Cinematic Arts and New Media, BA

Location(s): Online, On-Campus

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Program Description

The BA in Cinematic Arts and New Media teaches students a range of essential skills and technical knowledge for filmmaking, graphic design, digital arts, digital music production and sound design. The curriculum emphasizes developing the creativity of the student, and providing them with mentorship, up-to-date knowledge of equipment and software, and the support of a creative community necessary to achieve outstanding projects.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successfully completing the BA in Cinematic Arts and New Media, students will have acquired skills in:

Storytelling - Students will be able create stories that engage people on a deep level.
Artistry - Students will be able to imagine and realize a creative vision through design, visual aesthetics, sound, and still and moving images.
Technique & Craft - Students will be able to master techniques related to camera, software, and troubleshooting in development, preproduction, production, and post-production.
Share - Students will be able to harness the potential of the internet and social media to connect with audiences and share their message.
Creative Process - Students will be able to explain their artistic work and the process of creating it.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a BA in Cinematic Arts and New Media, students must successfully complete 128 credits of study, including the Exploring Consciousness course required for all undergraduate students, 8 credits of Writing for Career and Community, one Forest Academy course in each semester in which the student is enrolled for 12 weeks or more, and 48 credits of coursework required for the CANM major.

All students are required to post and maintain a record of their work completed in each CANM course to be submitted as their Final Portfolio to aid assessment prior to graduation.

Students also work on a larger-scope capstone project from proposal to completion, then present their project by the end of their senior year.

BA in Cinematic Arts and New Media

Required Undergraduate Courses (12-13 credits)

STC 108 - Exploring Consciousness Credits: 4 On-Campus | 5 Online
WTG 191 - Writing For Career And Community 1 Credits: 4
WTG 192 - Writing For Career And Community 2 Credits: 4

BA CANM Core Courses (12 credits)

Business Course (Choose 4 credits)

CANM 250 - Communicating Through Media Credits: 4
CANM 251 - Power Of Social Media Marketing Credits: 4
CANM 351 - The Freelancer Credits: 2
Any MGT 200+ course in entrepreneurship, marketing, business law, or advertising Credits: 4

CANM Electives (Choose 8 credits)

Any CANM course Credits: variable
Any Art FA course in design, media, or photography Credits: variable
Any MGT course in entrepreneurship, marketing, business law, or advertising Credits: variable
Any WTG course in storytelling or mythology Credits: variable
Any LIT course in film history or media Credits: variable

Advanced Senior Project Courses (Choose two sequential 4-credit courses/total 8 credits)

CANM 376 - Media Lab 1 Credits: 4
CANM 378 - Media Lab 2 Credits: 4
OR
CANM 380 - Creative Studio 1 Credits: 4-8
CANM 382 - Creative Studio 2 Credits: 4-8

Forest Academy Recommendations and Requirements

FOR 300 - Catching The Big Fish Credits: 1 ³
Any Forest Academy course Credits: variable ³

Open Electives

Open Elective courses Credits: variable

Portfolio Requirement

Students submit a portfolio of work with a significant media component.

Capstone Project and Presentation

Students complete a larger-scope capstone project from proposal to completion that they present in to complete the specialization.

Total Credits Required 128

¹The WTG 191 requirement may be fulfilled with approved transfer credit from a prior institution or waived by examination.

²The WTG 192 requirement may be fulfilled with approved transfer credit from a prior institution.

³Successfully completing the required course, STC 108 - Exploring Consciousness , and the recommended course, FOR 300 - Catching The Big Fish , will fulfill the Forest Academy Requirement for semester in which the course is completed.