The Media School
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts
Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements CINEARTBFA
This degree aims to provide students with an aesthetic and technical foundation in cinematic production including scripted narrative movies, single-camera television series, cinematic documentary, web-based platform series, and short film. Studies will be grounded in contemporary industry practices with an emphasis on the systems and ecological nature of cinema production. In addition to hands-on training, students will engage with visual theory, cinema history and seminal films, global trends, and networks/platforms of distribution in order to develop an understanding of their own, emerging voice within the field of cinema.
Requirements
The major requires at least 60 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Media School Core.
- Introduction to Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 101 Media
MSCH-C 101 Media
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the role media play in our lives-at work, at school, among family members, friends, and lovers-and analyzes pressing issues in media and society today, such as privacy, globalization, and convergence.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseSummer 2023CASE SHcourseSpring 2023CASE SHcourse
- Managing Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 207 Introduction to Media Industry and Management
MSCH-C 207 Introduction to Media Industry and Management
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introductory analysis, using a case-study method, of how media industries such as broadcasting, cable, and telephone are structured, funded, and regulated; how media organizations create and market programs and products, and how they manage their operations.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 207 or TEL-T 207.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseSummer 2023CASE SHcourseSpring 2023CASE SHcourse
- Thinking Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 210 Introduction to Games
- MSCH-C 211 Screening Gender and Sexuality
- MSCH-C 212 Screening Race and Ethnicity
- MSCH-C 213 Introduction to Media Psychology
- MSCH-C 214 Race, Prejudice, and the Media
- MSCH-C 215 History of Videogames
- MSCH-C 216 Social Scientific Perspectives of Gender and Media
- MSCH-C 218 Sports, Media and Society
- MSCH-C 219 Media in the Global Context
MSCH-C 210 Introduction to Games
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces the idea of games systems by breaking down games into their different components to build a deep game literacy. Students will learn how to learn a new game quickly; teach complex games to others; recognize and excel at the many different games played in everyday life. Where most courses have readings, this course has "gamings," required games for students to play and learn.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 210 or TEL-T 366.
MSCH-C 211 Screening Gender and Sexuality
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Critically examines how gender and sexuality are mediated through screen and audio-visual media (including film, video, television, radio, internet) and their cultural contexts. Using humanities approaches, topics might focus on popular media production; various genres, movements, and media cycles; specific cultural and historical contexts; impacts of technological change. Screenings may be required.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 203 or MSCH-C 211.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseSummer 2023CASE SHcourseSpring 2023CASE SHcourse
MSCH-C 212 Screening Race and Ethnicity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Critically examines how race and/or ethnicity are mediated through screen and audio-visual media (including film, video, television, radio, internet) and their cultural contexts. Using humanities approaches, topics might focus on representations and debates within mainstream, art, or alternative media. May address histories of race, racism, and racial justice. Screenings may be required.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 201 or MSCH-C 212.
- Fall 2023CASE DUScourseSummer 2023CASE DUScourseSpring 2023CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseSummer 2023CASE SHcourseSpring 2023CASE SHcourse
MSCH-C 213 Introduction to Media Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the construction of social meaning associated with mediated messages as well as the range of uses of and consequences of exposure to mediated messages in individual groups, organizations, and society.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseSummer 2023CASE SHcourseSpring 2023CASE SHcourse
MSCH-C 214 Race, Prejudice, and the Media
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course addresses the psychology of racial prejudice and stereotyping and uses this social-scientific framework to examine the impact of media portrayals. We will focus on how race influences our media consumption decisions and how exposure to certain media messages (in entertainment, news, music, video games) could change racial stereotypes.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 214 or TEL-T 191.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseSummer 2023CASE SHcourseSpring 2023CASE SHcourse
MSCH-C 215 History of Videogames
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Covers the origin and development of the videogame. Topics include the location and platforms for gaming (arcades, home game consoles, personal computers); social and cultural impacts (stereotypes, gender roles, media effects, violence, regulation and intellectual property); new gaming trends (mobile and social gaming, free-to-play, and cloud gaming).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 215 or TEL-T 160.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseSummer 2023CASE SHcourseSpring 2023CASE SHcourse
MSCH-C 216 Social Scientific Perspectives of Gender and Media
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the representation of women in the media and analyzes women's creative work as media producers from a social scientific perspective. The course will include lecture and discussion of areas of critical debate: visual representation across media platforms, women's employment in media industries; women as an audience/consumer group.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 216 or TEL-T 192.
