Global BFA in Film Art, B.F.A.

The Global BFA in Film Arts in conjunction with Paris College of Art (PCA) provides students with a springboard for self-expression in film and moving image arts. This innovative intercontinental program allows students to combine hands-on experience in filmmaking with traditional studio art practices, while also engaging in media, cultural, and critical studies. Through this study and practice, students create film and media that shapes and defines our multicultural world such as narrative film, short experimental film and video, gallery installations, web series, and public media art.

Upon completion of the Global BFA program students will be able to:

Create:

Demonstrate the ability to generate original concepts and novel approaches that advance the field of film arts.
Demonstrate the ability to adapt, take intellectual risks, and practice divergent thinking.
Use appropriate tools and techniques to realize an artistic intention in the creation of film arts.
Demonstrate technical expertise in the creation of film arts.
Create original and meaningful film and media art.
Create projects and exhibitions suitable for public venues.
Generate new work that can find audiences in multiple countries around the world.

Communicate:

Situate their artistic practice in relationship to current and historical art forms through written reports and oral presentations.
Present work in public forums.
Converse and read proficiently in French.

Collaborate:

Work effectively with diverse groups of people to produce film art.
Engage productively with diverse audiences and collaborators following inclusive artistic principles and practices.
Apply ethical principles to the creation of film arts.
Work with individuals from multiple countries on an artistic project.

Civically Engage:

Demonstrate an awareness of the impact that their work has on society.
Engage with a larger public outside of the art world through community work and projects.
Describe how their work promotes social justice both nationally and internationally.

Critically Think:

Demonstrate an understanding of the theory and history of film arts.
Analyze, interpret, and evaluate arguments and information from a broad array of sources.
Integrate multiple modes of research in their artistic practices.
Analyze and assess the current economic, political, and social context for film arts.

Required Courses

[Emerson] Foundations Course (3 Courses / 12 Credits)

VM 131 Approaches to Media Studies (4 credits)
VM 132 Foundations Practice (4 credits)
VM 134 Media Histories (4 credits)

[Emerson] Introductory Production Course (2 Courses / 8 Credits)

VM 230 Introduction to Film (4 credits)
VM 250 Introduction to Sound Principles and Audio Production (4 credits)

[Emerson] Intermediate / Advanced Production Courses (6 Courses / 22 Credits)

VM 362 Motion Graphics (4 credits)
VM 373 Directing for Actors (4 credits)
VM 376 Editing for Film and Video (4 credits)
VM 370 The Business of Film (4 credits)
VM 437 BFA Project Presentation (2 credits)
VM 490 BFA Production Workshop (4 credits)

[Emerson] Advanced Critical / Theory Studies Courses (6 Courses / 24 Credits)

VM 315 Topics in Art History: Representation of the Cultural Other in European Art (4 credits)
VM 331 Topics in Visual and Media Arts, Practice: Art of Documentary (4 credits)
VM 331 Topics in Visual and Media Arts, Practice: Storytelling in Film (4 credits)
TH 372 Topics in Theater, Performance, and Dance Studies: Storytelling in Drama (4 credits)
VM 409 Seminar in Art History: The Moving Image in Contemporary Art, 1990-Present (4 credits)
VM 420 Topics in Media Arts: Practice (4 credits)

[Paris College of Art] Introductory Critical Studies Course (2 Courses / 6 Credits)

FLIB 1011 Critical Thinking and Writing I (3 credits)
FLIB 1012 Critical Thinking and Writing II (3 credits)

[Paris College of Art] Introductory Production Course (5 Courses / 19 Credits)

FILM 0120 Media-based Writing (3 credits)
FILM 0130 Media Production I (3 credits)
FILM 150 Color Photography (3 credits)
FILM 140 Cinema Lighting I (3 credits)
FILM 250 Cinematography (4 credits)
FILM 330 Media Production II (3 credits)

[Paris College of Art] French History Course (1 Course / 3 Credits)

FLIB 1105 Paris, Yesterday and Tomorrow (3 credits)

FLIB 2135 The Image of Paris (3 credits)

[Paris College of Art] BFA Project Development (4 Courses / 13 Credits)

FILM 400 BFA Project Conceptualization (3 credits)
FILM 410 BFA Project Research Seminar (3 credits)
FILM 440 BFA Project Management (2 credits)
FILM 430 BFA Project Production (5 credits)

[Paris College of Art] Science or Math Course (1 Course / 3 credits)

FLIB 2004 course title subject to change - science or math (3 credits)
FLIB 3020 Optics and Science of Perception (3 credits)
FLIB 2112 Mathematics in Society (3 credits)
FLIB 2029 Microbiome, Macrobiome (3 credits)
FLIB 2030 Botany (3 credits)

[Paris College of Art] Liberal Arts PCA General Elective (FLIB) course (1 course / 3 credits)

[Paris College of Art] French Course (2 Courses / 6 Credits)

FLIB 1150 French for Paris (3 credits)
FLIB 2250 French Language and Culture (3 credits)
FLIB 3400 Topics in French Civilization (3 credits)
Or any 2 FLIB French course based on student’s proficiency

[Paris College of Art] Studio Courses (3 Courses / 9 Credits)

FHCA 0103 Introduction to Art & Design
FFND 0176 Drawing I
FFND 0170 Introduction to Digital Media I
FFND 0110 Materials and Dimensions I
FCMD 0211 Typography I
FCMD 0220 Graphic Design I
FFAS 0205 Fashion Drawing I: Hand
FFAS 0207 Fashion Drawing I: Digital
FFAS 0240 3D Fashion Design
FFAS 0297 Pattern Drafting I
FFAR 0205 Sophomore Sculpture I
FFAR 0207 Sophomore Drawing I
FFAR 0221 Creative Pedagogy for Diverse Minds
FINT 0202 Interior Design Project Fundamentals I
FHCA 0230 History of Architecture
FHOT 0234 Photography in the Expanded Field
FHOT 0240 Photography Social Documentary
FHOT 0257 Digital Photography Lab I
FFILM 350 2D Animation
FILM 365 ArtBound Internship (3 credits)