Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Film and Creative Media Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Film and Creative Media at Northeastern | ||
| MSCR 1000 | Media and Screen Studies at Northeastern | 1 |
| Common Requirements | ||
| ARTF 1220 and ARTF 1221 | Elements of Visual Composition and Elements of Visual Composition Tools | 2 |
| ARTF 1240 and ARTF 1241 | Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools | 2 |
| MSCR 1230 | Introduction to Film Production | 4 |
| Foundation Courses | ||
| Film Foundation Courses | ||
| Complete 8 semester hours from the following: | 8 | |
| Sound Production for Digital Media | ||
| Producing for the Entertainment Industry | ||
| Introduction to Screenwriting | ||
| Creative Media Foundation Courses | ||
| Complete 9-10 semester hours from the following: | 9-10 | |
| Narrative Basics | ||
| Introduction to Photography and Photo Tools | ||
| Video Basics and Video Tools | ||
| Film and Media Criticism Electives | ||
| Complete 8 semester hours from the following: | 8 | |
| Media Art, Culture, and Social Justice and Seminar for ARTD 1001 | ||
| Visual Intelligence and Seminar in Visual Intelligence | ||
| Survey of the Still and Moving Image | ||
| Television: Text and Context | ||
| Film Genres | ||
| Race and Social Justice in American Film | ||
| American Film and Culture | ||
| Sound Cultures | ||
| Film Analysis | ||
| Gender and Film | ||
| Media and Identity | ||
| Media and Technology Ethics | ||
| Film Music | ||
| Music, Sound, and the Screen | ||
| Introduction to Music Industry | ||
| Music Licensing for Media | ||
| Music Publishing and Royalties | ||
| Fashion and Costume Design in Film and Television | ||
| Writing-Intensive Seminars | ||
| Complete 8 semester hours from the following: | 8 | |
| Topics in Visual Studies | ||
| Digital Storytelling and Social Media | ||
| Documentary Film Ethics | ||
| Digital Media Culture | ||
| Film Theory | ||
| Queer Media | ||
| Music, Noise, Silence | ||
| Media Production Electives | ||
| Complete 16 semester hours from the following (any course listed as a foundation course that is not used to satisfy those requirements can count toward the media production electives): | 16 | |
| Introduction to Immersive Media | ||
| Introduction to Computational Creative Practice | ||
| Animation Basics and Animation Tools | ||
| Production Practicum Abroad | ||
| Voice-Over Artist | ||
| Visual Storytelling in Journalism | ||
| Television Field Production | ||
| Television Studio Production | ||
| The Business of Entertainment | ||
| Beyond Television | ||
| Inclusive Filmmaking | ||
| Digital Editing for TV | ||
| Special Effects and Postproduction for Television | ||
| Screenwriting: Short Film | ||
| Screenwriting: Feature Films | ||
| Sound Design | ||
| Improvisation | ||
| Movement: Embodied Approaches to Creativity | ||
| Acting for the Camera | ||
| Scenic Design | ||
| Mixed-Media Performance Lab | ||
| Advanced Media Production Electives | ||
| Complete 8 semester hours from the following: | 8 | |
| Topics in Media Arts | ||
| Photography: Concept + Process | ||
| Video: Sound and Image | ||
| Experimental Video | ||
| News Documentary Production | ||
| Video News Reporting and Producing | ||
| Narrative Filmmaking | ||
| Documentary Production | ||
| Advanced Acting for the Camera | ||
| Capstone Experience | ||
| ARTD 4530 | Media Arts Degree Project | 4 |
| or COMM 4755 | Production Capstone | |
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First-Year Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
| or ENGW 1114 | First-Year Writing with Service-Learning | |
| Advanced Writing in the Discipline | ||
| ENGW 3314 | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
| or JRNL 2301 | Visual Storytelling in Journalism | |
Film and Creative Media Major Credit Requirement
Complete 69 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required