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Bachelor of Fine Arts – Production Design

BFA Degree Total

124 credits

Filmmaking Course Total	88 credits
General Education Course Total¹	30 credits
Liberal Arts or Designated Arts Course Total²	6 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Fundamentals of Production Design

1

-

1

Fundamentals of Screenwriting I

2

-

2

Fundamentals of Screenwriting II [optional]

-

[2]

Fundamentals of Directing I & II

2

2

4

Short Film (Fall); American Cinema (Spring)

3

3

6

Fundamentals of Producing I & II

1

1

2

Fundamentals of Picture Editing I & II

1

2

3

Fundamentals of Sound Design

-

1

1

Fundamentals of Cinematography

2

-

2

First Year Seminar

3

-

3

Writing About...

-

3

3

General Education Requirement¹

-

3

3

Year One Total

16

15

31

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Drafting I & II

2

2

4

Pre-Visualization

2

-

2

Digital Design for the Art Director

-

2

2

Sketching for Communication

2

-

2

Perspective Drawing

-

2

2

Year 2 Art Direction Workshop I & II

2

2

4

Classics of World Cinema

3

-

3

Cinema Studies

-

3

3

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

General Education Requirements¹

3

3

6

Year Two Total

18

17

35

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Visual Effects for the Production Designer I & II

2

2

4

Color Rendering Techniques

2

-

2

Year 3 Art Direction Workshop I & II

2

2

4

Year 3 Productiion Design Practicum

-

4

4

Life Drawing, Decorative Finishes, Cinema Studies, Independent Study, or Special Topics Courses³

2

2

4

General Education Requirement¹

3

-

3

General Education Requirements¹

3

3

6

Year Three Total

15

13

28

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Production Design Analysis I & II

2

2

4

Residential Decoration

-

2

2

Year 4 Art Direction Workshop I & II

2

2

4

Year 4 Production Design Practicum I & II

6

3

9

Life Drawing, Decorative Finishes, Cinema Studies, Independent Study, or Special Topics Courses³

2

2

4

Designated Arts or Liberal Arts Courses²

3

3

6

Year Four Total

16

14

30

¹General Education requirements:
3 credits FYS 1100: First Year Seminar
3 credits ENG 1200: Writing About...
3 credits HUM 2101: Self, Society, and Cosmos
3 credits HUM 2102-2112: Paths to the Present
3 credits Natural Science/Mathematics requirement (fulfilled by MAT or SCI class)
3 credits Literature/Writing requirement (fulfilled by LIT or WRI course at 2000 or 3000 level)
3 credits Social/Behavioral Science requirement (fulfilled by HIS, PSY, or SOC class)
3 credits Humanities/Fine Arts requirement (fulfilled by any of the following areas of study: ARH, ARM, HUM, and THH classes as well as designated Arts classes outside of the student’s major)
6 credits General Education courses (two 3-credit hour courses from among any of the following areas of study offered in the Division of Liberal Arts, including ARH, ARM, COM, FRE, GER, HIS, HUM, ITA, LIT, MAT, MST, PHI, PSY, SCI, SOC, THH, WRI, or designated Arts classes outside of the student’s major)

²The School of Filmmaking requires two additional 3-credit Liberal Arts or Designated Arts courses (for a total of 6 credit hours). These may be taken earlier than Year Four, but we strongly recommend that they only be taken in semesters when the student is registered for one Gen Ed requirement.

³All Production Design students must complete a minimum of 8 credit hours of arts elective coursework as part of the required credit hours towards this degree. Elective course credits may be fulfilled by any of the following: FAR 2070, FAR 3020, FIM 33XX, FIM 4088, FAN XX98, FAR XX98, FIM XX98, as well as permitted Arts classes outside of the student’s concentration.