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Communications Media, Film/Video Production Concentration, B.S.

Fitchburg State University · Fitchburg, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
10.0304
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
27-1014
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
165820
CourseShelf checklist
CK_165820_9a34b9bf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Communications Media

5 items
  1. Students should demonstrate proficiency in the core tools and skills of their discipline.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Students should be able to apply aesthetic principles to their work by developing and defending a portfolio that demonstrates craftship and meets professional standards for their discipline.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Students should be able to explain how their work fits in the historical and theoretical context of their discipline.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Students should apply core theoretical principles to the analysis and critique of media.
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Students should recognize and apply ethical perspectives to their work.
    Not resolved to a course

Requirements for the Major in Communications Media

8 items
  1. Phase I: Freshman Introductory Requirements: Phase I exposes students to the foundations, concepts, and practices used in the preparation, delivery, evaluation, and research of verbal and visual messages.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Phase II: Applied Concentration: Phase II enables students to become involved with an in-depth investigation of an area in communications which is most closely aligned with individual talents and interests. Students must select and complete one concentration with the consent of their advisor. A minimum of five required courses must be taken within a concentration. Note: Only students who have completed the requirements of a second concentration can formally declare this concentration to have it recognized on their transcript. Students interested in Communication Studies as a second concentration may formally declare it at any time. Note: For some concentration courses, students are expected to pay for supplies that may range in cost from $100 to $300 per course.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Phase III: Departmental Electives: In consultation with their advisor, students select four courses from GAME, COMM, TETA, or THEA:
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Four additional courses in the same concentration
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Four courses in other concentrations
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Any course which a student is using to fulfill either a General Education Program Requirement or a Minor may NOT be counted toward Phase III Requirements for the major
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Four courses from a combination of concentrations, including additional theory, conceptual, or methodological courses
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Phase IV: Upper-Level Theory/Conceptual/Methodological Requirements: For students in their junior/senior year
    Not resolved to a course

General Education Requirement

1 item
  1. SOC 1100
    Introduction to Sociology
    As published: “Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)”
    3

Phase I: Freshman Introductory Requirements

2 items
  1. COMM 1205
    Introduction to Communication and Media Studies
    As published: “Introduction to Communication and Media Studies 3 Credit(s)”
    3
  2. COMM 1220
    Message Design
    As published: “Message Design 3 Credit(s)”
    3

Phase II: Applied Concentration

0 items

    Phase III: Departmental Electives

    0 items

      Phase IV: Upper-Level Theory/Conceptual/Methodological Requirements

      28 items
      1. Choose ONE course from Junior/Senior Writing Electives:
        Not resolved to a course
      2. COMM 1860
        Public Relations
        As published: “Public Relations 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      3. COMM 2800
        Journalism
        As published: “Journalism 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      4. COMM 3400
        Contemporary Cinema
        As published: “Contemporary Cinema 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      5. COMM 3440
        Documentary Development
        As published: “Documentary Development 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      6. COMM 3500
        Writing for Film and Video
        As published: “Writing for Film and Video 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      7. COMM 3825
        Writing for Advertising
        As published: “Writing for Advertising 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      8. COMM 3835
        Client Project Production
        As published: “Client Project Production 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      9. COMM 3845
        Marketing Communication
        As published: “Marketing Communication 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      10. COMM 3860
        Writing for Organizations
        As published: “Writing for Organizations 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      11. COMM 4201
        Writings in Aesthetics
        As published: “Writings in Aesthetics 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      12. COMM 4210
        Information Design
        As published: “Information Design 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      13. COMM 4240
        Media Criticism
        As published: “Media Criticism 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      14. THEA 2750
        Playwrighting
        As published: “Playwrighting 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      15. Choose TWO courses from Advanced Electives:
        Not resolved to a course
      16. COMM 3205
        Critical Making
        As published: “Critical Making 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      17. COMM 3206
        Creative Coding
        As published: “Creative Coding 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      18. COMM 3207
        Data & Society
        As published: “Data & Society 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      19. COMM 3208
        Rhetoric in Greece
        As published: “Rhetoric in Greece 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      20. COMM 3280
        Intercultural Communication
        As published: “Intercultural Communication 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      21. COMM 3281
        Gender and Communication
        As published: “Gender and Communication 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      22. COMM 4200
        Human Communication
        As published: “Human Communication 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      23. COMM 4205
        Seminar in Communication Theory
        As published: “Seminar in Communication Theory 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      24. COMM 4206
        Media and Society
        As published: “Media and Society 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      25. COMM 4220
        Organizational Communication
        As published: “Organizational Communication 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      26. COMM 4230
        Communication Law and Ethics
        As published: “Communication Law and Ethics 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      27. COMM 4250
        Research Seminar
        As published: “Research Seminar 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      28. THEA 3720
        Dramaturgy
        As published: “Dramaturgy 3 Credit(s)”
        3

      Film/Video Production Concentration

      0 items

        Required Course Sequence

        20 items
        1. COMM 1510
          Introduction to Film and Video Production
          As published: “Introduction to Film and Video Production 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        2. COMM 1520
          Pre-Production Planning for Film and Video
          As published: “Pre-Production Planning for Film and Video 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        3. COMM 4880
          Internship
          As published: “Internship 12 Credit(s)”
          12
        4. Choose ONE course from the following:
          Not resolved to a course
        5. COMM 2510
          Intermediate Digital Cinema Production
          As published: “Intermediate Digital Cinema Production 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        6. COMM 2520
          Intermediate Documentary Production
          As published: “Intermediate Documentary Production 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        7. COMM 2530
          Intermediate Film Production
          As published: “Intermediate Film Production 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        8. Choose ONE course from Specialized Electives:
          Not resolved to a course
        9. COMM 3507
          Short Film Story Development
          As published: “Short Film Story Development 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        10. COMM 3510
          Audio Production for Film and Video
          As published: “Audio Production for Film and Video 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        11. COMM 3525
          Directing Video and Film
          As published: “Directing Video and Film 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        12. COMM 3530
          Editing
          As published: “Editing 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        13. COMM 3540
          Cinematography
          As published: “Cinematography 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        14. COMM 3550
          Producing
          As published: “Producing 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        15. COMM 3560
          Sound Design
          As published: “Sound Design 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        16. COMM 3570
          Compositing and Visual Effects
          As published: “Compositing and Visual Effects 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        17. COMM 3580
          Lighting
          As published: “Lighting 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        18. Choose ONE Advanced Elective:
          Not resolved to a course
        19. COMM 4510
          Advanced Cinema Production
          As published: “Advanced Cinema Production 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        20. COMM 4520
          Advanced Documentary Production
          As published: “Advanced Documentary Production 3 Credit(s)”
          3
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