Degree Requirements
Requirements for the Theatre & Film Major
GEP Signature Courses (see Curricula); 6 courses
GEP Variable Core Courses (see Curricula); 8-10 courses
GEP Integrative Learning Courses (see below); 3 courses
GEP Electives: 11-13 courses, depending on how many required courses in variable core and choice of major concentration.
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MTF 161 |
Introduction to Theatre |
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MTF 263 |
Acting I |
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MTF 191 |
Introduction to Film |
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MTF 284 |
Digital Filmmaking |
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MTF 495 |
Senior Project* |
*see course description below for explanation of the department’s capstone experience.
Students then select a Track in which to complete the major.
Track 1 – Theatre Track (5 courses)
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MTF 267 |
Theater Design |
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MTF 264 |
Acting II |
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MTF 266 |
Theatre History |
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MTF 261 |
Performance Practicum |
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MTF 265 |
Directing for the Stage OR MTF 268 Musical Theatre History & Performance |
Track 2 – Musical Theatre Track (5 courses)
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MTF 151 |
Musical Fundamentals |
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MTF 251 |
Music Theory I |
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MTF 264 |
Acting II |
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MTF 268 |
Musical Theatre History & Performance |
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MTF 269 |
Musical Theatre Dance Styles |
Track 3 – Film Track (5 courses)
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MTF 282 |
Screenwriting I |
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TWO Electives |
Production Workshop courses (see list below) |
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TWO Electives |
Cinema Studies courses (see list below) |
*note: If a student will be writing a Thesis for their Senior Project, s/he is required to take MTF 391- Film Theory and Criticism; if s/he will be writing a feature screenplay, s/he is required to take MTF 382 – Screenwriting II.
Film Concentration Courses:
Advanced Production Workshops
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MTF 281 |
Producing & Business of Film |
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MTF 381 |
Producing II |
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MTF 382 |
Screenwriting II |
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MTF 383 |
Film Directing |
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MTF 384 |
Digital Cinematography |
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MTF 385 |
Audio for Digital Media |
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MTF 386 |
Editing & Digital Post Production |
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MTF 387 |
Studio & Post-Production Audio |
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MTF 388 |
Documentary Workshop |
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MTF 389 |
Animation Workshop |
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MTF 393 |
Professional Film Production Workshop |
Cinema Studies Courses
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MTF 292 |
European Cinema (rotating) |
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MTF 293 |
Asian & Pacific Cinema (rotating) |
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MTF 294 |
World Cinema (rotating) |
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MTF 291 |
American Film (rotating) |
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MTF 295 |
Major Figures in Film (rotating) |
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MTF 391 |
Film Theory and Criticism |
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MTF 392 |
Special Topics in Film (rotating) |
The Integrated Learning Component for the Theatre & Film major (3 courses)
As part of the GEP, all majors in Theatre & Film will select one course each from three of the following categories:
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ART |
One Art Studio Course |
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ART |
One Art History Course |
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COM |
One Communications Studies Course |
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ENG |
One Dramatic Literature Course |
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ENG |
One Playwriting or Dramaturgy Course |
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CAS |
One chair-approved CAS course in Cinema Studies presented from the perspective of an independent discipline (i.e. Sociology, Psychology, Political Sciences, etc.) |
