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Film (Filmmaking Practices), BA

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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA
College/School: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Plan Code: FAFPRBA
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120
minimum credit hours
46
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Film Core
FMP 180 Principles of Production Technology
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 205 Introduction to Post-Production
2 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 2
FMP 210 Principles of Creative Producing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 245 Concepts of Cinematography
2 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 2
FMP 261 Principles of Screenwriting
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 280 Introduction to Film and Media Production
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 285 Development of a Filmmaker's Practice
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 1
FMP 288 Understanding Ethics in Filmmaking
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 300 Short Film Production
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 360 The Filmmaker's Voice
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 380 Film Practicum
OR FMP 484 Internship
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 1
FMP 385 Development of a Filmmaker's Portfolio
2 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 2
FMP 388 Application of Ethical Filmmaking
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 485 Development of a Filmmaker's Career
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 1
FMS 100 Introduction to Film and Media Studies (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
THF 160 Introduction to Storytelling (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Film Capstone

Capstone requires three semesters to complete, it cannot be condensed into 2 semesters.
FMP 397 Senior Thesis Development
OR FMP 398 Capstone I: Development
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 495 Senior Thesis I
OR FMP 480 Capstone II: Production
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
FMP 496 Senior Thesis II
OR FMP 481 Capstone III: Post-Production
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Film Electives
Film Electives may be taken from any of the course lists below. Choose electives that will build skills for your desired career path.
Cinematography Electives:
FMP 345 Cinematography I
FMP 346 Cinematography Aesthetics and Theory
FMP 445 Cinematography II
FMP 446 Cinematography III
FMP 494 Topic: Advanced Camera Workshop
Directing Electives:
FMP 294 Topic: Directing for Television
FMP 318 Directing for Film and Media I
FMP 350 Directing for Documentary Media
FMP 394 Topic: Acting and Directing in the Sound Studio
FMP 418 Directing for Film and Media II
FMP 468 Directing for Film and Media III
FMP 494 Topic: Directing the Personal Documentary
FMP 494 Topic: Film Director: Actor Collaboration Lab
FMP 494 Topic: Performing in the Virtual
THF 101 Acting Introduction
Entertainment Industry Electives:
FMP 330 Professional and Technical Writing for Film/TV Industry
FMP 411 Welcome to Hollywood
FMP 417 Business and Legal Practices in Entertainment
THE 494 Topic: AI Literacy for Design & the Arts
General Film Electives:
FMP 403 Independent Film (HUAD)
FMP 405 Topic: Arnaz to Rodriguez: The Evolution of Storytelling
FMP 405 Topic: Great Comedy Films
FMP 405 Topic: Hitchcock
FMP 405 Topic: The New Hollywood: American Cinema in the 1970s
FMP 405 Topic: Sidney Poitier
FMP 405 Topic: Spielberg/Lucas
FMP 405 Topic: Social Movements in Black Cinema
FMP 405 Topic: The Oscars
Producing Electives:
FMP 370 Producing for Film and Media
FMP 475 Producing Series
Production Electives:
FMP 294 Topic: Youth Media Production
FMP 394 Topic: Intermediate Documentary Production
FMP 400 Advanced Short Film Production
FMP 494 Topic: Commercial Media Production
FMP 494 Topic: Video Production Lab
Post-Production Electives:
FMP 215 Beginning Post-Production for Film and Television: Adobe Premiere Pro
FMP 225 Principles of Visual Effects Compositing
FMP 320 Film and Media Post-Production I
FMP 325 Intermediate Visual Effects Compositing
FMP 420 Film and Media Post-Production II
FMP 471 Film and Media Post-Production III
FMP 494 Topic: Advanced VFX
Screenwriting Electives:
FMP 310 Writing for Genre
FMP 361 Writing the Short Film
FMP 365 Developing a Series
FMP 460 Feature Writing Workshop I
FMP 462 Feature Writing Workshop II
Sound Electives:
FMP 194 Topic: Sound Aesthetics in Film and Media
FMP 294 Topic: Production Sound: On Set Audio
FMP 294 Topic: Recordings in Post (ADR, Foley and Field)
FMP 294 Topic: Pro Tools: Post-Production
FMP 315 Sound Post-Production for Film and Media I
FMP 394 Topic: Pro Tools: Mixing Techniques
FMP 415 Sound Post-Production for Film and Media II
FMP 494 Topic: Sound Mixing for Film and Media
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Film Electives may be taken from any of the course lists below. Choose electives that will build skills for your desired career path.
Cinematography Electives:
FMP 345 Cinematography I
FMP 346 Cinematography Aesthetics and Theory
FMP 445 Cinematography II
FMP 446 Cinematography III
FMP 494 Topic: Advanced Camera Workshop
Directing Electives:
FMP 318 Directing for Film and Media I
FMP 350 Directing for Documentary Media
FMP 394 Topic: Acting and Directing in the Sound Studio
FMP 418 Directing for Film and Media II
FMP 468 Directing for Film and Media III
FMP 494 Topic: Directing the Personal Documentary
FMP 494 Topic: Film Director: Actor Collaboration Lab
FMP 494 Topic: Performing in the Virtual
Entertainment Industry Electives:
FMP 330 Professional and Technical Writing for Film/TV Industry
FMP 411 Welcome to Hollywood
FMP 417 Business and Legal Practices in Entertainment
THE 494 Topic: AI Literacy for Design & the Arts
General Film Electives:
FMP 403 Independent Film (HUAD)
FMP 405 Topic: Arnaz to Rodriguez: The Evolution of Storytelling
FMP 405 Topic: Great Comedy Films
FMP 405 Topic: Hitchcock
FMP 405 Topic: The New Hollywood: American Cinema in the 1970s
FMP 405 Topic: Sidney Poitier
FMP 405 Topic: Spielberg/Lucas
FMP 405 Topic: Social Movements in Black Cinema
FMP 405 Topic: The Oscars
Producing Electives:
FMP 370 Producing for Film and Media
FMP 475 Producing Series
Production Electives:
FMP 394 Topic: Intermediate Documentary Production
FMP 400 Advanced Short Film Production
FMP 494 Topic: Commercial Media Production
FMP 494 Topic: Video Production Lab
Post-Production Electives:
FMP 320 Film and Media Post-Production I
FMP 325 Intermediate Visual Effects Compositing
FMP 420 Film and Media Post-Production II
FMP 471 Film and Media Post-Production III
FMP 494 Topic: Advanced VFX
Screenwriting Electives:
FMP 310 Writing for Genre
FMP 361 Writing the Short Film
FMP 365 Developing a Series
FMP 460 Feature Writing Workshop I
FMP 462 Feature Writing Workshop II
Sound Electives:
FMP 315 Sound Post-Production for Film and Media I
FMP 394 Topic: Pro Tools: Mixing Techniques
FMP 415 Sound Post-Production for Film and Media II
FMP 494 Topic: Sound Mixing for Film and Media
21 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 21
Film GPA Requirements
Check: Minimum 3.0 Major GPA
Check: Minimum 2.5 ASU Cumulative GPA
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
FMP 101 Orientation to Film
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.

All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.

Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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