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LOWER-DIVISION CORE REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
COM 150 Introduction to Media Communication 3
COM 175 Scriptwriting for
Television and Film
3
COM 195 Media Literacy 3
COM 243 Introduction to TV and Film Production 3
COM 275 Audio Production 2
WRI 215
WRI 216
 
WRI 217
Newspaper Workshop OR
Literary Magazine Workshop
OR
Yearbook Workshop
1
(1)

(1)

TOTAL 15



UPPER-DIVISION CORE REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
COM 421
Communication Internship
(Not required for the Film Studies concentration)
3
COM 422 Portfolio Construction 1
COM 465 Communication Theories and Research 3
COM 485 Communication, Values, and Society 2

TOTAL 9



UPPER-DIVISION ELECTIVES

Choose nine (9) units from:
COM 300 Narrative and Documentary Film 3
COM 340 Organizational Communication 3
COM 350 Electronic Media in Communication 3
COM 390 Introduction to Public Relations 3
COM 490 Special Topics in Communication 1-3
WRI 312 Broadcast News Writing 3
WRI 340 Media Ethics and Law* 3
Students with a Film Studies concentration may also select the following two courses:
COM 442 Field Production 2
COM 443 Studio Production 2

TOTAL 9

WRITING ELECTIVES

Choose one (1) course from:
WRI 220 Creative Writing: Mixed Genre 3
WRI 250 Introduction to Journalism 3
WRI 312 Television News Writing 3
WRI 322 Creative Writing: Fiction 3
WRI 323 Creative Writing: Nonfiction 3

TOTAL 3



Concentrations

Choose one track and select electives among the choices.

Multimedia 

COURSE TITLE UNITS
Take a total of 8 units from:
ART 103 Two-Dimensional Design 3
ART 215 Introduction to Computer Graphics 3
ART 315 Introduction to Interactive Applications 3
ART 450 Advanced Concepts of Graphic Design: Interactivity 3
COM 420 Communication Practicum 1-2

TOTAL 8

Performance

COURSE TITLE UNITS
Take a total of 8 units from:
COM 231 Argumentation and Debate 3
COM 260 Advanced Public and Professional Speaking 3
COM 313 Television News Production 3
COM 420 Communication Practicum 1
COM 425 Advanced TV Workshop  1
COM 435 Advanced Audio Production 1
TRE 250 Voice and Diction 2
TRE 270 Acting I 3

TOTAL 8

Production

COURSE TITLE UNITS
Take a total of 8 units from:
COM 313 Television News Production 3
COM 420 Communication Practicum 1
COM 425 Advanced TV Workshop 1
COM 435 Advanced Audio Production 1
COM 442 Field Production 2
COM 443 Studio Production 2
TRE 436 Stagecraft Techniques 2
TRE 437 Lighting and Makeup 3

TOTAL 8

Film Studies

NOTE: Student must be accepted into the LAFSC program in order to complete this concentration.
COURSE TITLE UNITS
COM 470 Hollywood Production Workshop 3
COM 471 Theology in Hollywood 4
COM 472 Internship: Inside Hollywood 6
Choose one of the following:
COM 473 Motion Picture Production 3
COM 474 Professional Screenwriting 3
COM 480 Independent Study 3

TOTAL 16