BS in Video and Film Production
Middle Tennessee State University
Key Information
Campus location
Murfreesboro, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,178 / per credit *
Application deadline
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* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
Video and film have great power to entertain, inform, or influence. Technology has now made it possible for essentially any industry or organization to harness this power to connect with their audiences, customer, constituents, or students. MTSU’s B.S. in Video and Film Production degree considers all of these aspects and reinforces them with a foundation of media theory and a 4-year degree to produce graduates who are able to successfully enter the marketplace and advance through long-term careers. The program boasts a well-developed and flexible curriculum that enables students to focus on their strengths. Inspiring and experienced faculty deliver exciting classes inside and outside the classrooms and labs. An impressive array of facilities offers students boundless hands-on experience.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman Fall
- EMC 1010 - Orientation to Media Arts 1 credit hour
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) or
- JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) or
- RIM 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
- Mathematics 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Freshman Spring
- EMC 2120 - Sight, Sound, and Motion 3 credit hours
- VFP 1080 - Post-Production I 3 credit hours
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Sophomore Fall
- Minor 3 credit hours
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- VFP 2130 - Single Cam I 3 credit hours
- VFP 2410 - History of American Television 3 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Sophomore Spring
- VFP 2020 - Scripts for Media 3 credit hours
- VFP 2131 - Multi-Cam I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
- Minor 3 credit hours
- Guided elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Junior Fall
- EMC 3001 - Success in Media Arts 1 credit hour
- VFP 2510 - History of American Cinema 3 credit hours
- Guided elective 3 credit hours
- Minor 3 credit hours
- Natural Science 4 credit hours
Subtotal: 14 Hours
Junior Spring
- VFP 3140 - Multi-Cam II 3 credit hours or
- VFP 3150 - Single Cam II 3 credit hours
- EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours or
- JOUR 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours
- Guided elective 3 credit hours
- Minor 3 credit hours
- Natural Science 4 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Senior Fall
- VFP 4990 - Filmmaking Capstone 3 credit hours or
- VFP 4995 - Live Production Capstone 3 credit hours
- Advanced video/film production requirement 3 credit hours
- Minor 3 credit hours
- Guided elective 3 credit hours
- Elective (internship recommended) 4 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Senior Spring
- EMC 4001 - Professional Practices in Media Arts 1 credit hour
- Advanced video/film production requirement 3 credit hours
- Minor/Elective 3 credit hours
- Electives 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 13 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Careers in video and film production are even more diverse than the endless credits of a Hollywood blockbuster film. While most traditional jobs in the industry remain, industry changes have opened exciting new possibilities. Video is everywhere now – including in your pocket. There is more serious video and film production being done than ever before. Essentially every organization now values and relies on video and film production - and they need skilled, talented, professional help.
Examples of career possibilities include:
- 3D projection mapping specialist
- Boom camera operator
- Cinematographer/camera operator
- Director
- Documentary filmmaker
- Filmmaker
- Freelance video and film producer
- Gaffer
- Instructional video writer/designer/producer
- Music video director
- On-air promotions writer/producer
- Production company owner
- Screenwriter
- Staff video producer
- Steadicam operator
- Technical director
- Television series creator
- TV commercial writer, producer
- TV sports production management/crew
- Video and film editor
- Video and film producer
- Video engineer
- Video wall specialist
- Web series producer
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