This combination allows students to gain the practical skills to succeed on a film set in both ?below the line? and ?above the line? roles, to experience the mechanics of film production in industry and independent settings, and to develop facility in critical and analytical thinking through the study of global film culture, history and aesthetics.

The major in film requires 42 semester hours. No course with a grade of ?D? or below may be counted toward this major or fulfill prerequisite requirements for any major in the School of Journalism & Broadcasting. One-half of the hours in the film major must be at the 300- or 400-level. Students must take a minimum of 72 semester hours in courses outside of the School of Journalism & Broadcasting unit including the general education requirements.