Screenwriting
Screenwriting Degrees (Catalog 2018-2019)
General Education: English: 3 credits |
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| ENG 121 | English Composition | 3 |
Film Video Media Core: 15 credits |
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| FVM 105 | Video Production I | 3 |
| FVM 117 | Understanding the Actor’s Process | 3 |
| FVM 136 | Short Script Analysis | 3 |
| FVM 150 | Development of Film Expression | 3 |
| FVM 160 | Video Post Production I | 3 |
Screenwriting Emphasis: 30 credits |
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| FVM 118 | Screen Actor Improvisation | 3 |
| FVM 155 | Writing the Short Script | 3 |
| FVM 202 | Film/Video Business OR | 3 |
| FVM 216 | Producing the Independent Film | 3 |
| FVM 236 | Creative Producing | 3 |
| FVM 250 | Writing for Broadcast Media | 3 |
| FVM 251 | Feature Script Analysis | 3 |
| FVM 252 | Writing the Independent Feature | 3 |
| FVM 262 | Writing the Hollywood Feature | 3 |
| FVM 268 | Feature Rewrites Workshop | 3 |
| FVM 269 | Screenwriter’s Workshop | 3 |
| FVM Elective * | 3 | |
* See department for approved FVM electives based on major. |
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| Total General Education Credits | 3 | |
| Total Core Credits | 15 | |
| Total Emphasis Requirements | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Associate of Applied Science
General Education Requirements: 15 credits |
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English |
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| (6 credits) | ||
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
Mathematics |
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| (3 credits) | ||
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| MAT 120 | Math for Liberal Arts | 4 |
MAT 120 or higher (excludes MAT 155 and 156) |
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Social and Behavioral Sciences |
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| (3 credits) | ||
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3 |
Arts and Humanities |
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| (3 credits) | ||
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Total General Education Credits | 15 | |
Film Video Common Core: 15 credits |
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| FVM 105 | Video Production I | 3 |
| FVM 117 | Understanding the Actor’s Process | 3 |
| FVM 136 | Short Script Analysis | 3 |
| FVM 150 | Development of Film Expression | 3 |
| FVM 160 | Video Post Production I | 3 |
Screenwriting for Film and Video: 45 credits |
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| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| FVM 118 | Screen Actor Improvisation | 3 |
| FVM 155 | Writing the Short Script | 3 |
| Choose any two from the list below (FVM 181 – FVM 188): | ||
| FVM 181 | Topics in Film Studies | 3 |
| FVM 183 | Neo Realism and New Wave Films | 3 |
| FVM 184 | Landmarks of Cinema | 3 |
| FVM 185 | Documentary Film | 3 |
| FVM 186 | The Horror Film | 3 |
| FVM 187 | The Science Fiction Film | 3 |
| FVM 188 | The Comedy Film | 3 |
| FVM 202 | Film/Video Business | 3 |
| FVM 212 | Contemporary Global Cinema | 3 |
| FVM 216 | Producing the Independent Film | 3 |
| FVM 217 | Acting for the Screen OR | 3 |
| FVM 227 | History of Acting | 3 |
| FVM 229 | Production III Preparation | 3 |
| FVM 236 | Creative Producing | 3 |
| FVM 250 | Writing for Broadcast Media | 3 |
| FVM 251 | Feature Script Analysis | 3 |
| FVM 252 | Writing the Independent Film | 3 |
| FVM 262 | Writing the Hollywood Feature | 3 |
| FVM 268 | Feature Rewrites Workshop | 3 |
| FVM 269 | Screenwriter’s Workshop | 3 |
| Total General Education Credits | 15 | |
| Total Core Credits | 15 | |
| Total Emphasis Credits | 45 | |
| Total Required Credits | 75 | |
Screenwriting Faculty
Will Hicks, MFA
Laurel Dibble, MFA
Tom Dibble, MFA
Dirk Olson
Aaron Burns
