Film and Digital Media: Film and Media Production Track (BA)
Loyola’s Film and Digital Media program offers the opportunity to gain real-world experiences with award-winning filmmakers, producers, programmers and scholars. Students collaboratively create transformative media experiences for a variety of audiences and platforms.
Film and Media Production provides students with the conceptual and practical skills for producing film, digital video, and virtual productions.
CURRICULUM
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 100 | SOC Career Prep Seminar | 1 |
| COMM 130 | Intro to Audio Production | 3 |
| COMM 135 | Intro to Video Production | 3 |
| COMM 200 | Digital Communication and Society | 3 |
| COMM 201 | Media Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| COMM 202 | Story for Film and Television 1 | 3 |
| COMM 274 | Introduction to Cinema | 3 |
| COMM 350 | Producing for Film & Digital Media | 3 |
| Production Electives | ||
| Choose two from: | 6 | |
| Reporting Basics I: Writing and Interviewing 1 | ||
| Photojournalism | ||
| Principles of Public Relations | ||
| Principles of Advertising | ||
| Cinematography I | ||
| Web Design and Usability | ||
| Themes in Film and Digital Media | ||
| Screen Directing | ||
| Production Design | ||
| Screenwriting 1 | ||
| Cinematography II | ||
| AD/PR Multimedia Commercial Production 2 | ||
| Narrative Production | ||
| Video Documentary 2 | ||
| Student Agency 4 | ||
| Programming Film & Media: Festivals, TV & Digital | ||
| Advanced Post Production | ||
| Digital Storytelling Abroad 2 | ||
| Special Topics: Film & Digital Media | ||
| Film & Digital Media Practicum 2 | ||
| Story Development and Production | ||
| Digital Marketing and Analytics | ||
| Visual Information Processing | ||
| Introduction to Computing | ||
| The Writing of Fiction | ||
| Writing Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Visual Communication I | ||
| Photography: Digital Imaging | ||
| Visual Communication II | ||
| Digital Media Design | ||
| Digital Media: Vector | ||
| Visual Communication III | ||
| Motion Design | ||
| Interactive Design | ||
| Introduction to Digital Music | ||
| Music Technology I | ||
| Composition I | ||
| Playwriting | ||
| Theatrical Design I | ||
| Beginning Acting | ||
| Media Studies Electives | ||
| Choose one course from: | 3 | |
| Topics in Cinema History 3 | ||
| Film Genre 3 | ||
| Choose one course from COMM 203 or COMM 324 (if different topic from above), or from the following list: | 3 | |
| Game Studies | ||
| Social Media | ||
| Web Design and Usability | ||
| Media Technology & Society | ||
| Guerilla Media | ||
| Remixing Culture | ||
| Digital Media Ethics | ||
| New Media Criticism 1 | ||
| High and Low Culture | ||
| European Film | ||
| African Film | ||
| Indian Film | ||
| Italian Film Genre | ||
| Italian Film History | ||
| International Film | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| Art History: Methods and Research | ||
| German Cinema (or program director's permission) | ||
| Advanced Production | 3 | |
| Select one from the following list, if not already taken as a Production Elective: | ||
| Cinematography I | ||
| Screen Directing | ||
| Production Design | ||
| Screenwriting 1 | ||
| Advanced Post Production | ||
| Internship | ||
| Requires a minimum of 18 credit hours completed and Junior or Senior standing | ||
| COMM 394 | Film & Digital Media Internship 2 | 3 |
| Capstone | ||
| Select one of the following. Courses already taken cannot also satisfy this requirement. | 3 | |
| Narrative Production | ||
| Video Documentary 2 | ||
| Film and Digital Media Capstone | ||
| Total Hours | 43 | |
- 1
- 2
Satisfies Engaged Learning requirement.
- 3
May be repeated if different topic
- 4
Suggested Sequence of Courses
The below sequence of courses is meant to be used as a suggested path for completing coursework. An individual student’s completion of requirements depends on course offerings in a given term as well as the start term for a major or graduate study. Students should consult their advisor for assistance with course selection.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| COMM 201 | Media Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| COMM 274 | Introduction to Cinema | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| COMM 135 | Intro to Video Production | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| COMM 130 | Intro to Audio Production | 3 |
| Media Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| COMM 200 | Digital Communication and Society | 3 |
| COMM 202 | Story for Film and Television | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| COMM 100 | SOC Career Prep Seminar | 1 |
| COMM 203 or COMM 324 |
Topics in Cinema History or Film Genre |
3 |
| Production Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Spring | ||
| Production Elective | 3 | |
| Advanced Production Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| COMM 350 | Producing for Film & Digital Media | 3 |
| COMM 394 | Film & Digital Media Internship | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| Major Capstone Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 43 | |
School of Communication Graduation Requirements
All Undergraduate students in the School of Communication are required to take two Writing Intensive courses (6 credit hours) as well as complete a foreign language requirement at 102-level or higher (3 credit hours) or a language competency test. More information can be found here.
Additional Undergraduate Graduation Requirements
All Undergraduate students are required to complete the University Core, at least one Engaged Learning course, and UNIV 101. SCPS students are not required to take UNIV 101. Nursing students in the Accelerated BSN program are not required to take core or UNIV 101. You can find more information in the University Requirements area.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Develop fundamental knowledge and skills essential in media production, exhibition, and distribution.
- Connect theory, analysis, and hands-on work in the development of original ideas in film and digital media.
- Identify their aesthetic vision as a creator of media.
- Gain technical proficiency in audio and visual skills, and specialization in advanced production skills.