Cinema Arts, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

1. Articulate the various elements of story structure in moving pictures and apply that knowledge to a specific profession within the entertainment industry. 
2. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of redemptive storytelling in relation to a Christian worldview through film and television activities.
3. Students should be able to dynamically communicate narratives utilizing various aesthetic and technological storytelling tools. 
4. Demonstrate through coursework an understanding of historical significance for cinema-television and mass media. 

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

Cinema Arts majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the General Education Program .

Required School of Communication and Media Courses - 9 Credit Hours

• COM 1033 - Introduction to Media
• COM 2133 - Interpersonal Communication
• COM 3513 - Communication Ethics

Production Labs - 5-8 Credit Hours

All Cinema Arts majors must enroll in and successfully complete CIN 3021   - Cinema-Television Production Lab in each semester beginning upon declaration of their major. This lab may be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours.

• CIN 3021 - Cinema-Television Production Lab

Required Courses - 37 Credit Hours

• CIN 1103 - Dynamic Visual Storytelling
• DMP 1403 - Introduction to Audio & Video Production
• DMP 1453 - Non-Linear Editing
• CIN 2144 - History of American Cinema
• CIN 2203 - Screenwriting Fundamentals
• CIN 2493 - Editing Theory & Aesthetics
• CIN 3113 - Redemptive Storytelling in Television & Film
• CIN 3203 - Writing for Television: Short Form
• CIN 3423 - Cinematography
• DMP 3453 - Sound Design for Television & Film
• CIN 4223 - Writing for Feature Film
• CIN 4483 - Advanced Film & Television Production

Note:

*A minor and 2-8 additional credit hours are required to meet the 120 total and the 42 upper-division credit hour requirement.

Sample Degree Plan

Cinema Arts Degree Plan