Dept. of Cinema and Television Arts, CSUN

Each of the seven options in the CTVA major has a core of courses required to complete the degree program. In addition, the Film Option has a Portfolio Review which must be completed and accepted to enter that option. In Fall 08, the Screenwriting Option will also have a Portfolio Review which must be completed and accepted to enter that option.

Pre-CTVA majors will take 6 units of preparatory classes.

CTVA 100 Intro to Mass Comm Arts (3)
CTVA 210 TV-Film Aesthetics (3)

As soon as you complete your two Pre-CTVA courses (with a grade of “C” or better in each course), you must submit, to Admissions and Records, a Change of Major Form signed by the Department Chair in order to change from a Pre-CTVA major to the official CTVA Electronic Media Management major.

Students in the Electronic Media Management Option will take 6 lower division and 33 upper division units as indicated below:

CTVA 220 Found. of Media Writing (3)
CTVA 305 History of Broadcasting (3)
CTVA 480 Elect Media Management (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 230 Fund of Audio Production (3)
CTVA 240 Fund of TV Production (3)
CTVA 250 Fund of Film Production (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 301 Design of Media Message (3)
CTVA 400 Media & Society (3)
CTVA 401 Mass Comm Research (3)

Select six of the following:

CTVA 315 New Directions in Elec Media (3)
CTVA 362 Corp & Instructional Media (3)
CTVA 384 Elec Media Advertising (3)
CTVA 405 International Broadcasting (3)
CTVA 467 Management of Post Prod (3)
CTVA 475 Audience Analysis (3)
CTVA 481 Network Practices (3)
CTVA 482 Net Program Development (3)
CTVA 487 Regulation of Elec Media (3)
AMC 386 A-Z Survey of the Ent Industry (3)

With permission of your advisor, select 6 additional upper division units in CTVA or an allied field.

Prerequisites. Note that many of the courses in the Electronic Media Management Option require prerequisites. Be sure that you qualify for enrollment in each course or obtain permission from the instructor.

(18 units total)
Advisement: Academic advisement is required. Your advisor’s signature will be required prior to registration each semester. Observe all CTVA advisement dates and check with your advisor on a regular basis: take advantage of his/her counsel in all aspects of your educational experience at Cal State Northridge.

Prerequisites: Note that many of the courses in the Electronic Media Management Option require prerequisites. Be sure that you qualify for enrollment in each course or obtain permission from the instructor.

Grades in the Minor: You must have a C- or better in all CTVA courses.

The Required Courses:

CTVA 100 Intro. to Mass Comm. Arts (3)
CTVA 210 TV-Film Aesthetics (3)
CTVA 305 History of Broadcasting (3)

The Elective Courses (9 units)
Choose three courses among the following:

CTVA 351 Anatomy of Film Producing (3)
CTVA 384 Electronic Media Advertising (3)
CTVA 475 Audience Analyses (3)
CTVA 480 Electronic Media Management (3)
CTVA 481 Network Practices (3)
CTVA 482 Network Program Developments (3)
CTVA 487 Regulations of Electronic Media (3)
CTVA 494C Internship (3)

A PORTFOLIO REVIEW is required for students interested in entering the Film Production Option. Click here for an application.

Students interested in entering the Film Production Option in the Department of Cinema and Television Arts must first complete their G.E. requirements and take 5 prerequisite courses. These courses are CTVA 100 (Introduction to Mass Communications), CTVA 210 (Television-Film Aesthetics), CTVA 220 (Foundations of Media Writing), Art 250 (Photography I), and CTVA 250 (Fundamentals of Film Production). The courses may be taken here at CSUN or elsewhere. Once these courses have been taken the student must apply for Portfolio Review. If accepted the student will enter the Film Production Option. If not accepted the student can choose another option in the department or re-apply.

Program Sequence
(revised 11/03)
This is the prescribed sequence of study for CTVA majors accepted into the Film Production Option after portfolio review. It is to be used in conjunction with the Graduation Check form. Any alteration of the sequence must be approved by your advisor and the Film Production Option Head.

SEMESTER ONE

CTVA 355 Intermediate Film Production
CTVA 351 Anatomy of Film Producing
CTVA 310 History of American Cinema
or
CTVA 350 Film Directing
CTVA 352 Digital Editing (Editing students only)

Editing students must take CTVA 352 Digital Editing in Semester One and CTVA 356 Advanced Film Editing in Semester Two before taking CTVA 452 Senior Film Project in Semester Three. CTVA 352 can be substituted as a CTVA Upper Division Elective course.

