Film & Television BS

Major: Film and Television
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits:187.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code: 50.0602
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 27-2012; 27-4031; 27-4032

About the Program

The Film & Television major offers a balance of technical craft and artistic vision that prepares students to pursue professional careers in the Film and Television industries. The program is hands-on with core themes driving each year: Story, Voice, Professional Practice, and Implementation. There is also substantial coursework in screenwriting and film studies.

This highly competitive program, with only sixty-four freshmen accepted annually, features smaller classes that foster student-faculty interaction and mentoring, as well as ample access to excellent equipment. The unique Drexel co-op and Los Angeles Summer Program enhance education by providing students with professional employment experience.

Virtual courses and virtual components to courses play a small but important role in the curriculum for Film and Television. They allow us to attract talented faculty and speakers from across the country and expose students to real-world experiences of film production and the exposure to world class situations that would be impossible in a face-to-face setting.

The Film & Television program also offers a minor in Film Studies.

Additional Information

For more information about this program, contact the program director:

John Avarese
Film & Television
Department of Cinema and Television
Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
jva23@drexel.edu

Admission Requirements

• Optional portfolio
• GPA: 2.75
• SAT: 1100

Degree Requirements

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 Includes Film & TV as well as general electives.

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Sample Plan of Study

Fall Winter co-op cycle

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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

Spring Summer co-op cycle

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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

Co-op/Career Opportunities

Opportunities

Students who study film and video can move on to careers as film or video directors, producers, video or film editors, directors of photography (film), camerawork, as well as grips and special effects coordinators.

Co-Op Experiences

Some past co-op employers of film and video students include:

• USA Network, New York
• Comcast, Philadelphia
• Bad Robot, Los Angeles
• ICM, Los Angeles
• Focus Features, New York
• Law & Order, New York
• NFL Films, Mount Laurel, New Jersey
• Tribecca Film Center, New York
• National Geographic Television, Washington DC
• NBC, New York
• Paramount Studios, Los Angeles
• MTV, New York

Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center page for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities.

Facilities

Film and Video facilities include a shooting studio with green screen; two screening rooms; a fully equipped HD television studio; post-production labs for editing, color correction and audio recording & mixing; specially outfitted multimedia rooms; state of the art film production equipment including cameras, steadicams, lighting and audio equipment.

Program Level Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to:

Film & Television Faculty