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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | 37 | |
| Film and Performing Arts Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| FLPA F121X | Fundamentals of Acting | 3 |
| FLPA F271 | Film Set Production I | 3 |
| FLPA F247 | Introduction to Production Design | 3 |
| Concentration | ||
| Complete one of the following: 2 | 30 | |
Film | ||
Theatre | ||
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 4-9 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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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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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
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Film Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| FLPA/ENGL F217X | Introduction to the Study of Film | 3 |
| FLPA/ART F231 | Previsualization and Preproduction | 3 |
| FLPA F258 | Lights, Camera, Audio! | 3 |
| FLPA F260 | Digital Video Editing: Adobe Suite | 3 |
| FLPA F289 and FLPA F389 and FLPA F489 | Reel Workshop/Review I and Reel Workshop/Review II and Reel Workshop/Review III | 0 |
| FLPA F331 | Directing Film/Video | 3 |
| FLPA F403 | Practicum in Film Production: FRAME 1 | 3 |
| FLPA F431 | Film Set Production II 1 | 3 |
| Complete three of the following: | 9 | |
| Acting for the Camera | ||
| Acting II: Voice and Speech | ||
| Acting III: Movement | ||
| Movies and Films: Watching and Analyzing | ||
| Digital Imaging | ||
| Indigenous World in Film | ||
| Internship in Film Production | ||
| Acting IV: Scene Study 1 | ||
| SFX Up Your Video | ||
| Cross-cultural Filmmaking | ||
| 3D Animation | ||
| Documentary Filmmaking | ||
| Advanced Topics in Film or Stage Production | ||
| Dramatic Writing | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Thesis Project 1 | ||
or approved FLPA elective | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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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
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Theatre Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| FLPA F190 and FLPA F191 | Audition or Portfolio Review Participation and Audition or Portfolio Review Participation | 0 |
| FLPA F215X | Dramatic Literature and History | 3 |
| FLPA F241 | Basic Stagecraft | 4 |
| FLPA F290 and FLPA F291 | Audition or Portfolio Review Participation II and Audition or Portfolio Review Participation II | 0 |
| FLPA F310 | Acting for the Camera | 3 |
| Complete 8 credits of the following, at least 3 of which must be FLPA F402: | 8 | |
| Theatre Practicum: Performance | ||
| Theatre Practicum: Technical 1 | ||
| Complete four of the following: | 12 | |
| Acting II: Voice and Speech | ||
| Acting III: Movement | ||
| Stage Directing I | ||
| Lighting Design | ||
| Advanced Alaska Native Performance | ||
| Acting IV: Scene Study 1 | ||
| Advanced Topics in Film or Stage Production | ||
| Dramatic Writing | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Thesis Project 1 | ||
or approved FLPA elective | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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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
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
- This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
- Some courses and milestones must be completed in the semester listed to ensure timely graduation.
- Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
- Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
- Courses with (*) are recommended.
Film Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F121X12,20 | 3 | LS F101X15 | 1 |
| FLPA F26022 | 3 | FLPA/ENGL F217X12,22 | 3 |
| MATH F113X (*)6 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | ||
WRTG F211X (*) | |||
COM F141X (*) | |||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F23114,22 | 3 | FLPA F24720 | 3 |
| FLPA F27120 | 3 | FLPA F25822 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 | FLPA F28922 | 0 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F40322,25 | 3 | FLPA F33122,25 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | FLPA F38922,25 | 0 |
| General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F43121,22,25 | 3 | FLPA F489 | 0 |
| Degree Requirement - Ethics - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| 15 | 12 | ||
| 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 F215X14,22 | 3 |
| LS F101X15 | 1 | FLPA F24122 | 4 |
| MATH F113X (*)6 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | WRTG F211X (*) | |
COM F141X (*) | |||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F19022 | 0 | FLPA F19122 | 0 |
| FLPA F27120 | 3 | FLPA F24712,20 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 | FLPA F401 or F40222,25 | 2 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FLPA F29022 | 0 | FLPA F29122 | 0 |
| FLPA F401 or F40222,25 | 2 | FLPA F31022,25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Degree Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:21,22,25 | 2 | ||
FLPA F402 (*) | |||
| 14 | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Degree Requirement - Ethics - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:21,22,25 | 2 | ||
FLPA F402 (*) | |||
| 14 | 12 | ||
| 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 measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.
Students graduating from 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