SEMESTER TWO

Skill Choice (1)
CTVA 356 Advanced Film Editing
CTVA 357 Advanced Cinematography
CTVA 358 Advanced Film Sound
CTVA 319 Criticism in CTVA
CTVA 310 History of America Cinema
or
CTVA 350 Film Directing
CTVA 421 Writing the Short Film (Required for the screenwriter of a Senior Film Project)

Students will prep senior project proposal and script. The scripts should be 10 minutes in length and the writer must take CTVA 421 Writing the Short Film in Semester Two. CTVA 421 can be substituted as a CTVA Upper Division Elective course.

SEMESTER THREE

Theory Choice (1)
CTVA 410 Advanced Film Theory
CTVA 412 Classic Filmmakers
CTVA 413 Women as Filmmakers
CTVA 415 International Cinema
CTVA 416 Documentary Tradition
CTVA 452 Senior Film Project
CTVA 329C Program Production
or
CTVA 494C Internship

SEMESTER FOUR

CTVA Upper Division Elective Course
CTVA 329C Program Production
or
CTVA 494C Internship

Complete any incompletes, general education requirements and electives not finished.

* A note on CTVA 452 Senior Film Project. The scripts should be 10 minutes in length and the writer must have taken CTVA 421 Writing the Short Film in Semester Two. The 7 key positions on the production team are Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor (2), and Sound (2). The Producer and Director must have completed one of the Skill Area courses in Semester Two before taking CTVA 452 in Semester Three. Cinematograhers must have completed CTVA 357 Advanced Cinematography in Semester Two before taking CTVA 452 in Semester Three. Editors must have completed CTVA 352 Digital Editing in Semester One and CTVA 356 Advanced Film Editing in Semester Two before taking CTVA 452 in Semester Three. Sound people must have completed CTVA 358 Advanced Film Sound in Semester Two before taking CTVA 452 in Semester Three.

Pre-Portfolio Program Sequence
(for all students accepted into the film option prior to Fall 2002)

With the approval of an advisor, as prescribed in the official departmental advisement form for Film Production.

CTVA 310 History of American Cinema (3)
CTVA 319 Criticism in Radio, TV, and Film (3)
CTVA 350 Film Directing (3)
CTVA 351 Anatomy of Film Producing (3)
CTVA 355 Intermediate Film Production (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 356 Advanced Film Editing (3)
CTVA 357 Advanced Cinematography (3)
CTVA 358 Advanced Sound

Select two of the following:

CTVA 410 Advanced Film Theory: Studies in Film Style (3)
CTVA 412 Analysis of Classic Film Makers (3)
CTVA 413 Women as Filmmakers (3)
CTVA 415 International cinema (3)
CTvA 416 Documentary Tradition in Film & Video (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 320 Writing for Film and Television (3)
ART 350 Photography II (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 329C Program Production (3)
CTVA 494 Internship (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 452 Senior Film Project (3)
CTVA 453 Advanced Film Production (3)

Pre-CTVA majors will take 9 units of preparatory classes.

CTVA 100 Intro to Mass Comm Arts (3)
CTVA 210 TV-Film Aesthetics (3)

As soon as you complete your two Pre-CTVA courses (with a grade of “C” or better in each course), you must submit, to Admissions and Records, a Change of Major Form signed by the Department Chair in order to change from a Pre-CTVA major to the official CTVA Media Theory and Criticism major.

Students in the Media Theory and Criticism Option will take 3 lower division, and 36 upper division units as indicated below:

CTVA 220 Foundations of Media Writing (3)
CTVA 309 Film as Literature (3)
CTVA 319 Criticism in CTVA (3)
CTVA 400 Media and Society (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 301 Design of the Media Message (3)
CTVA 401 Mass Communications Research (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 305 History of Broadcasting (3)
CTVA 310 History of American Cinema (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 315 New Directions in Electronic Media Systems (3)
CTVA 405 International Broadcasting (3)

Select three of the following:

CTVA 410 Advanced Film Theory: Studies in Film Style (3)
CTVA 412 Analysis of Classic Film Makers (3)
CTVA 413 Women as Filmmakers (3)
CTVA 415 international Cinema (3)
CTVA 416 The Documentary Tradition in Film and Video (3)

With permission of your advisor, select 9 additional upper division units in CTVA or an allied field:

Pre-CTVA majors will take 9 units of preparatory classes.

