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BA in Theatre
BA in Film

Required Concentrations:
Acting
Design and Production
Extracurricular Film Activities:
ASU Film Association
Film and Media Production at ASU

Undergraduate Degree Programs

BA in Film: Filmmaking Practices

Students pursuing the Filmmaking Practices concentration of the BA Film degree receive grounding in production practice, entertainment ethics, independent film production and producing. Production experience is garnered through FMP300 (Production 1) as well as work on produced film projects. Students completing the degree will be prepared for entry level positions in film production, producing, and management or advanced graduate level education.
In addition to fulfilling the major requirements, you must meet all university graduation requirements.

The BA in Film: filmmaking practices concentration consists of 54 semester hours. The following are required of all students:

FMP 201	Film: The Creative Process I	(3)
FMP 250	Sex and Violence in Film and TV: Ethics Survey	(3)
FMP 300	Focus on Film: Film Production Part I (Filmmaking Practices section)	(3)
FMP 484 or 494	Internship or Film Production Crew	(3)
FMS 100	Introduction to Film	(3)
FMS 200	Film History	(3)
FMS 270	Race and Ethnicity in American Film	(3)
THE 125	Orientation to Theatre and Film	(1)
THE 220	Principles of Dramatic Analysis	(3)
THE 403	Independent Film	(3)
THP 101	Acting I: Fundamentals	(3)
THP 261	Introduction to Screenwriting	(3)
Total:		34

An additional 15 hours of approved elective courses in film (FMP, THE, THP) and 9 hours of film-related electives outside the School of Theatre and Film are required.