’s website.
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General Education Requirement (28+ Credits)
See General Education for course options. - Core Course Requirements (12+ Credits)
- Breadth Area Requirements (16+ Credits)
Filmmaking Curriculum (90 Credits)
Foundation Courses (15 Credits)
Required Courses (65 Credits)
Elective Courses (10 Credits)
Complete 10 credits from the following: Note
** These courses have additional prerequisites not required as part of the Filmmaking program, which may extend students’ time to graduation. Free Electives and University Requirements
Students’ total free elective credit is determined by their General Education courses taken, degree type selected (if applicable), additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. Some students and/or programs may not have any free electives. For a bachelor’s degree, students must earn - A minimum of 120 total credits;
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in both SUU coursework and combined transfer/SUU coursework;
- 40 upper-division credits , 20 of which are earned from SUU (students may need to select additional upper-division courses not included in their major requirements in order to reach this minimum 40); and
- 30 credits completed through SUU.
Total Credits, BFA: 120 Credits
Program Learning Outcomes
Foundation/Core Learning Outcomes: - Develop practical skills in organizing visual elements in two and three dimensions, including color theory, and understand the fundamental elements and vocabulary of film and how they interact.
- Critically analyze films from both Western and non-Western perspectives and develop an awareness of the historical accomplishments, current significant issues, and future directions in the field.
- Demonstrate understanding of the craft of dramatic structure and the interpretation of subtext as basis for crafting meaningful works.
- Develop a working knowledge of technologies and equipment applicable to the film industry.
Film Production Learning Outcomes: - Through production-oriented studies, gain understanding of communication, aesthetic, and design principles in the elements of film, emphasizing the use of time as an expressive design consideration.
- Gain knowledge and skills in the use of basic concepts, tools, techniques, and procedures sufficient to produce work from concept to finished product; gain competence in film production processes; develop fundamental knowledge of equipment and technologies.
- Gain functional knowledge of the history of film, its artistic and technological evolution, and an understanding of basic aesthetic and critical theory.
- Effectively coordinate project elements and communicate with involved personnel at all stages of the production process.
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