- Fall 2023CASE DUScourseSummer 2023CASE DUScourseSpring 2023CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseSummer 2023CASE SHcourseSpring 2023CASE SHcourse
MSCH-C 218 Sports, Media and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of the social and financial relationships between sports organizations, media and society. Study of the social implications of sports media content in light of economic connections between sports media and college and professional sports teams, including how television contracts influence media coverage and how organization-based media influence audience perceptions.
MSCH-C 219 Media in the Global Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys media industries, products, and publics outside the United States context (e.g., Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America). Analyzes regional media in relation to local/global historical, economic, and social processes. Screenings may be required.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 219 or CMCL-C 202.
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourseSummer 2023CASE GCCcourseSpring 2023CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseSummer 2023CASE SHcourseSpring 2023CASE SHcourse
- Making Media. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 223 Introduction to Design and Production
MSCH-C 223 Introduction to Design and Production
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Provides a conceptual framework for writing, designing, and evaluating a variety of media products. This is not a hands-on production course but does offer an overview of the production process. Topics include scriptwriting, production design, visualization, composition, editing styles, and others. This course is a prerequisite for advanced-level courses in the design/production area.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 223 or TEL-T 206.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourseSummer 2023CASE AHcourseSpring 2023CASE AHcourse
- Introduction to Media. One (1) course:
- Theory and Industry.
- Image Cultures. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 217 Image Cultures
- MSCH-C 247 Screen Cultures
MSCH-C 217 Image Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Offers an interdisciplinary and historical context for understanding contemporary western 'image culture' by addressing the notion of the 'image' in a wide range of its theoretical, critical, and practical contexts, uses, and history. Examines the claim that our culture is more imagistic than others historically, asking how the roles of images have changed over time in relation to other modes of signification.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-C 217 or CMCL-C 208.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourseSummer 2023CASE AHcourseSpring 2023CASE AHcourse
MSCH-C 247 Screen Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Draws on theories of screen-based spectatorship and the spatial, material, and performative aspects of screens to present a historically-grounded comparative analysis of the relationship between screen technologies and cultural screen practices. Focuses on public and urban screens, mobile screens, touch screens, and interactive screen-based installations.
- Watching Film. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 241 Watching Film
MSCH-C 241 Watching Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the power, pleasure, politics, and possibilities of cinema. Opportunity to develop film literacy through a better understanding of how film is and has been constructed and experienced. Provides critical techniques for analyzing and appreciating the many forms film has taken.
- Production as Criticism. One (1) course:
- MSCH-P 335 Production as Criticism
MSCH-P 335 Production as Criticism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 and MSCH-C 229; or consent of instructor
- Description
- By modeling the techniques of historically significant films, provides both conceptual and hands-on experience for researching, writing, and producing different genres of cinematic media. Emphasizes conceptual processes from script to the completed film.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourseSummer 2023CASE AHcourseSpring 2023CASE AHcourse
- Genre Electives. One (1) course:
- MSCH-F 392 Media Genres
- MSCH-F 377 Cinemas of the Black Diaspora
MSCH-F 392 Media Genres
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topic varies. Analysis of typical genres, such as westerns, situation comedies, documentaries, etc. Problems of generic description or definition: themes, conventions, iconography peculiar to given genres.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 392 and MSCH-F 392.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourseSummer 2023CASE AHcourseSpring 2023CASE AHcourse
MSCH-F 377 Cinemas of the Black Diaspora
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines filmmaking in the black diaspora as a formally innovative visual and narrative art form in world cinema. Studies select films for their political and cultural significance and shared themes. Topics include colonialism and postcoloniality; race, gender and sexuality; migration and exile; modernity; and the dislocating processes of globalization.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourseSummer 2023CASE AHcourseSpring 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE DUScourseSummer 2023CASE DUScourseSpring 2023CASE DUScourse
- Image Cultures. One (1) course:
- Production.
