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Our Film at Mason Courses Prepare Students for Creative Careers
Students learn to take a project from conception through creation, production, and post-production in a variety of styles while acquiring technical skills. All Film at Mason majors study film and video production, film theory and criticism, emerging technologies in film, ethics, screenwriting, and business practices in the film industry.
Customize Your Study
Students build a strong foundation in filmmaking by completing our major core requirements and choosing 5-8 courses in Film and Video Studies electives. Film and Video Studies offers a collaborative and interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree, allowing students to choose 1-4 courses in related disciplines, such as: Theater, Art, Computer Game Design, Music, and Communication.
Students may choose to complete an optional elective Pathway in a specialized area of filmmaking, such as Cinematography, Editing, Directing, Producing, Screenwriting, or Sound.
Examples of Electives in Film and Video Studies
- FAVS 300: Global Horror Film
- FAVS 311: Producing I
- FAVS 366: Video Production for Social Change
- FAVS 378: Web Series
- FAVS 383: Feature-Length Scriptwriting
- FAVS 399: Special Topics
- Previous topics: Color Correction, Music Video Production, Podcasting, Visual Effects (VFX)
Sample 4-Year Schedule
Over the course of our 4-year degree, students will explore their interests in fiction, documentary, experimental, and interactive styles of film, television, and emerging media.
See a Sample 4-Year Schedule for our BA, Film and Video Studies.