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Program checklist · BA

Film and Video Studies, BA

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
50.0602
Total credits (published)
3
Credits (computed from items)
88-106
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_d451a1bf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Mason Core

major core · 0 items

    Foundation Requirements

    5 items
    1. ENGH 101
      Composition
      As published: “Composition (Mason Core) 1”
      3
    2. ENGH 302
      Advanced Composition
      As published: “Advanced Composition (Mason Core) 1”
      3
    3. Oral Communication
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. Quantitative Reasoning
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. Information Technology and Computing
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Exploration Requirements

    6 items
    1. Arts
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. Global Contexts
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Literature
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. Natural Science 2
      Not resolved to a course
      7
    5. Social and Behavioral Sciences
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. Global History
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Film Core Courses

    major core · 0 items

      Core Requirements

      major core · 10 items
      1. FAVS 204
        Film Art
        As published: “Film Art (Mason Core)”
        3
      2. FAVS 233
        3
      3. FAVS 250
        3
      4. FAVS 255
        3
      5. FAVS 260
        3
      6. FAVS 280
        Screenwriting: Introduction
        As published: “Screenwriting: Introduction (Mason Core)”
        3
      7. FAVS 304
        Film Forms
        As published: “Film Forms (Mason Core)”
        3
      8. FAVS 331
        3
      9. FAVS 352
        Film Ethics
        As published: “Film Ethics (Mason Core)”
        3
      10. FAVS 450
        3

      Diversity of Perspectives

      44 items
      1. Choose one course from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. FAVS 225
        Film Around the World
        As published: “Film Around the World (Mason Core)”
        3
      3. FAVS 300
        Global Horror Film
        As published: “Global Horror Film (Mason Core)”
        3
      4. FAVS 320
        3
      5. FAVS 367
        3
      6. FAVS 399
        Special Topics in Film and Video Studies
        As published: “Special Topics in Film and Video Studies 1”
        1-3
      7. ARAB 360
        Topics in Arabic Cultural Production
        As published: “Topics in Arabic Cultural Production 1”
        3
      8. AVT 372
        3
      9. AVT 377
        3
      10. CHIN 320
        3
      11. COMM 305
        Foundations of Intercultural Communication
        As published: “Foundations of Intercultural Communication (Mason Core)”
        3
      12. COMM 365
        3
      13. COMM 380
        Media Criticism
        As published: “Media Criticism (Mason Core)”
        3
      14. ENGH 270
        Introduction to Screen Cultures
        As published: “Introduction to Screen Cultures (Mason Core)”
        3
      15. ENGH 318
        Introduction to Cultural Studies
        As published: “Introduction to Cultural Studies 1”
        3
      16. ENGH 362
        Global Voices
        As published: “Global Voices (Mason Core) 1”
        3
      17. ENGH 370
        Documentary and Non-Fiction Film/Media
        As published: “Documentary and Non-Fiction Film/Media (Mason Core)”
        3
      18. ENGH 371
        Global TV
        As published: “Global TV (Mason Core)”
        3
      19. ENGH 372
        Introduction to Film
        As published: “Introduction to Film (Mason Core)”
        3
      20. ENGH 374
        Screening the Global City
        As published: “Screening the Global City (Mason Core)”
        3
      21. ENGH 418
        Cultural Constructions of Sexualities
        As published: “Cultural Constructions of Sexualities 1”
        3
      22. ENGH 470
        RS: Topics in Screen Cultures Research
        As published: “RS: Topics in Screen Cultures Research (Mason Core) 1”
        3
      23. ENGH 472
        3
      24. ENGH 474
        Topics in Screen Cultures
        As published: “Topics in Screen Cultures 1”
        3
      25. FREN 470
        3
      26. FRLN 331
        Contexts for Global Cinema
        As published: “Contexts for Global Cinema (Mason Core)”
        3
      27. GERM 340
        German Cinema
        As published: “German Cinema 1”
        3
      28. GERM 370
        German Through the Arts
        As published: “German Through the Arts 1”
        3
      29. HIST 357
        Postwar Japan
        As published: “Postwar Japan (Mason Core) 1”
        3
      30. INTS 312
        3-6
      31. INTS 347
        Gender Representation in Popular Culture
        As published: “Gender Representation in Popular Culture (Mason Core)”
        3-6
      32. INTS 374
        3
      33. ITAL 320
        Italian Cinema
        As published: “Italian Cinema (Mason Core) 1”
        3
      34. ITAL 340
        Italian through Arts
        As published: “Italian through Arts 1”
        3
      35. JAPA 320
        3
      36. JAPA 380
        Japan in Motion
        As published: “Japan in Motion 1”
        3
      37. KORE 320
        3
      38. KORE 321
        3
      39. RUSS 470
        3
      40. SPAN 375
        3
      41. SPAN 482
        3
      42. WMST 300
        Current Issues in Women and Gender Studies
        As published: “Current Issues in Women and Gender Studies 1”
        1-6
      43. WMST 375
        3
      44. WMST 450
        Current Topics in Women and Gender Studies
        As published: “Current Topics in Women and Gender Studies 1”
        1-3

