Major Requirements

Four-Year Planning Guidelines for Major

• Normal course load is 15 semester hours or 5 courses per semester.
• ENGL 110  should be taken freshman year. All other university core should be selected based on distribution of various disciplines as well as interests and availability.
• Lower division major requirements should be completed by end of sophomore year.
• 45 semester hours of upper division coursework are required; these are comprised of upper division core requirements, upper division major requirements, and upper division electives taken.
• Proper sequencing of major requirements is indicated by prerequisites of individual courses and as noted in the outline below. Please consult assigned academic advisor.
• Fall and Spring term designations indicate that a course is only offered in either the Fall or Spring semester. Courses listed as ‘Any” may be taken either semester or term in the year noted. A blank term means that a course can be variable by term and year.

Lower Division Major Requirements

Upper Division Major Requirements

Check course descriptions for prerequisites and sequence.

• SCWR 320 Intermediate Screenwriting 3 semester hours
• SCWR 321 Rewriting the Feature 3 semester hours

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• SCWR 325 Writing the TV Sitcom 3 semester hours or
• SCWR 426 Writing 1 Hour Episodic TV 3 semester hours

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• SCWR 329 Directing for Screenwriters 3 semester hours
• SCWR 428 Adapt One Medium-Another 3 semester hours
• FTVS UD Film, Television, and Media Studies:

• *Must select any two courses (6 semester hours) from FTVS 300, 400, or 500 level. FTVS courses ending in 98 or 99 by permission only.