Campus: Westchester
Digital Cinema and Filmmaking (DCF) on the Pleasantville campus provides students with the real-world skills they need to achieve a successful career in he film industry. The DCF major prepares students for the professional world of cinema, television, news and web series production. The program combines the study of aesthetics filmmaking, technical training, and hands-on production in all aspects of digital filmmaking, providing students with start-to-finish knowledge of the process of making fiction and non-fiction films.
Note that both the BA and MA degrees are awarded at completion of the MA program.
Total Undergraduate Major Credits: (120)
Undergraduates take 12 graduate credits in their senior year, which are counted as open electives in the BS. The courses are MCA 601 Industry Theory and Practice, MCA 603 Effective Speaking for Industry Professionals, and MCA 610 Communications Research.
Total Credit Hours: 120
Additional Graduate Credits (24)
The MA is a 36 credit program in which 12 credits are taken as open electives in the BS degree and the remaining 24 are taken as graduate students.
Total BS and MA Credits: 144
Requirement | Credits |
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University Core | 44 |
Major Requirements | 43-45 |
Open Electives | 39-41 |
See complete University Core requirements.
Note: Various major-required math and science courses listed below may fulfill foundation, area of knowledge, and/or core requirements. Please consult with an academic advisor.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Major Courses (18) | ||
MCA 220 | The Making of a Motion Picture | 4 |
MCA 252 | Media Production I | 4 |
MCA 276 | Story Idea Development | 3 |
MCA 393 | Intern Program I | 3 |
MCA 498 | Directing | 4 |
Major Electives (25-27) | 21 | |
Choose 8 courses from the list below, which much include at least one 4-credit course. | ||
ART 285 | Video Animation | 3 |
MCA 255 | Producing the Horror Film | 3 |
MCA 257 | Casting | 3 |
MCA 270 | Sports Broadcasting | 3 |
MCA 280 | Audio Storytelling | 3 |
MCA 331 | Women in American Film | 3 |
MCA 339 | Creative Writing for Broadcast Media | 3 |
MCA 350 | Making Media with Drones | 3 |
MCA 354 | Producing Corporate Video | 3 |
MCA 356 | Digital Editing Workshop I - Introduction | 4 |
MCA 357 | Careers in Television | 3 |
MCA 358 | Digital Editing Workshop II - Advanced | 4 |
MCA 359 | The Cutting Edge: What's New in the Media | 3 |
MCA 360 | Screenwriting | 4 |
MCA 361 | Cinematography One | 3 |
MCA 362 | Cinematography Two | 3 |
MCA 363 | The Art of the Moving Camera | 3 |
MCA 371 | Landmarks in American Film | 3 |
MCA 376 | Studies in Horror | 3 |
MCA 490 | Lighting: The Craft of Cinematic Artists | 3 |
MCA 495 | Digital Storytelling | 3 |
Code | Title | Credits |
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MCA 601 | Industry Theory and Practice | 4 |
MCA 603 | Effective Speaking for Industry Professionals | 4 |
MCA 610 | Communications Research | 4 |
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