Film and Media Production Sequence
FMS majors have the option of completing the major by following our Film and Media Production Sequence. Up to four production courses may be counted toward the FMS major, and majors can undertake a two-semester production-based Senior Honors Thesis in their senior year.
Students who follow the Film and Media Production Sequence must:
- Take the two required FMS Core Courses
- Take the one required Production "Foundation" course listed below
- Take three Production Electives from the lists of Intermediate and Advanced Production Electives below. Of these, at least one should be an Advanced Production Elective. NB: Some, but not all, Advanced Production Electives fulfill the FMS major upper-level elective requirement.
- Fulfill the remaining FMS major electives requirements (Theory, Social Science, Non-U.S. Film, Upper Level).
- Take an additional, non-production elective to complete the 10 courses required for the FMS major, or complete a two-semester production-based Senior Honors Thesis in the senior year.
Production "Foundation" Course
- FMS 0010 Film and Media Production I (formerly FMS 0030)
Intermediate Production Courses
Pre-requisite for all Intermediate production courses is FMS 0010 Film and Media Production I (formerly FMS 0030); or permission of the instructor.
- FMS 0012 Producing for Film (formerly 0034)
- FMS 0013 Documentary Film History and Practice (formerly 0037)
- FMS 0014 From Script To Screen (formerly 0094, replaced 0031 Making the Short Film)
- FMS 0020 Screenwriting I (formerly 0032)
- FMS 0021 Screenwriting II (formerly 0033)
- FMS 0094 Independent Filmmaking
Advanced Production Courses
- FMS 0134 Screenwriting III (Satisfies the FMS Upper-Level Elective Requirement)
- FMS 0136 Directing for Film (Satisfies the FMS Upper-Level Elective Requirement)
- FMS 0139 Independent Filmmaking
- FMS 0169 Advanced Documentary Production (Satisfies the FMS Upper-Level Elective Requirement)
Two-Semester Production Senior Honors Thesis (Optional)
Students wishing to make a film or write a screenplay for the Senior Honors Thesis must have taken at least three filmmaking and/or screenwriting courses (or their equivalent) prior to the senior year, including Film and Media Production I (FMS 0010). If the proposal is approved, students must take the FMS production-based Senior Honors Thesis I course in the fall of their senior year (FMS 0198) and the Senior Honors Thesis course (FMS 0199) in the spring.
- FMS 0198 Senior Honors Thesis I
- FMS 0199 Senior Honors Thesis II