- Multi-Camera TV Studio Production. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 228 Multi-Camera TV Studio Production I
MSCH-C 228 Multi-Camera TV Studio Production I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- MSCH-C 223 with a grade of C- or higher
- Description
- A hands-on course focusing on multi-camera television studio production. Introduces technical aspects of the video signal and builds skills in the proficient operation of the cameras, audio board, lighting console, video switcher, character generator, and other studio equipment. Labs focus on developing these and other skills and producing multi-camera TV productions.
- Single-Camera Production. One (1) course:
- MSCH-C 229 Introduction to Single-Camera Production
MSCH-C 229 Introduction to Single-Camera Production
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Outlines the basic procedures, techniques, and theories for the production of a video. Main focal points and concentrations include cinematography, lighting, and editing of digital video using single-cam and dual system audio/video recording techniques. Uses DSLR and cinema camera technology and incorporates an HD workflow.
- Scriptwriting. One (1) course:
- MSCH-P 331 Scriptwriting
MSCH-P 331 Scriptwriting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- MSCH-C 221, MSCH-C 223, or MSCH-C 250; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Introductory course covering formal elements of Hollywood-style narrative screenwriting, focusing on screenplay format, stages of story development, story structure, character arcs, plotting, conflict, theme, point-of-view, dialogue, subtext, and scene description. Analyzes distinctions between literary writing and screenwriting.
- Editing for Cinema. One (1) course:
- MSCH-P 352 Editing for Cinema
MSCH-P 352 Editing for Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 or MSCH-C 250, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Analyze and assemble dramatic scenes under a variety of conditions and narrative strategies. Examine editing theories, techniques and procedures, issues of continuity, effects, movement and sound as they relate to the fundamentals of cinematic montage and visual storytelling. Explore a variety of topics and experiences designed to broaden understanding of the art of cinematic storytelling and montage.
- Intermediate Production. One (1) course:
- MSCH-P 361 Intermediate Motion Picture Production
MSCH-P 361 Intermediate Motion Picture Production
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- of higher in MSCH-C 229; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Focuses on the ecology of the department-based work environment of a professional motion picture set. Provides practice in the various film crew roles, including producer, director, cinematographer, gaffer, script supervisor, production designer, assistant director, sound recordist, boom operator, data wrangler/editor, grip, and unit production manager.
- Multi-Camera TV Studio Production. One (1) course:
- Production Electives. Five (5) courses:
- MSCH-G 340 Animation for Digital Media
- MSCH-G 390 Topics in Game Design and Development
- MSCH-G 434 Technical Game Art and Visual Effects
- MSCH-M 330 Production Management
- MSCH-M 332 Media Law for Producers
- MSCH-P 344 Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking: Theory & Practice
- MSCH-P 351 Advanced Video Field and Post Production
- MSCH-P 353 Production Audio
- MSCH-P 354 Program Graphics and Animation
- MSCH-P 360 Motion Picture Production
- MSCH-P 362 Cinematography
- MSCH-P 369 Sound Design
- MSCH-P 416 Program Analysis and Criticism
- MSCH-P 422 Color Correction & Finishing
- MSCH-P 431 Feature Film Screenwriting
- MSCH-P 432 TV Series Writing
- MSCH-P 434 Advanced Documentary Filmmaking: Theory & Practice
- MSCH-P 435 Advanced Documentary Workshop
- MSCH-P 436 Advanced Production Workshop
- MSCH-P 438 Experiments with the Film Camera
- MSCH-P 440 Directing the Cinematic Story
- MSCH-P 441 Directing Actors for Cinema
- MSCH-P 452 Topical Seminar in Design and Production
- MSCH-P 453 Postproduction
- MSCH-P 455 Topics in Music Scoring for Visual Media
- MSCH-P 460 Advanced Motion Picture Production
- MSCH-P 467 Short Film
- MSCH-P 470 LA Production
- MSCH-X 472 Media Internship
- MSCH-X 490 Projects in Media (approved topic: "Short Film Production in Prague” and “Documenting our Changing World")
MSCH-G 340 Animation for Digital Media
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Covers rigging, 3D animation, 2D animation, motion capture, and best practices for animating for specific platforms like film, games, and commercial uses.
