BA in Film & Media Studies with concentration in Production
Below is a sample 4-year plan for students pursuing the BA in Film and Media Studies with a production concentration. To view the list of courses approved to fulfill KU Core Goals, please visit the KU Core website.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| FMS 100 (Goal 1.1 Critical Thinking) | 3 | FMS 200 (Goal 3 Arts and Humanities) | 3 |
| ENGL 101 (Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing I)1 | 3 | FMS 380 | 3 |
| Goal 3 Social Science | 3 | ENGL 102 (Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing II)1 | 3 |
| 1st Semester Language (BA Second Language) | 5 | 2nd Semester Language (BA Second Language) | 5 |
| UNIV 101 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| FMS 275 | 4 | FMS Intermediate Production (1 of 2)2 | 3 |
| FMS Elective (1 of 2) | 3 | FMS 310, 311, 312, 313, or 314 (FMS History) | 3 |
| Goal 3 Natural Science | 3 | Goal 2.2 Communication | 3 |
| BA Laboratory/Field Experience (LFE) | 1 | 4th Semester Language, or 1st Semester of Another Language, unless req for mjr (BA Second Language)10 | 3 |
| Goal 1.2 Quantitative Literacy | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 |
| 3rd Semester Language (BA Second Language) | 3 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| FMS Elective (2 of 2) | 3 | FMS Intermediate Production (2 of 2)2 | 3 |
| FMS 345, 350, or 355 (FMS Media) | 3 | FMS 530 | 3 |
| BA Quantitative Reasoning (BAQR)3 | 3 | Goal 4.2 Global Awareness4 | 3 |
| Goal 4.1 US Diversity5 | 3 | Goal 5 Social Responsbility and Ethics6 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| FMS 593 or 5927 | 3 | FMS 585 (Goal 6 Integration and Creativity) | 4 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours9 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Hours 120 | |||
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The BA requires completion of two courses of collegiate-level writing instruction. Students who test out of Composition will still need to complete ENGL 102 (or equivalent) and one additional Goal 2.1 course.
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FMS Intermediate Production Offerings: FMS 273, FMS 303, FMS 373, FMS 374, FMS 375, FMS 376, FMS 474, FMS 478, FMS 477, FMS 478, FMS 479, FMS 480
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Visit this website for a list of courses that fulfill the BA Quantitative Reasoning requirement.
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FMS Options for Goal 4.2 // Some language study satisfies Goal 4.2 as well
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FMS Options for Goal 4.1 // Some language study satisfies Goal 4.1 as well
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FMS 425 Ethics in Storytelling satisfies KU Core Goal 5
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FMS 593 Experimental Film and Video offered in FALL ONLY, and FMS 592 Documentary Film and Video offered in SPRING ONLY
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This sample plan assumes all FMS Electives/Intermediate Production selections will be 300-level or above.
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Hour requirements (incl. 45 jr/sr hrs) are typically met through KU core, degree, major, second area of study and/or elective hours. Students completing the BGS with a major must choose a secondary area of study. Individual degree mapping is done in partnership with your advisor.
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For students completing the language requirement via the 3+1 language option, note that many first semester languages are 5 credit hours.
Please note:
All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are required to complete 120 total hours of which 45 hours must be at the Jr/Sr (300+) level.
The same course cannot be used to fulfill more than one KU Core Goal. However, overlap of a KU Core course with a major or degree-specific requirement is allowed. Overlapping is recommended to allow more opportunities to explore other majors and/or minors.
- The FMS department recommends no more than two production classes a semester.
- FMS Elective can be any Film (FMS-coded) course (Production or Culture and Studies)
- FMS 380, FMS 302, FMS 303 are topics courses meaning they can be repeated for credit as long as topic differs.
- Screenwriting Sequence: FMS 273 Basic Screenwriting offered in the Fall and FMS 373 Intermediate Screenwriting in the Spring. FMS 273 is the pre-req for FMS 373