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Film & MediaUndergraduateBachelor of Fine Arts

This is a model four-year degree plan. Your path to graduation may vary slightly based on factors such as college credit you earned prior to enrollment at Cornish. This sample schedule serves as a guide and should not replace regular meetings with your advisor.

BFA in Film

Year 1

FALL

SPRING

course Visual Storytelling

3

course Art of Non-Fiction

3

course Essential Tools for Filmmakers

3

course Creative Collaboration in Narrative

3

course New Media I: Video/Digital

3

course Visual Arts Histories

3

course Writing & Analysis I

3

course Writing & Analysis II

3

course - The Emerging Artist

3

Open Elective

3

TOTAL

15

TOTAL

15

Year 2

FALL

SPRING

course Writing for the Screen

3

course Production Practices

3

course Intro to Narrative Film

3

course Sound Design for the Screen

3

course Film Language

3

course World Cinema: 1960 - Present

3

General Education Coursework

3

General Education Coursework

3

General Education Coursework

3

Open Elective

3

TOTAL

15

TOTAL

15

Year 3

FALL

SPRING

course Directing Actors for the Screen

3

course Working with Light

3

course Production Design for Film

3

course Advanced Narrative

3

Studio or Critical Studies Elective

3

Studio or Critical Studies Elective

3

General Education Coursework

3

General Education Coursework

3

General Education Coursework

3

Open Elective

3

TOTAL

15

TOTAL

15

Year 4

FALL

SPRING

course Advanced Non-Fiction

3

course Senior Thesis II

3

course Senior Thesis I

3

course Self-Portrait

3

Open Elective

3

Studio or Critical Studies Elective

3

General Education Coursework

3

General Education Coursework

3

College Elective

3

College Elective

3

TOTAL

15

TOTAL

15

DEGREE TOTAL

120