CTVA 100 Intro to Mass Comm Arts (3)
CTVA 210 TV-Film Aesthetics (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 230 Fund of Audio Production (3)
CTVA 240 Fund of Video Production (3)
CTVA 250 Fund of Film Production (3)

As soon as you complete your three Pre-CTVA courses (with a grade of “C” or better in each course), you must submit, to Admissions and Records, a Change of Major Form signed by the Department Chair in order to change from a Pre-CTVA major to the official CTVA Multimedia Production major.

Students in the Multimedia Production option will take 3 lower division units and 33 upper division units as indicated below:

CTVA 220 Foundations of Media Writing (3)
CTVA 301 Design of Media Message (3)
CTVA 315 New Diections/Elec Med Systems (3)
CTVA 327 Writing for Industrial Media (3)
CTVA 361 Computing for Multimedia (3)
CTVA 362 Corporate & Instructional Media (3)
CTVA 461 Interactive Media (3)
CTVA 464 Multimedia Design (3)
CTVA 468 Multimedia Production (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 305 History of Broadcasting (3)
CTVA 310 History of American Cinema (3)

With the permission of your advisior, select 6 additional upper division units in CTVA or an allied field.

Prerequisites. Note that many of the courses in the Television Production Option require prerequisites. Be sure that you qualify for enrollment in each course or obtain permission from the instructor.

Pre-CTVA majors will take 9 units of preparatory classes.

CTVA 100 Intro to Mass Comm Arts (3)
CTVA 210 TV-Film Aesthetics (3)
CTVA 240 Fund of Video Production(3)

As soon as you complete your three Pre-CTVA courses (with a grade of “C” or better in each course), you must submit to Admissions and Records a Change of Majorform, signed by the Department Chair in order to change from a Pre-CTVA major into the official CTVA Television Production major.

Students in the Television Production Option will take 3 lower division units and 33 upper division units as indicated below:

CTVA 220 Foundations of Media Writing (3)
CTVA 305 History of Broadcasting (3)
CTVA 305 Advanced TV Prod & Editing (3)
CTVA 305 Single Camera Video (3)
CTVA 305 TV Directing (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 342 Digital Cinematography (3)
CTVA 352 Nonlinear Digital Editing (3)
CTVA 358 Advanced Film Sound (3)
CTVA 359 Post Production Sound (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 301 Design of the Media Message (3)
CTVA 319 Criticism in Cinema & TV (3)
CTVA 400 Media and Society (3)
CTVA 416 Documentary Tradition (3)

Select two of the following:

CTVA 327 Writing for Industrial Media (3)
CTVA 384 Electronic Media Advertising (3)
CTVA 475 Audience Analysis (3)
CTVA 480 Electronic Media Management (3)
CTVA 481 Network Practices (3)
CTVA 482 Network Program Development (3)
CTVA 475 Audience Analysis (3)
CTVA 487 Regulation of Electronic Media (3)

Select one of the following:

CTVA 441 Directing the TV Documentary (3)
CTVA 442 Directing TV Drama/Comedy (3)
CTVA 443 Magazine Format Video (3)

With permission of your advisor, select6 additional upper division units in CTVA or an allied field.

Prerequisites. Note that many of the courses in the Television Production Option require prerequisites. Be sure that you qualify for enrollment in each course or obtain permission from the instructor.

A. RADIO PRODUCTION SEQUENCE

Six units in CTVA or an allied field, with the approval of an advisor, as prescribed in the official departmental advisement form for Radio-TV-Multimedia Production: Radio Sequence.

Select three of the following:

CTVA 384 Electronic Media Advertising (3)
CTVA 401 Mass Communications Research (3)
CTVA 475 Audience Analysis (3)
CTVA 481 Network Practices (3)
CTVA 482 Network Program Development (3)

Pre-CTVA majors will take 9 units of preparatory classes.

CTVA 100 Intro to Mass Comm Arts (3)
CTVA 210 TV-Film Aesthetics (3)
CTVA 220 Foundations of Media Writing (3)

As soon as you complete your three Pre-CTVA courses (with a grade of “C” or better in each course), you must submit to Admissions and Records a Change of Major Form signed by the Department Chair in order to change from a Pre-CTVA major into the official CTVA Screenwriting major. Please note, students entering the Screenwriting Option must earn a “B-” or better in CTVA 220. *NOTE* Portfolio Review process is being instituted for this option. This will change the application procedure.

Students in the Screenwriting Option will take 3 lower division units and 36 upper division units as indicated below: