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24 courses with the subject MASS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

MASS 10100History of Narrative Film, Television4

and Emerging Media Part I

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 10200History of Narrative Film, Television4

and Emerging Media Part II

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 10400Story: From Cave Paintings to Emerging4
Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 13400Screenwriting4
Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 20100Introduction to Animation4
Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 20200Introduction to Stop Motion Animation
Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 20900Introduction to 3D Animation
Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 23300Structuring the Feature Film4

19-20 MASS 23600 Writing for Series TV 4

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 23400Writing the Short Film (Writing the
Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 23600Writing for Series TV

Select one of the following:

Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 33300Writing the Feature Film
Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 33400Writing for Series TV (LA)4

Theory and practice of dramatic writing for series television with analysis of half-hour and hour-long television scripts. The course will feature a writing workshop where students focus on pitching stories, structuring multiple story lines and capturing character voices for their own original episode of an existing series. Prerequisites: MASS 23300; Junior standing. 4 credits. (F; F-S in Los Angeles)

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 33500Writing for Video Games and Emerging
Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 33600Writing the Series Pilot

Select one thesis course: 4

Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 33701Writing Speculative Fiction for the Screen (LA)4

An examination of the unique traits of Speculative Fiction and its subgenres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Students will explore the special processes that are involved in writing those genres for the screen while developing an original script representing either Horror, Science Fiction, or Fantasy. Prerequisites: MASS 23300 or MASS 23600. (IRR)

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 33702Writing the Adaptation (LA)4

An examination of the process of adapting material from literary sources to both short and feature-length screenplays. The class will study one novel and its adaptations, as well as several other properties that have been adapted to screenplay format. Working individually and in teams, students will develop multiple screenplay adaptations based on pre- existing material. Prerequisites: MASS 23300. (IRR)

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 33703Selected Topics in Writing for Screen Media (LA)4

Exploration and analysis of a specific genre or type of writing for screen media, designed to enhance and enrich the established writing for the screen curriculum. Topics will vary to reflect current and future trends in writing for screen media. May be repeated once for credit under a different topic. Prerequisites: MASS 23300; junior standing. (Y)

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit under a different topic.
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 43300Thesis Screenwriting
Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 43400Thesis Writing for Screen Media

MASS 43500 MASS 43600 Thesis Writing for Emerging Media

Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 43500Thesis Writing for Emerging Media (LA)4

Capstone workshop in the theory and practice of creating screen narratives. Students work individually or in teams to create stories for video games, virtual worlds, or transmedia properties. Students critique each other's works-in-progress before turning in their own completed portfolio. Prerequisites: MASS 33500. (Y)

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 43600Thesis TV Writing (LA)4

Capstone writing workshop in which students complete two original projects - one individual and one in a group. For the individual project, each student will conceive, outline and draft the pilot episode of an original comedy or drama. For the group efforts, students will collaborate to develop a second original pilot as if they would in a professional writer's room. Prerequisites: MASS 33600. (Y)

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 43700Thesis Writing for Film and Television

Select a least six credits of supplementary writing and 6-8 media electives:

Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 49000Internship: Writing for Film, Television6

4 and Emerging Media

Subject
MASS
Credits (min)
6
Credits (max)
6
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu
MASS 49900Independent Study: Writing for Film, Television, and
Subject
MASS
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
catalog.ithaca.edu

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