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Film and Digital Media Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

World Language Requirement: Two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.

Required Courses
FILM 110
110L
INTRODUCTION TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION
and INTRODUCTION TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION LAB
5
FILM 214
214L
FILM AND THE HUMANITIES
and FILM AND THE HUMANITIES SCREENING/LAB
5
FILM 221
221L
SCREENPLAY ANALYSIS
and SCREENPLAY ANALYSIS SCREENING/LAB
5
FILM 305ACTING FOR DIRECTORS AND WRITERS3
FILM 311
311L
FILM PRODUCTION
and FILM PRODUCTION LAB
5
FILM 312
312L
FILM DIRECTING AND PRODUCING
and FILM DIRECTING AND PRODUCING LAB
5
FILM 321
321L
WRITING THE SHORT FILM
and WRITING THE SHORT FILM LAB
5
FILM 322
322L
ADAPTATION
and ADAPTATION LAB
5
FILM 365
365L
FILM HISTORY I
and FILM HISTORY I SCREENING/LAB
5
FILM 366
366L
FILM HISTORY II
and FILM HISTORY II SCREENING/LAB
5
FILM 410ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION I5
FILM 417
417L
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING I
and ADVANCED SCREENWRITING I LAB
4
Concentrations–complete at least two of the following series18
Criticism
SEMINAR IN FILM STUDIES
and SEMINAR IN FILM STUDIES SCREENING/LAB (must be repeated with topics 1 and 2)
ORAL EXAMINATION: FILM STUDIES
Production
ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION II
ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION III
ORAL EXAMINATION: PRODUCTION
Screenwriting
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING II
and ADVANCED SCREENWRITING II LAB
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING III
and ADVANCED SCREENWRITING III LAB
ORAL EXAMINATION: SCREENWRITING
Required Senior Capstone
FILM 490
490L
FILM SENIOR CAPSTONE
and FILM SENIOR CAPSTONE SCREENING/LAB
5
Total Credits80

Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement.  Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015MATH 1075
Humanities & Arts BACR 115Social Science BACR 215Diversity - graduation requirement15
Social Science BACR 115Natural Science BACR 115Natural Science BACR 215
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
FILM 110
110L
5FILM 311
311L
5FILM 3053
FILM 214
214L (Humanities & Arts BACR 2)
5FILM 321
321L
5FILM 312
312L
5
FILM 221
221L
5FILM 365
365L (Global Studies - graduation requirement)
5FILM 322
322L
5
  FILM 366
366L
5
 15 15 18
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
FILM 4105Film and Digital Media Concentration Elective24Film and Digital Media Concentration Elective24
FILM 417
417L
4Film and Digital Media Concentration Elective24Film and Digital Media Concentration Elective24
FILM 490
490L (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)
5Elective - minor or general elective5Film and Digital Media Concentration Elective21
  Film and Digital Media Concentration Elective21
  Elective - minor or general elective5
 14 13 15
Total Credits 180
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Concentrations–complete at least two concentrations in Criticism, Production or Screenwriting. 

Year One
Fall
FILM 110
110L
INTRODUCTION TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION
and INTRODUCTION TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION LAB
5
FILM 214
214L
FILM AND THE HUMANITIES
and FILM AND THE HUMANITIES SCREENING/LAB
5
FILM 221
221L
SCREENPLAY ANALYSIS
and SCREENPLAY ANALYSIS SCREENING/LAB
5
Winter
FILM 311
311L
FILM PRODUCTION
and FILM PRODUCTION LAB
5
FILM 321
321L
WRITING THE SHORT FILM
and WRITING THE SHORT FILM LAB
5
FILM 365
365L
FILM HISTORY I
and FILM HISTORY I SCREENING/LAB
5
Spring
FILM 305ACTING FOR DIRECTORS AND WRITERS3
FILM 312
312L
FILM DIRECTING AND PRODUCING
and FILM DIRECTING AND PRODUCING LAB
5
FILM 322
322L
ADAPTATION
and ADAPTATION LAB
5
FILM 366
366L
FILM HISTORY II
and FILM HISTORY II SCREENING/LAB
5
Total Credits48
Year Two
Fall
FILM 410ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION I5
FILM 417
417L
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING I
and ADVANCED SCREENWRITING I LAB
4
FILM 490
490L
FILM SENIOR CAPSTONE
and FILM SENIOR CAPSTONE SCREENING/LAB
5
Winter–after completing the FILM core, students complete at least two of three concentrations8
Criticism Concentration
SEMINAR IN FILM STUDIES
and SEMINAR IN FILM STUDIES SCREENING/LAB (Topic 1)
Production Concentration
ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION II
Screenwriting Concentration
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING II
and ADVANCED SCREENWRITING II LAB
Spring—complete at least two concentrations (four courses)10
Criticism Concentration
SEMINAR IN FILM STUDIES
and SEMINAR IN FILM STUDIES SCREENING/LAB (Topic 2)
ORAL EXAMINATION: FILM STUDIES
Production Concentration
ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION III
ORAL EXAMINATION: PRODUCTION
Screenwriting Concentration
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING III
and ADVANCED SCREENWRITING III LAB
ORAL EXAMINATION: SCREENWRITING
Total Credits32
 
University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB


General Education Requirements (GER)
  • Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
    • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
    • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0

Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences


University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List


Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.

  1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
  2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.

Students who earn a BA in Film from EWU should be able to:
  • direct a senior-level motion picture from a short script;
  • orally support one’s creative or scholarly choices;
  • write a short script suitable for a senior-level production;
  • write an essay informed by film theories;
  • write an essay to support the historical significance of a film.
In addition, all students should be able to do two of the following three:
  • write a critical film analysis that is suitable for submission to an undergraduate scholarly conference or publication;
  • direct a motion picture suitable for entry in a film festival;
  • write an industry-standard screenplay suitable for entry in a college-level screenwriting competition.