      Other courses as approved by Program Director

      0 items

        Apex

        1 item
        1. FAVS 499
          Career Seminar
          As published: “Career Seminar (Mason Core)”
          3

        Electives in Film and Video Studies

        electives · 1 item
        1. Select 5-8 elective courses in Film and Video Studies at the 300-400 level.
          Not resolved to a course
          15-24

        Electives in Related Disciplines

        electives · 1 item
        1. Select 1-4 elective courses in approved related disciplines.
          Not resolved to a course
          3-12

        Arts Management (AMGT)

        2 items
        1. AMGT 471
          1
        2. AMGT 472
          1

        Art History (ARTH)

        13 items
        1. ARTH 103
          Introduction to Architecture
          As published: “Introduction to Architecture (Mason Core)”
          3
        2. ARTH 104
          Design in the 20th Century
          As published: “Design in the 20th Century (Mason Core)”
          3
        3. ARTH 320
          Overview of Art of the Islamic World
          As published: “Overview of Art of the Islamic World (Mason Core)”
          3
        4. ARTH 333
          Early Christian and Byzantine Art
          As published: “Early Christian and Byzantine Art (Mason Core)”
          3
        5. ARTH 334
          Western Medieval Art
          As published: “Western Medieval Art (Mason Core)”
          3
        6. ARTH 350
          History of Photography
          As published: “History of Photography (Mason Core)”
          3
        7. ARTH 360
          Nineteenth-Century European Art
          As published: “Nineteenth-Century European Art (Mason Core)”
          3
        8. ARTH 362
          Twentieth-Century European Art
          As published: “Twentieth-Century European Art (Mason Core)”
          3
        9. ARTH 370
          Arts of the United States
          As published: “Arts of the United States (Mason Core)”
          3
        10. ARTH 382
          Arts of India
          As published: “Arts of India (Mason Core)”
          3
        11. ARTH 383
          Arts of Southeast Asia
          As published: “Arts of Southeast Asia (Mason Core)”
          3
        12. ARTH 384
          Arts of China
          As published: “Arts of China (Mason Core)”
          3
        13. ARTH 385
          Arts of Japan
          As published: “Arts of Japan (Mason Core)”
          3

        Art and Visual Technology (AVT)

        21 items
        1. AVT 206
          3
        2. AVT 252
          Darkroom Photography I
          As published: “Darkroom Photography I (Mason Core)”
          3
        3. AVT 253
          Digital Photography I
          As published: “Digital Photography I (Mason Core)”
          3
        4. AVT 280
          3
        5. AVT 305
          3
        6. AVT 307
          3
        7. AVT 309
          3
        8. AVT 353
          3
        9. AVT 354
          3
        10. AVT 356
          3
        11. AVT 357
          3
        12. AVT 371
          3
        13. AVT 374
          3
        14. AVT 376
          3
        15. AVT 380
          3
        16. AVT 382
          3
        17. AVT 383
          3
        18. AVT 390
          3
        19. AVT 457
          3
        20. AVT 458
          3
        21. AVT 474
          3

        Costello College of Business

        5 items
        1. BUS 325
          3
        2. BULE 303
          3
        3. MBUS 304
          3
        4. MBUS 305
          Introduction to International Business
          As published: “Introduction to International Business (Mason Core)”
          3
        5. MGMT 303
          3

        Communication (COMM)

        15 items
        1. COMM 204
          3
        2. COMM 305
          Foundations of Intercultural Communication
          As published: “Foundations of Intercultural Communication (Mason Core)”
          3
        3. COMM 309
          3
        4. COMM 350
          3
        5. COMM 354
          3
        6. COMM 358
          3
        7. COMM 359
          3
        8. COMM 364
          3
        9. COMM 365
          3
        10. COMM 367
          3
        11. COMM 372
          3
        12. COMM 375
          3
        13. COMM 380
          Media Criticism
          As published: “Media Criticism (Mason Core)”
          3
        14. COMM 433
          3
        15. COMM 435
          3

        English (ENGH)

        17 items
        1. ENGH 270
          Introduction to Screen Cultures
          As published: “Introduction to Screen Cultures (Mason Core)”
          3
        2. ENGH 319
          3
        3. ENGH 362
          Global Voices
          As published: “Global Voices (Mason Core)”
          3
        4. ENGH 370
          Documentary and Non-Fiction Film/Media
          As published: “Documentary and Non-Fiction Film/Media (Mason Core)”
          3
        5. ENGH 371
          Global TV
          As published: “Global TV (Mason Core)”
          3
        6. ENGH 372
          Introduction to Film
          As published: “Introduction to Film (Mason Core)”
          3
        7. ENGH 374
          Screening the Global City
          As published: “Screening the Global City (Mason Core)”
          3
        8. ENGH 377
          3
        9. ENGH 386
          3
        10. ENGH 392
          3
        11. ENGH 393
          3
        12. ENGH 396
          Introduction to Creative Writing
          As published: “Introduction to Creative Writing (Mason Core)”
          3
        13. ENGH 398
          3
        14. ENGH 399
          3
        15. ENGH 492
          3
        16. ENGH 493
          3
        17. ENGH 497
          3

        Computer Game Design (GAME)

        3 items
        1. GAME 250
          3
        2. GAME 332
          RS: Story Design for Computer Games
          As published: “RS: Story Design for Computer Games (Mason Core)”
          3
        3. GAME 367
          3

        Integrative Studies (INTS)

        4 items
        1. INTS 404
          4
        2. INTS 405
          4
        3. INTS 431
          4
        4. INTS 435
          4

        Modern and Classical Languages (MCL)

        15 items
        1. ARAB 360
          3
        2. CHIN 320
          3
        3. FREN 470
          3
        4. FRLN 331
          Contexts for Global Cinema
          As published: “Contexts for Global Cinema (Mason Core)”
          3
        5. GERM 340
          3
        6. GERM 370
          3
        7. ITAL 320
          Italian Cinema
          As published: “Italian Cinema (Mason Core)”
          3
        8. ITAL 340
          3
        9. JAPA 320
          3
        10. JAPA 380
          Japan in Motion
          As published: “Japan in Motion 1”
          3
        11. KORE 320
          3
        12. KORE 321
          3
        13. RUSS 470
          3
        14. SPAN 375
          3
        15. SPAN 482
          3

        Music (MUSI)

        4 items
        1. MUSI 301
          Music in Motion Pictures
          As published: “Music in Motion Pictures (Mason Core)”
          3
        2. MUSI 315
          3
        3. MUSI 355
          3
        4. MUSI 359
          3

        Psychology (PSYC)

        4 items
        1. PSYC 231
          Social Psychology
          As published: “Social Psychology (Mason Core)”
          3
        2. PSYC 313
          3
        3. PSYC 314
          3
        4. PSYC 324
          3

        Theater (THR)

        21 items
        1. THR 210
          Acting I
          As published: “Acting I (Mason Core)”
          3
        2. THR 230
          Fundamentals of Production
          As published: “Fundamentals of Production (Mason Core)”
          3
        3. THR 310
          3
        4. THR 313
          3
        5. THR 315
          3
        6. THR 332
          3
        7. THR 337
          3
        8. THR 342
          3
        9. THR 343
          3
        10. THR 350
          Script Analysis
          As published: “Script Analysis (Mason Core)”
          3
        11. THR 380
          3
        12. THR 381
          3
        13. THR 382
          3
        14. THR 410
          3
        15. THR 411
          Great Film Directors
          As published: “Great Film Directors (Mason Core)”
          30
        16. THR 412
          Great Film Performances
          As published: “Great Film Performances (Mason Core)”
          30
        17. THR 415
          3
        18. THR 437
          3
        19. THR 480
          3
        20. THR 482
          3
        21. THR 484
          3

        Other courses as approved by Program Director

        0 items

          Advanced Skills Requirement

          0 items

            Advanced Skills

            5 items
            1. FAVS 431
              3
            2. FAVS 433
              3
            3. FAVS 460
              3
            4. FAVS 475
              3
            5. FAVS 496
              3

            Other courses as approved by Program Director

            0 items

              College of Visual and Performing Arts

              0 items

                Students must complete a double major or dual degree, a minor (15-21 credits), or demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in one foreign language (0-12 credits).

                major core · 0 items

                  General Electives

                  electives · 0 items

                    Any remaining credits may be completed with elective courses to bring the degree total to 120.

                    electives · 0 items
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