Mar 28, 2024  
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Video and Film Production, Motion Design Concentration, B.S.


Media Arts  
615-898-5118
Richard Lewis, program coordinator
Richard.Lewis@mtsu.edu

Motion Design sits at the center of animation, graphic design, and video/film production. It is an ever expanding field encompassing title and credit sequences for films and television, informational graphics for news and social media, animations for music videos and live events, animated advertisements and branding, VR/AR/MR/XR visual experiences, and much more.

Admission to Candidacy


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

  1. 45 hours completed before applying for candidacy
  2. Passing grade for EMC 1010 
  3. Grade of B- (2.67) or better in each of the following:

ART 1610  

ART 1650  

ART 2310  

ART 2325  

VFP 1080  

ANIM 2040 /VFP 2040  

  1. Grade of C (2.00) or better in each of the following:

EMC 1020 /JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020  

ENGL 1010  and ENGL 1020  

Math course satisfying General Education requirements.

Academic Map


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

Video and Film Production, Motion Design Concentration, B.S., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements


General Education 41 hours
Major Requirements 60 hours*
     College Core   9 hours
     Department Core   2 hours
     Motion Design Concentration   49 hours
Interactive/Illustration Minor 18 hours
Electives 1-4 hours
TOTAL 120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.  

General Education


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.

The following course required by the program meets General Education requirements:

Major Requirements (60 hours)


Department Core (2 hours)


Video and Film Production, Motion Design Concentration (49 hours)


Interactive/Illustration Major (18 hours)


Electives (1-4 credits)


Curriculum: Video and Film Production, Motion Design


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

Subtotal: 13 Hours


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Sophomore Fall


Subtotal: 16 Hours


Sophomore Spring


Subtotal: 16 Hours


Subtotal: 16 Hours


Subtotal: 16 Hours


Senior Fall


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Senior Spring


Subtotal: 13 Hours