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 make key contacts in the industry during co-op, which requires them to spend a minimum of six months (two terms) working in positions that allow them to gain hands-on experience in their chosen fields.

Drexel in Los Angeles (DiLA) is an intensive summer study away program that supports students traveling to L.A. where they pursue a professional internship and take classes in the evenings. Students also participate in additional educational and cultural programming that connects them to seasoned professionals in the film and television industry.

Speaker Series, a course at Drexel, creates time and space for intimate (in-person and virtual) conversations with working professionals from across the film and television industry.

Drexel's Rankin Scholars-in-Residence Series brings noted individuals to campus who excel in their respective fields. Historically, numerous distinguished participants have been guests of the Film & Television Program.

Alumni events are held annually on the East and West Coasts.

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

Facilities - Drexel Film & Television students have 24/7 access to program facilities, which includes our Post House (16 Mac mini computers), Advanced Post House (5 iMac computers), Pre-Production Lab (3 iMac computers), Content Creation Studio (Mac Studio computer) Hyflex Room, Writers Room, two Shooting Studios, Audio Production Classroom (Mac Studio computer), and two state-of-the-art-screening rooms with 4k projection. In addition, our three Finishing Suites (Mac Studio computers) support color correction, audio mixing, voiceover recording, and 4k workflows. Our labs were recently upgraded with new 34" 1440p Curved Ultrawide or 32" 4K flatscreen monitors. Five DIT laptops (MacBook Pro computers) are available for students to check out through the Equipment Room. All computers are equipped with Adobe CC, DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, and Gorilla Scheduling & Budgeting, as well as various other specialized programs. Students can also gain access to other facilities at the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, which spans across nine city blocks with more than 250,000 square feet of space. Spaces regularly utilized by our students include the Motion Capture Studio, LED Volume, Music Studios, 150-seat “Black Box” theatre, and 123-seat "URBN Annex" screening room.

Program Level Outcomes

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

Film & Television Faculty