Getting Your Degree
The Undergraduate program of the Institute of Film and Television offers the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts. Candidates for the Bachelor's degree must fulfill the following requirements:
- A minimum of 54 points in Area I (UGFTV).
- A minimum of 44 points in Area II (General Education).
- Enough credits in Areas I and II to total 128 points, or enough credits in Areas I, II, and Electives to total 128 points.
Distribution Requirements
Area I: Film And Television Arts (minimum of 54 pts):
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Group A: History and Criticism (3 courses for not less than 9 points).
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Group B: Production (4 Core production courses for not less than 20 points).
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Group C: Writing (3 courses for not less than 12 points).
Area II: General Education Requirement (minimum of 44 pts):
All students are required to take at least 44 points in courses to be distributed among the following 3 categories in General Education: Expository Writing, Humanities, and Sciences, of which at least 8 points (6 points for transfer students) or two courses are taken in each category. (Please Note: All Stern School of Business, Steinhardt School of Education and Gallatin courses are Elective credit only.) Click-on "General Education Advisement Tool" for a listing of Departments within the College of Arts and Sciences and Tisch to see their General Education allocations. General Education classes are generally taken in the College of Arts and Sciences although some are available in selected Tisch Departments. Be advised that NO CREDIT AT ALL will be given for courses taken in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS).
Students should consult the General Education Advisement tool for details and a list of courses that are not eligible for this requirement.
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Expository Writing (through TSOA's Department of Art and Public Policy) - 8 points required for Freshman; 4 points for Transfer students, or the International Writing Sequence for international students. For full details, please click on "Policies and Procedures" above, then "Expository Writing".
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The Humanities - 8 points required for Freshman; 2 courses for not less than 6 points for Transfers - foreign languages, literature (comparative and dramatic), classics (literature), English, fine arts, history (including theater history), fine arts, music (theory or history), classics (ancient history), philosophy, history.
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The Sciences - 8 points required for Freshman; 2 courses for not less than 6 points for Transfers - social sciences, politics, sociology, economics, psychology, anthropology, natural science, mathematics, biology, chemistry, geology, physics.
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Additional credits of Humanities and/or Science to reach the mimimum General Education requirement of 44 points.
