Undergraduate Program

Major & Concentrations

The Department offers concentrations in Audio, Cinematography, Critical Studies, Directing, Documentary, Editing, Producing, Screenwriting and Animation (Traditional or Computer). Students who choose to pursue the Film & Video major without a concentration may choose the additional 36 hours of study from across the Film & Video Department course offerings subject to any required prerequisite courses.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago , Film & Video Department students are required to take 120 credit hours as follows:

52 credits to fulfill the Film & Video requirements
42 credits to fulfill Liberal Arts & Sciences requirements
26 credits of college wide electives. These can be made up of additional film courses, additional general education courses and/or any other course offered at Columbia College.

The 52 (minimum) credits in the Film & Video department are broken down as follows:

16 credits of department Foundations classes.
36 or more credits as follows:
for a Major without Concentration student may take 36 hours from any available Film & Video classes for a total of 52 (+) F&V credits.
for a Major with Concentration (such as directing, cinematography, editing, screenwriting etc) student follows the concentration’s requirements for a total of 52 (+) F&V credits.

Film & Video Major Without a Concentration

Once the student has completed the Foundations classes, he/she may design a course of study across the concentrations in consultation with a faculty advisors or they follow the most effective sequence of study in realizing their career goals. This further study must amount to 36 credit hours, and for each course the student must have the appropriate prerequisites.

Degree Requirements: Film & Video Major

Film & Video Major with a Concentration

Students take a further 36 credit hours to prepare for a professional specialization. Click the links to see concentration specific degree requirements.

Concentrations include:

Animation - Ron Fleischer & Jim Rohn, Program Directors

Sound for Cinema - Julian Grant, Coordinator

Cinematography - Adam Jones, Coordinator

Cinema Studies - Ron Falzone, Coordinator

Directing - Tom Fraterrigo, Coordinator

Documentary - Dan Rybicky, Coordinator

Post-Production - David Tarleton, Coordinator

Producing - Kevin Cooper, Coordinator

Screenwriting - Sue Mroz, Coordinator