Film and Performing Arts B.A.
Minimum Requirements for Film and Performing Arts B.A.: 120 credits
Concentrations: Film, Theatre
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. 1 | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | 37 | |
| As part of the B.A. requirements, the following course is recommended: | ||
| Indigenous Media I | ||
| Film and Performing Arts Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| FLPA F121X | Fundamentals of Acting | 3 |
| FLPA F247 | Introduction to Production Design | 3 |
| FLPA F258 | Lights, Camera, Audio! | 3 |
| FLPA F402 | Theatre Practicum: Technical | 1 |
| Complete additional practicum hours: 2 | 3 | |
| Theatre Practicum: Performance | ||
| Theatre Practicum: Technical | ||
| Film Production Practicum: FRAME | ||
| Professional Practices: 3 | 0 | |
| Students should participate in Professional Practices annually. | ||
| FLPA F190 | Professional Practices in Film and Theatre | 0 |
| FLPA F191 | Audition Workshop I | 0 |
| or FLPA F289 | Reel/Portfolio Review I | |
| FLPA F290 | Audition Workshop II | 0 |
| or FLPA F389 | Reel/Portfolio Review II | |
| FLPA F291 | Audition Workshop III | 0 |
| or FLPA F489 | Reel/Portfolio Review III | |
| Concentration | ||
| Complete one of the following: 4 | 27-31 | |
Film | ||
Theatre | ||
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 0-8 | |
| Total Credits | 120-121 | |
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To graduate, all students must complete 39 upper-division credits. Some of these will be covered by the upper-division required courses for the film and performing arts B.A., but not all of them. Film and performing arts students will need to take upper-division electives (in film and performing arts or other disciplines) to complete the upper-division requirement.
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All FLPA majors will participate in 4 credits of practicum hours, 1 of which will be in FLPA F402. Courses are variable 1-3 credits and additional credits can be applied to the concentration. 1 credit of practicum is equal to 39 hours of effort.
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All FLPA majors will participate in FLPA F190, then may select annually audition and/or reel/portfolio review. Students will need a total of four semesters participation in professional practices in order to graduate.
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FLPA film concentration majors cannot minor in film but may minor in theatre. FLPA theatre concentration majors cannot minor in theatre but may minor in film.
Concentrations
Film
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| As part of the general education requirements, complete the following: | ||
| Introduction to the Study of Film | ||
| Film Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| FLPA/ART F231 | Cinematic Previsualization and Preproduction | 3 |
| FLPA F260 | Digital Video Editing: Adobe Suite | 3 |
| FLPA F271 | Film Set Production I | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Directing Film/Video 1 | ||
| Film Set Production II 1 | ||
| Complete five of the following: | 15 | |
| Acting for the Camera | ||
| Acting II: Voice and Speech | ||
| Acting III: Movement | ||
| Directing Film/Video 1 | ||
| Movies and Films: Watching and Analyzing | ||
| Sound Design for the Entertainment Industry | ||
| Indigenous Media II | ||
| Digital Visual Development | ||
| Indigenous World in Film | ||
| Film Production Practicum: FRAME | ||
| Internship in Film Production | ||
| Acting IV: Scene Study 1 | ||
| Film Set Production II 1 | ||
| VFX: Visual Effects for Video | ||
| Cross-cultural Filmmaking | ||
| 3D Animation | ||
| Digital Video Compositing | ||
| Documentary Filmmaking | ||
| Advanced Topics in Film or Stage Production | ||
| Dramatic Writing | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Thesis Project 1 | ||
or approved FLPA elective | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
Note: FLPA film concentration majors cannot minor in film but may minor in theatre. FLPA theatre concentration majors cannot minor in theatre but may minor in film.
Theatre
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Theatre Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| FLPA F215X | Dramatic Literature and History | 3 |
| FLPA F241 | Basic Stagecraft | 4 |
| FLPA F310 | Acting for the Camera | 3 |
| FLPA F401 | Theatre Practicum: Performance | 2-3 |
| FLPA F402 | Theatre Practicum: Technical | 1-3 |
| Complete five of the following, including one capstone course: | 15 | |
| Film Set Production I | ||
| Acting II: Voice and Speech | ||
| Acting III: Movement | ||
| Stage Directing I | ||
| Scene Design | ||
| Lighting Design 1 | ||
| Sound Design for the Entertainment Industry | ||
| Indigenous Media II | ||
| Acting IV: Scene Study 1 | ||
| Tuma Production Seminar 1 | ||
| Advanced Topics in Film or Stage Production 1 | ||
| Dramatic Writing 1 | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Thesis Project 1 | ||
or approved FLPA elective | ||
| Total Credits | 28-31 | |
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Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
Note: FLPA film concentration majors cannot minor in film but may minor in theatre. FLPA theatre concentration majors cannot minor in theatre but may minor in film.
Roadmaps
Film Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F121X12,20 | 3 | FLPA F217X2 | 3 |
| FLPA F19020 | 0 | FLPA F24720 | 3 |
| FLPA/ART F23114,22 | 3 | LS F101X15 | 1 |
| MATH F113X (*)6 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
WRTG F211X (*) | |||
COM F141X (*) | |||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F161X (*)8 | 3 | FLPA F191 or F28920 | 0 |
| FLPA F25812,20 | 3 | FLPA F27122 | 3 |
| FLPA F26022 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F401, F402, or F40320,25 | 1 | FLPA F290 or F38920 | 0 |
| FLPA F40220,25 | 1 | Degree Requirement - Ethics25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Concentration Course25 | 3 |
| Concentration Course25 | 3 | Concentration Course25 | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F331 or F43121,22,25 | 3 | FLPA F291 or F48920 | 0 |
| FLPA F401, F402, or F40320,25 | 2 | Concentration Course25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences25 | 3 | Concentration Course25 | 3 |
| Minor Course25 | 3 | General Elective25 | 3 |
| General Elective25 | 3 | General Elective25 | 3 |
| General Elective25 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Theatre Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F121X12,20 | 3 | FLPA F215X22 | 3 |
| FLPA F19020 | 0 | FLPA F24114,22 | 4 |
| MATH F113X (*)6 | 3 | LS F101X15 | 1 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
WRTG F211X (*) | |||
COM F141X (*) | |||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F161X (*)8 | 3 | FLPA F191 or F28920 | 0 |
| FLPA F25812,20 | 3 | FLPA F24720 | 3 |
| FLPA F31022,25 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| FLPA F40222,25 | 1 | General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 |
| General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | Concentration Course25 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F290 or F38920 | 0 | FLPA F40122,25 | 2 |
| FLPA F401, F402, or F40320,25 | 2 | Degree Requirement - Ethics25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Concentration Course25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | Concentration Course25 | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F401, F402, or F40320,25 | 1 | FLPA F291 or F48920 | 0 |
| FLPA F40220,25 | 1 | Concentration Course21,22,25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences25 | 3 | General Elective | 4 |
| Concentration Course25 | 3 | General Elective25 | 3 |
| Minor Course25 | 3 | General Elective25 | 3 |
| General Elective25 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are specific, measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills students will gain by the end of the program.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Communicate clearly and creatively in oral, written and visual form
- Demonstrate practical skills in their area of concentration: film or theatre
- Possess strong collaborative skills and leadership abilities
- Have demonstrated examples of collaborative productions to which they have contributed to as an artist and/or technician
