Film, Media and Communications Optional Emphasis
An optional area of emphasis is available, but is not required. An emphasis helps students focus their coursework in an area of special interest to them in preparation for their future careers. The seven areas of emphases are:
- Film Production: Emphasizes building technical skills in the production of cinematic media.
- Social Justice: Provides a strong social justice foundation using media to advocate for social change.
- Film Marketing: Combines media education with business marketing skills.
- Film Studies: Focus on academic analysis and appreciation of film and media.
- Writing: Emphasizes fictional and non-fictional storytelling.
- Producing: Focus on the budgeting, organization, and management of media development, production, and distribution.
- Audio Production: Develops specific skills in recording, mixing, and producing audio for live performance, studio, music and cinematic applications.
- Acting: Master the technical and practical aspects of the art of acting for traditional and modern media.
Emphasis 1: Film Production
Required Courses
Plus 2 additional elective film production courses (6 units) from list directly below.
Elective<strong> </strong> Film<strong> </strong> Courses<strong> </strong> for<strong> </strong> Production<strong> </strong> Emphasis
Emphasis 2: Social Justice
Required Courses
| FLM 131 | Film Media and Social Justice | 3 |
| FLM 142 | Women in Hollywood | 3 |
| SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 180 | Social Stratification and Human Rights | 3 |
| SOC 162 | Human Rights | 3 |
| Plus 3 additional elective Social Justice courses (9 units) listed directly below or by approval of the Film Program Director. | |
Elective Courses for Social Justice Emphasis
| FLM 124 | Gender and Media | 3 |
| FLM 125 | Media Anthropology | 3 |
| FLM 136 | Disney Inc. and Mass Popular Culture | 3 |
| FLM 139A | Digital Video Production | 3 |
| FLM 171 | Film Noir and the City | 3 |
| FLM 177 | Human Rights and Science Fiction | 3 |
| PHI 167 | Ethics and Film | 3 |
| PSY 186 | Violence Against Women | 3 |
| PSY 139 | Child Abuse and Family Violence | 3 |
| PSY 144 | Psychology of Prejudice | 3 |
| SOC 161 | Dynamics of Majority-Minority Relations | 3 |
| SOC 163 | Women's and Children's Human Rights | 3 |
| SOC 167 | U.S. Women of Color | 3 |
| SOC 175 | Urban Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 185 | Human Rights and Global Development | 3 |
| SOC 186 | Immigration and Human Rights | 3 |
| SOC 187 | Environmental Studies | 3 |
| SOC 190 | Social Change and Human Rights | 3 |
| SOC 191 | Social Movements | 3 |
| SOC 193 | Chicana/o and Latina/o Identity in Southern California | 3 |
Emphasis 3: Film Marketing
Required Courses
| FLM 146 | Film Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 160 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 161 | Principles of Advertising | 3 |
| or | |
| FLM 123 | Commercial Production | 3 |
| BUS 122 | Management Communications | 3 |
| or | |
| FLM 122 | Public Relations | 3 |
| BUS 15A | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| SOC 117 | Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
| or | |
| FLM 124 | Gender and Media | 3 |
| ENG 107 | Professional Writing | 3 |
| or | |
| FLM 167 | Screenwriting Pitching & Packaging | 3 |
| Plus one additional Film course | |
Emphasis 4: Film Studies
Core major courses plus eight additional history or genre classes (24 units), such as
Emphasis 5: Writing
Required Courses
Emphasis 6: Producing
Required Courses
Emphasis 7: Audio Production
Required Courses
| FLM 138 | Audio Production | 3 |
| FLM 119 | Music Video Production | 3 |
| or | |
| FLM 139A | Digital Video Production | 3 |
| FLM 143A | Post-Production Audio | 3 |
| FLM 152A | Digital Music for Media | 3 |
| FLM 152B | Digital Music for Media | 3 |
| FLM 155 | Pro Tools Essentials | 3 |
| Plus two additional elective courses (6 units) from list directly below. | |
Elective Courses for Audio Production Emphasis
| FLM 133 | Music Culture and Broadcasting Culture Music and Broadcasting | 3 |
| FLM 139A | Digital Video Production | 3 |
| FLM 143B | Post-Production Audio | 3 |
| MUS 3 | Discovering Music Fundamentals | 1.0-3.0 |
| MUS 13 | Applied Music (Non-Maj) | 1.0-3.0 |
| MUS 113 | Applied Music (Non-Maj) | 1.0-3.0 |
| MUS 134 | Orchestration & Arranging | 2 |
Emphasis 8: Acting
Required Courses
Recommended courses to be taken for General Studies credit by Film Majors
| ART 2 | Design I | 3 |
| ART 5 | Fundamentals of Art | 3 |
| BUS 15A | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| ENG 108 | The News Media | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Fiction to Film | 3 |
| ENG 135 | Classic Films As Visual Literature | 3 |
| PHI 16 | Philosophy Through Popular Culture | 3 |
| PHI 167 | Ethics and Film | 3 |
| PHI 175 | Philosophy of Film | 3 |
| POL 192 | Plays and Politics | 3 |
| RST 45 | Contemporary Issues in Christian Ethics | 3 |
| RST 145 | Contemporary Issues in Christian Ethics | 3 |
| RST 146 | The Catholic Justice and Peace Tradition | 3 |
| SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 30 | Human Communication | 3 |
| SOC 38 | Statistics for Social Science | 3 |
| SOC 117 | Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |