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
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 50.0607
- Total credits (published)
- 21
- Credits (computed from items)
- 133-135
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196413
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196413_526ca208
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Requirements
major core · 0 items
Newhouse Core
major core · 2 items
- 3
- 3
Select one of the following:
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Select one of the following:
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Students take 3 1-credit modules. Topics Include:
0 items
Entrepreneurial Thinking
0 items
New Ventures in Media
0 items
Starting a Freelance Business
0 items
Visual Communications Core
major core · 4 items
- or: TRF 211 Screenwriting3
- 3
- 3
- 1
Tracks
1 item
- Select one of the tracks listed below:Not resolved to a course21
Cinematography
0 items
Commercial & Advertising Photography
0 items
Design
0 items
Editorial Photography & Photojournalism
0 items
Cinematography
7 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select three credits from the list below (1 credit courses):Not resolved to a course3
- 1
Topics include: Cinematic Movement, Emerging Cinematography, Pre-Visualization
1 item
- 1
Topics include: Color Correction
1 item
- Newhouse ElectiveNot resolved to a course3
Commercial & Advertising Photography
7 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- or: VIS 484 Commercial & Advertising Photo Capstone3
- Newhouse ElectiveNot resolved to a course3
Design
7 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Newhouse ElectiveNot resolved to a course3
Editorial Photography & Photojournalism
7 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- or: VIS 484 Commercial & Advertising Photo Capstone3
Emerging
6 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Students choose 3 credits from the 1-credit courses below:Not resolved to a course3
- or: VIS 510 Specialized Practice1
Students choose one of the capstones below with their advisor:
1 item
- or: VIS 487 Graphic Design Capstoneor: VIS 489 Photography and Multimedia Capstone3
Non-Newhouse Course Requirements
1 item
- As published: “Ethics and the Media Professions (College of Arts and Sciences)”3
History Course
0 items
Students will take one of the following courses per their track focus:
0 items
Design
1 item
- 3
Cinematography
1 item
- 3
Photography
1 item
- 1-3
Emerging: any of the above
0 items
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