This is a sample curriculum plan for the Film and Television Arts BA within the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State University.
If you are a prospective student viewing this document, please note curriculum is subject to change and specific per catalog year.
For current students, this plan is intended to be a glimpse at key sequencing within the major and includes some common/important advising notes. Sample plans are meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. This plan does not replace the advice of academic advisors. Please refer to the Advising Contacts page for information about advising within the College of Arts and Sciences and how to contact advisors within each department.
First Year
First Semester
Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
ENGL 101 | Intro to College Writing | 3 |
FM | Foundation of Mathematics* | 3 |
THEA 105 | Play Analysis | 3 |
UF 100 | Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
FS | Foundation of Social Sciences* | 3 |
TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
FILM 220 | Cinema History | 3 |
FILM 190 | Introduction to Production | 3 |
FH | Foundations of Humanities* | 3 |
FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical and Applied Science w/ lab | 4 |
Total | | 16 |
Second Year
First Semester
Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
FILM 230 | Film Styles and Genres | 3 |
FILM 250 | Screenwriting I | 3 |
FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical and Applied Science* w/o lab | 3 |
UF 200 | Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
Elective | | 3 |
TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
FILM 290 | Intermediate Production | 3 |
Film Studies Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
FS | Foundations of Social Sciences* | 3 |
Elective | | 3 |
Elective | | 3 |
TOTAL | | 15 |
Third Year
First Semester
Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
FILM 330 | Film Theory | 3 |
Upper-Division Film Studies Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
Upper-Division Film Production Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
Upper-division Elective | | 3 |
Elective | | 3 |
TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
FILM 430 | Auteor Theory | 3 |
UD Film Production Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
Upper-division Elective | | 3 |
Upper-division Elective | | 3 |
Elective | | 3 |
TOTAL | | 15 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
FILM 495 | Film Seminar | 3 |
UD Film Studies Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
UD Film Production Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
Upper-division Elective | | 3 |
Upper-division Elective | | 3 |
TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
Upper-Division Elective | | 3 |
Elective | | 3 |
Elective | | 3 |
Elective | | 3 |
Elective | | 3 |
TOTAL | | 15 |