MSCH-G 390 Topics in Game Design and Development
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topical course dealing with changing subjects and material from term to term.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 8 credit hours in MSCH-G 390 and MSCH-G 290.
MSCH-G 434 Technical Game Art and Visual Effects
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Covers the technical aspects of creating art for games and other digital media, as well as specific techiques for creating visual effects.
MSCH-M 330 Production Management
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher MSCH-C 228 or MSCH-C 229; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores the organizational, economic/ business, and legal aspects of production management of commercial and noncommercial projects, including television and news media.
MSCH-M 332 Media Law for Producers
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- In the complex new media age people who create and distribute content constantly intersect with an equally complex legal environment. This course explores legal issues such as contracts and permissions; intellectual property and service-marks; privacy and fraud; slander and libel; and employment and unions.
MSCH-P 344 Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking: Theory & Practice
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 229; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores the variety of documentary film practice. Examines fundamental issues, styles, and techniques (realism, voice, ethics, observation, interview, re-enactment, etc.) through hands-on exercises, screenings, discussions, lectures, and the production of a short form documentary
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-P 344 or MSCH-P 433.
MSCH-P 351 Advanced Video Field and Post Production
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223; and MSCH-C 226, MSCH-C 228, or MSCH-C 229
- Notes
- Lab fee required
- Description
- Teaches advanced technical skills and creative principles to produce content for broadcast, commercial, informational, and artistic television. Topics covered include technology, production design, content and structure, composition, lighting, portraiture, audio, editing, color correction, and television broadcast delivery requirements. Opportunities to create projects for external clients may be available through the Office of Service Learning.
MSCH-P 353 Production Audio
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223, MSCH-C 228, MSCH-C 229, or MSCH-G 320
- Description
- Practice a broad range of audio recording and mixing exercises in preparation for advanced courses in film, video, and documentary production. Hands-on activities introduce the most commonly encountered types of audio equipment and their proper use.
MSCH-P 354 Program Graphics and Animation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223; and in MSCH-C 228, MSCH-C 229, or MSCH-G 320
- Description
- Covers technical skills and creative principles required to produce graphics and animation for television and digital filmmaking applications. Reinforces skills acquisition through hands-on activites and projects using industry-standard software.
MSCH-P 360 Motion Picture Production
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 229
- Description
- A hands-on introduction to the technical and aesthetic basics of making 16mm silent films, including the skills needed to design, direct, light, shoot, and edit this type of production
MSCH-P 362 Cinematography
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 229
- Description
- Introduction to the professional practices of cinematic film production. The various stages of production are explored in lectures, lab exercises, and discussions as each student directs, and edits a short film and participates as a crew member in the other students\' productions.
MSCH-P 369 Sound Design
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 or MSCH-C 228; and MSCH-C 229 or MSCH-G 320
- Description
- Introduces sound design for film and television with a focus on the role of the Sound Effects Editor. Explores the ways sound is used to enhance visual language, provide narrative cues, create a sense of space and place, focus audience attention, provide compositional structure, and create psychological ambience.
