Film and Television Writing Concentration Curriculum Sequence

First Year (Semester One): 17 Credits

• ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 credits EC
• ORLA 101 - Freshman Orientation for Liberal Arts Majors and Undeclared Majors 1 credits
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
• XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab req. BP
• SWAN 101 - Introduction to Cinematic Storytelling 3 credits
• MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 4 credits or higher MQ

First Year (Semester Two): 16 Credits

• ENGL 102 - Composition II 3 credits EC
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
• XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
• COSC 111 - Introduction to Computer Science I 4 credits IM*
• SWAN 102 - Introduction to Film and Digital Storytelling 3 credits

Second Year (Semester One): 17 Credits

• XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT
• XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP
• COSC 112 - Introduction to Computer Science II 4 credits
• SWAN 220 - Filmmaking I 3 credits
• SWAN 225 - Film Editing I 3 credits

Second Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
• XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
• SWAN 230 - Introduction to the Fundamentals of Film and Television Writing 3 credits
• XXXX - SWAN Film History/Culture Elective 3 credits¹

Third Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

• XXXX - Foreign Language Sequence 203 or greater B.A. 3 credits²

• OR

• XXXX - Approved SWAN Elective Practical Studio Course B.F.A. 3 credits³

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• SWAN 335 - Introduction to Screenwriting 3 credits
• SWAN 345 - Animation Workshop I 3 credits
• XXXX - CLA Elective 3 credits​

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• SWAN 455 - Writing and Producing the Documentary 3 credits

• OR

• SWAN 456 - Corporate Film and Video 3 credits

Third Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

• XXXX - Foreign Language Sequence 204 or greater B.F.A. 3 credits²

• OR

• XXXX - Approved SWAN Elective Practical Studio Course B.F.A. 3 credits​

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• SWAN 321 - Filmmaking II 3 credits
• SWAN 385 - Film Editing II 3 credits
• XXXX - 300-400 level SWAN Elective 3 credits​

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• SWAN 340 - Seminar in the Episodic Comedy 3 credits

• OR

• SWAN 430 - Seminar in One-Hour Drama 3 credits

Fourth Year (Semester One): 12 Credits

• SWAN 434 - Advanced Screenwriting 3 credits
• SWAN 469 - Internship I (Film/TV/Digital Storytelling) 3 credits
• SWAN 495 - Senior Studio Projects I 3 credits
• XXXX - Liberal Arts Core 3 credits

Fourth Year (Semester Two): 13 Credits

• SWAN 496 - Senior Studio Projects II 3 credits
• XXXX - CLA Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - Liberal Arts Core 3 credits​
• XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 1 credit​
• XXXX - SWAN 300-400 level Elective 3 credits

Total Credit Hours: 120

*denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

1 The SWAN Film History/Culture Course requirement must be fulfilled by choosing 1 course of the following:  SWAN 241 , SWAN 305 , SWAN 350 , SWAN 355 , ART 272  

2  Two sequential courses in a single foreign language 203 or higher

3   B.F.A. students are required to complete six credits of approved SWAN Elective Practical Studio courses as a substitution for the foreign language requirement which are to be chosen from the following courses:  SWAN 330 , SWAN 341 , SWAN 342 , SWAN 346 , SWAN 386 , SWAN 388 , SWAN 391 , SWAN 400 , SWAN 410 , SWAN 425 , SWAN 438 , SWAN 470 , SWAN 480 , SWAN 485  OR with the consultation of your SWAN Advisor, any 300-400 level course for which you qualify for SWAN or in the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management, The Global School of Journalism and Communications, The School of Architecture and Planning, and The School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences.

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas  for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements