Film, B.A. MAP

Semester 1 (16-17 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3  OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3  
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• GE Area E: Lifelong Learning AHSS 101 - The Stories We Tell Units: 3   
• Major and GE Area C: Arts TA 104 - Story Through Word & Image Units: 4  
• GE Area C: Arts and DCG Non-Domestic FILM 109 - Film Comedy Around the World Units: 3  
• American Institutions / Lower Division GE Area D  U.S. and California Government  OR U.S. History  Units: 3

Semester 2 (14-16 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition & Rhetoric B Units: 3  ^[1]
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• GE Area B: Mathematics  MATH 103 - Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 3  OR (MATH 103I - Mathematics as a Liberal Art with Integrated Support Units: 3  AND MATH 3 - Support for Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 1 )  ^[2]
• GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3  
• GE Area F: Ethnic Studies  Units: 3
• Elective Course FILM 260 - Film Festival Units: 2  

^[1] If ENGL 104 was taken the previous semester take an elective, other GE or a major course in place of ENGL 103.

^[2] Credit earned for math support course (MATH 3) does not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 3 (16 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking   Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences  Units: 3 (Select a course with a lab activity)
• Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities  Units: 3
• Major (Core) FILM 305 - Art of Film: Beginning to 1950s Units: 3   
• Major (Core) FILM 317 - Art of Film Discussion: Pre 1950s Units: 1  
• American Institutions U.S. and California Government  OR U.S. History   Units: 3

Semester 4 (14-15 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science  Units: 3-4
• Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences   Units: 3 (Select a course that also fulfills DCG Domestic)
• Major (Core) and UD GE Area C FILM 306 - Art of Film: 1950s to the Present Units: 3  
• Major (Core) FILM 318 - Art of Film Discussion: Post 1950s Units: 1  
• Major (Art Requirement) ART 250 - Darkroom Photography Units: 3  OR ART 251 - Photography I Units: 3  OR one of the ART 104 series  ART 104B  ART 104C  ART 104F  ART 104G  ART 104H  ART 104I  ART 104J  ART 104K  ART 104N  
• Elective Course Units: 1

Semester 5 (15 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science  Units: 3 
• Major (Core) FILM 315 - Filmmaking I Units: 4  
• Major FILM 350 - Writing for Film Units: 4  OR FILM 360 - Science, Environment & Natural History Digital Production Units: 4  OR FILM 362 - Social Change Digital Production Units: 4  OR FILM 378 - Film/Digital Production Workshop Units: 1-4  OR FILM 425 - Film Directing & Production Processes Units: 4  OR FILM 455 - Grant Writing Units: 4  FILM 465 - Film Seminar Units: 4  
• Elective or Minor Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 1

Semester 6 (15 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences  Units: 3 (Select a course that also fulfills DCG Domestic
• Major (Core)  FILM 375 - Filmmaking II Units: 4  
• Major (Film Elective) ^[3] Units: 4
• Major (Film Elective) ^[3] Units: 4

^[3] Film Electives FILM 350 - Writing for Film Units: 4 , FILM 360 - Science, Environment & Natural History Digital Production Units: 4 , FILM 362 - Social Change Digital Production Units: 4 , FILM 378 - Film/Digital Production Workshop Units: 1-4 , FILM 478 - Advanced Film/Digital Production Workshop Units: 1-4  

Semester 7 (15 Units)

• Major (Core) FILM 415 - Filmmaking III Units: 4  
• Major (Film Elective) ^[3] Units: 4
• Major (Core) TA 494 - Senior Seminar Units: 2  
• Elective or Minor Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 2

Semester 8 (15 Units)

• Major (Core) FILM 475 - Filmmaking IV Units: 4  
• Major (Film Elective) ^[3] Units: 4
• Elective or Minor Course Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Course Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Course Units: 1