MSCH-P 416 Program Analysis and Criticism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Fosters the development of individual critical ideas about television programs from different genres using a variety of analytic techniques.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourseSummer 2023CASE AHcourseSpring 2023CASE AHcourse
MSCH-P 422 Color Correction & Finishing
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 351 or MSCH-P 352; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Focuses on the techniques, tools, and skills required to prepare an edited program for final distribution, including color-correction, stylization, video scopes, and dialogue normalization.
MSCH-P 431 Feature Film Screenwriting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- of higher in MSCH-P 331; or consent of the instructor
- Description
- Builds on the foundations of MSCH-P 331, by focusing on the creation of original, feature-length Hollywood style narrative screenplays. Workshops delve deeper into genre conventions, story structure, character development, plotting, conflict, theme, point of view, dialogue, and sub text.
MSCH-P 432 TV Series Writing
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 331; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Builds on the foundations of MSCH-P 331, by focusing on the development process and writing of a long form narrative series, including the creation of a series bible, an outline for the first season, and a written and revised pilot episode for an original series.
MSCH-P 434 Advanced Documentary Filmmaking: Theory & Practice
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 250 or MSCH-C226; MSCH-P 351 or MSCH-P 433; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Focuses on the development and production of a larger scale documentary, including research, story development, writing, filming, and editing.
MSCH-P 435 Advanced Documentary Workshop
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 226 or MSCH-P 433; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Focuses on collaborative production of a substantial documentary. Employs advanced, specialized procedures, theories, and skills involved in professional production, including research, investigative techniques, production design, cinematography, sound, post-production, writing, and rights clearance.
MSCH-P 436 Advanced Production Workshop
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or better in MSCH-C223, MSCH-C228, and MSCH-C229; and at least one 300-level MSCH-P course; or consent of instructor
- Description
- A capstone course for the Film, Television, and Digital Production concentration focused on planning, directing, and producing programs or program segments that may air on WTIU, Indiana University\'s public television station.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for up to nine credit hours.
MSCH-P 438 Experiments with the Film Camera
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- MSCH-P 360; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores techniques and concepts of experimental filmmaking, building on the foundation of other production classes. Activities employ skills in basic cinematography and visual storytelling, as well as in the fundamentals of digital editing.
MSCH-P 440 Directing the Cinematic Story
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 361; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores the functions involved in directing narrative film through scholarly analysis and hands-on practice. Focuses on scripted storytelling with the goal of developing the unique style, tone, and voice of each visual storyteller.
MSCH-P 441 Directing Actors for Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 361; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores the functions involved in directing actors for narrative film through scholarly analysis and hands-on practice. Focuses on cinematic storytelling to build proficiency in communication, collaboration, problem solving, and character/actor development for film and scripted television.
MSCH-P 452 Topical Seminar in Design and Production
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223 or TEL-T 206; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Exploration of design or production problems and issues in telecommunications. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics in MSCH-P 452 and TEL-T 452.
MSCH-P 453 Postproduction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 223, MSCH-C 229, and one of MSCH-P 351, MSCH-P 352, MSCH-P 353, MSCH-P 354, MSCH-P 369, or MSCH-P 422; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Hands-on course that focuses on Large Format (4K or higher) video data workflow creation, administration, and delivery following industry standard practices. Builds skills in identifying workflow issues and resolving them. Explores a variety of topics related to video postproduction, including sound design, color correction, final delivery, and more.
MSCH-P 455 Topics in Music Scoring for Visual Media
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor and demonstrated background in MIDI and composition; and at least junior standing
- Description
- Specialized techniques course developing students' skills in music scoring for visual media.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 18 credit hours.
MSCH-P 460 Advanced Motion Picture Production
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 361; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Covers advanced procedures, theories, and techniques for large-scale motion picture production. Main topics include cinematography, lighting, and cinematic digital video editing with a variety of single-cam and dual system recording techniques. Uses HD cameras and jam sync technology and highlights industry-level postproduction workflow.
