Film Video Media: Screenwriting Certificate

Great films start with character and story, so needless to say, our most talented writers have a strong fan base. Screenwriting majors create short film scripts they can market to producers and directors via the school’s established filmmaking architecture. Beyond this, screenwriters develop scripts for television, feature films, web series and interactive games in focused courses that emphasize process, structure, story and character. A Screenwriting major can graduate with a strong portfolio of scripts and teleplays to market to producers and financiers of features and series alike.

Certificate Requirements:  51 credits 

General Education: 6 credits

English

ENG 1021

English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

Ethnic Studies

ETH 2000

Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)

3

Film Video Media Core: 15 credits

FVM 1003	Pre-Production I	3
FVM 1005	Video Production I	3
FVM 1017	Understanding the Actor's Process	3
FVM 1050	Development of Film Expression	3
FVM 1060	Video Post-Production I	3

Screenwriting Emphasis: 30 credits

FVM 1018	Screen Actor Improvisation	3
FVM 1055	Writing the Short Script	3
FVM 2002	Film/Video Business	3
	Or
FVM 2016	Producing the Independent Film	3
FVM 2036	Creative Producing	3
FVM 2022	Writing the Web Series	3
	Or
FVM 2032	Writing the TV Pilot	3
	Or
FVM 2042	Writing the TV Spec Script	3
	Or
FVM 2043	Writing for Interactive Games	3
FVM 2051	Feature Script Analysis	3
FVM 2052	Writing the Independent Film	3
	Or
FVM 2062	Writing the Hollywood Feature	3
FVM 2068	Feature Rewrites Workshop	3
FVM 2069	Screenwriter's Workshop	3

Choose one from the list below:

FVM 1025	Women in Film	3
FVM 1026	Hollywood Shuffle/Black Cinema	3
FVM 1027	LGBTQ Voices in Film	3
FVM 1181	Topics in Film Studies	3
FVM 1183	Italian Neo-Realism and French New Wave Cinema	3
FVM 1184	Landmarks of Cinema	3
FVM 1185	The Documentary Film	3
FVM 1186	The Horror Film	3
FVM 1187	The Science Fiction Film	3
FVM 1188	The Comedy Film	3