Undergraduate Bulletin

Fall 2024

Requirements for the minor in Filmmaking (FLM)

Declaration of the minor: Students should declare the minor in Filmmaking no later than the middle of their sophomore year, at which time they should consult with the directors of their major and minor to plan their course of study. The objective is to fulfill both sets of requirements in a coherent and complementary way.

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses toward the minor. Completion of the minor Filmmaking requires 21 credits, distributed as follows:

A. Introductory Courses required of all minors (6 credits):

  • FLM 101  Introduction to Filmmaking and Television: Visual Storytelling
  • FLM 102  Introduction to Film and Television Composition: How Films and TV Shows Say What They Mean

B. Three Filmmaking Workshops chosen from the following (9 credits):

  • FLM 201 Visual Storytelling Across the Disciplines
  • FLM 203 Podcasting
  • FLM 215 Scriptwriting for Film and TV*
  • FLM 220 Documentary Filmmaking*
  • FLM 221 Fiction Filmmaking*
  • FLM 301 The Filmmaker’s Toolbox: Cinematography, Sound and Editing
  • FLM 302 Producing Practices for Film and TV*

*Students may repeat one of FLM 215, 220, 221, 302, 310, and 320 as topic changes, to a maximum of 6 credits per course. 

C. One Film Survey Course for Filmmakers (3 credits):

  • FLM 310 Story Analysis for Filmmakers and TV Writers*
  • FLM 320 Topics in Film for Filmmakers and TV Writers*

Note: With the permission of the Director, students may select one 300-level film course from other departments at the university.

D. Capstone Project (3 credits)**

All students are required to take the capstone project course or its equivalent. Permission of the Director is required.

  • FLM 402 Capstone Project
  • In consultation with the  Director,  a filmmaking workshop  at the 300- or graduate level (preferably a graduate FLM course offered in Manhattan)  that builds on a project begun in a previous workshop,  or an internship completed through enrollment in FLM 488, may satisfy this requirement. 

**Note: Workshop courses taken to satisfy requirement B may not be used to also satisfy requirement D.