Bachelor of Science in Film Directing

Take action (or rather call action) and make a name for yourself. You'll learn how to oversee the artistic and technical elements in film production, assemble cast and crew, select film locations, and call the actions on set as a film director. Are you ready to enhance your visual storytelling skills?

Earn your Bachelor of Science in Film Production. As a student, you’ll be exposed to every stage of film production through a theoretical and gear-centric curriculum.

Our Bachelor of Science in Film Production Degree with a concentration in Directing is 120 credit hours and 36 months in length.

Look at the big-picture through the director's lens. This course engages students in practical directing exercises and techniques to build a deeper understanding of the craft. Students will learn how to effectively communicate with actors and crew, and shoot and edit several short projects, with the goal of deepening and enhancing their visual storytelling skills.

Look at the big-picture through the director's lens. This course engages students in practical directing exercises and techniques to build a deeper understanding of the craft. Students will learn how to effectively communicate with actors and crew, and shoot and edit several short projects, with the goal of deepening and enhancing their visual storytelling skills.

World Building will introduce students to the concept of "world-building" -- the process of constructing an imaginary world across a variety of disciplines, such as literature, poetry, music, film, television, and games. Students will analyze examples of effective world-building and experiment with different techniques for discovering and developing them. Students will also explore fundamental aspects of world-building such as governance, economics, social relations, and cultural influences, as well as how our cultures, civilizations, and communities work so that they may create worlds that operate in a logical, coherent, and consistent fashion.