Digital Cinema and Filmmaking (DCF), BS & Digital Media, MA

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
University Core 44
Major Requirements 43-45
Open Electives 39-41
UNIVERSITY CORE REQUIREMENTS (44)

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.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (43-45)
Major Courses (18)
MCA 220The Making of a Motion Picture4
MCA 252Media Production I4
MCA 276Story Idea Development3
MCA 393Intern Program I3
MCA 498Directing4
Major Electives (25-27)21
Choose 8 courses from the list below, which much include at least one 4-credit course.
ART 285Video Animation3
MCA 255Producing the Horror Film3
MCA 257Casting3
MCA 270Sports Broadcasting3
MCA 280Audio Storytelling3
MCA 331Women in American Film3
MCA 339Creative Writing for Broadcast Media3
MCA 350Making Media with Drones3
MCA 354Producing Corporate Video3
MCA 356Digital Editing Workshop I - Introduction4
MCA 357Careers in Television3
MCA 358Digital Editing Workshop II - Advanced4
MCA 359The Cutting Edge: What's New in the Media3
MCA 360Screenwriting4
MCA 361Cinematography One3
MCA 362Cinematography Two3
MCA 363The Art of the Moving Camera3
MCA 371Landmarks in American Film3
MCA 376Studies in Horror3
MCA 490Lighting: The Craft of Cinematic Artists3
MCA 495Digital Storytelling3
OPEN ELECTIVES (39-41 CREDITS) 
MCA 601Industry Theory and Practice4
MCA 603Effective Speaking for Industry Professionals4
MCA 610Communications Research4