Digital Cinema and Filmmaking/Digital Media, BS/MA

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

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)

OPEN ELECTIVES (39-41 CREDITS)