Apr 24, 2024

2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog

2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Video and Film Production, B.S.

Media Arts
615-898-2105
Paul Chilsen, program coordinator
Paul.Chilsen@mtsu.edu

The Video and Film Production program offers a combination of filmmaking, video production, and live television production. Students are able to specialize in these aspects by their choices of required course options. Overall, the program blends theoretical and hands-on approaches to media production. Used for instruction are three production studios including a 3,000 square foot TV/film studio and a robotic TV studio with virtual sets; video editing facilities; an equipment checkout system for students that includes a variety of cameras and field production equipment; a 40-foot mobile television production lab; virtual and augmented reality lab; foley lab; a student-run FM radio station, and a student-run TV station.

The department supports several industry-specific student organizations that provide meaningful cocurricular opportunities for video and film production students. The department also features a varsity team for live television production that produces live broadcasts of athletic events, concerts, awards shows, and more. These opportunities are available to all students regardless of classification.

NOTE: Students must earn a C (2.00) or better in each course in the college in order to graduate.

Admission to Candidacy

To be admitted to candidacy in the Video and Film Production program, the student must meet the following requirements:

45 hours completed before applying for candidacy
Grade of C (2.00) or better in each of the following:

EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020

ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020

VFP 2410

VFP 2130 and VFP 2131 (NOTE: VFP 1080 is a prerequisite for EMC 2130.)

3. Minimum overall GPA in all college coursework of 2.50.

4. Math course satisfying General Education requirements.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Video and Film Production, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

College Core (9 hours)

EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours
May count as Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement
VFP 3020 - Screenwriting I 3 credit hours
EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours

Video and Film Production Requirements (27 hours)

VFP 1080 - Post-Production I 3 credit hours
VFP 2130 - Single Cam I 3 credit hours
VFP 2131 - Multi Cam I 3 credit hours
VFP 2410 - Networks Then and Now 3 credit hours
VFP 3000 - Films and Filmmakers 3 credit hours
VFP 3140 - Multi Cam II 3 credit hours OR
VFP 3150 - Single Cam II 3 credit hours
Media and Entertainment upper-division (non pass/fail) electives 3 credit hours

Advanced Production Requirements (6 hours)

Choose at least 6 credit hours

VFP 4130 - Post Production II 3 credit hours
VFP 4150 - Video Series Production 3 credit hours
EMC 4940 - Advanced Seminar-Electronic Media Production 3 credit hours
VFP 4941 - Advanced Multi-camera Video Production 1 to 4 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (25-28 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Video and Film Production

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours OR
RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours
May count as Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

VFP 1080 - Post-Production I 3 credit hours
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Minor 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
VFP 2130 - Single Cam I 3 credit hours
VFP 2410 - Networks Then and Now 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

VFP 2131 - Multi Cam I 3 credit hours
VFP 3020 - Screenwriting I 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Science 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

VFP 3000 - Films and Filmmakers 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
Natural Science 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Spring

VFP 3140 - Multi Cam II 3 credit hours OR
VFP 3150 - Single Cam II 3 credit hours
EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours OR
JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
VFP upper-division elective 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
Natural Science 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Senior Fall

Advanced video/film production requirement 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
Electives (internship recommended) 9 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Advanced video/film production requirement 3 credit hours
Minor/Elective 3 credit hours
Electives 7 credit hours

Subtotal: 13 Hours

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