MSCH-P 467 Short Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-C 229; and two 300-level production (MSCH-P) courses; and consent of instructor
- Description
- Focuses on scripted storytelling and provides opportunities to hone individual style as a filmmaker through the production of short films using industry-standard technologies, interaction with local short film producers, and critical analysis of short form cinematic pieces.
MSCH-P 470 LA Production
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Admission to Semester in LA program
- Description
- The effective communication of ideas through the language of cinema including producing, directing, editing, cinematography and sound. Students produce a video project in collaboration with classmates while studying in greater Los Angeles.
MSCH-X 472 Media Internship
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing; at least 12 credit hours completed in the school; and application for internship credit approved by the school
- Notes
- Application is available on the Media School website
- Description
- Faculty-supervised work in a media field related to student's academic interests. Credits based on at least 45 work hours per credit hour with a maximum of 6 credit hours applied toward the B.A. in Media or the B.S. in Game Design. Student must write a critical analysis paper and be evaluated by a workplace supervisor.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 382, MSCH-I 382, MSCH-I 497, MSCH-X 472, or TEL-T 497.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
MSCH-X 490 Projects in Media
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Application approved by director of undergraduate studies, instructor, and facilities and technology director (when relevant)
- Notes
- Application is available on the Media School website
- Description
- Opportunity for individual and group projects in media production and journalism; work with faculty member on individual or group basis.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in MSCH-X 475, MSCH-X 490, and TEL-T 498.
- Thesis Sequence. Courses must be taken in the order listed.
- Thesis Production. One (1) course:
- MSCH-P 461 BFA Cinema Thesis: Production
MSCH-P 461 BFA Cinema Thesis: Production
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Admission to the BFA in Cinematic Arts
- Description
- First semester of two-semester BFA Thesis sequence. Begins with the vetting of scripts and project proposals, along with consultation on pre-production efforts, then moves into thesis film production, including all production documentation/reports, proper workflow organization, and preparation for postproduction.
- Thesis Postproduction. One (1) course:
- MSCH-P 462 BFA Cinema Thesis: Postproduction
MSCH-P 462 BFA Cinema Thesis: Postproduction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- A grade of C- or higher in MSCH-P 461
- Description
- Second semester of two-semester BFA Thesis sequence. Facilitates postproduction work on thesis film projects. Begins with editing, sound/audio work, and pick-ups to lock the project, then moves into color correction and industry-standard DCP creation. Culminates with a public exhibition of all thesis projects.
- Thesis Production. One (1) course:
- GPA and Hours Requirements.
- Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- Major Upper Division Courses. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
Major Area Courses
Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100-499 level with the
MSCH-C or MSCH-Psubject area prefix--as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken--as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent--except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (JOURBAJ)
- Bachelor of Arts in Media (MEDIABA)
- Bachelor of Science in Game Design (GAMEDSGNBS)
- Minor in Black Cinema and Media Studies (BLKCNMDMIN)
- Minor in Cinema and Media Studies (CNMDASTMIN)
- Minor in Film Production (FILMPRDMIN)
- Minor in Game Design (GAMEDSNMIN)
- Minor in Global Media (GLVMDIAMIN)
- Minor in Media and Creative Advertising (MDCRADMIN)
- Minor in Media and Diversity (MDIADIVMIN)
- Minor in Media Law and Ethics (MDLWETMIN)
- Minor in Media Persuasion (MDIAPRSMIN)
- Minor in Media, Sex and Gender (MDGNDRMIN)
- [Discontinued credential name unavailable] (NMISTACRT)
- [Discontinued credential name unavailable] (PBLCRELMIN)
- [Discontinued credential name unavailable] (FAMEDIAMIN)
- [Discontinued credential name unavailable] (SPORTMDMIN)
Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.