Degrees Offered
B.A. in Cinema and Television Arts (seven options); M.A. in Screenwriting.
Click here to view a complete description of courses offered by CTVA.
LOWER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES
Students are accepted into the department as Pre-CTVA majors. After completion of the Pre-CTVA course requirements, students may petition for entry into the Option area for which they are qualified.
SPECIAL GRADE REQUIREMENT
Students admitted to the upper division CTVA major must complete the 33 upper division units with a grade of C or better in each course.
The CTVA undergraduate major prepares students in academic and creative aspects of the media disciplines through study in one out of seven options. Click on an option to view the required courses for that program of study.
Articulation Agreements
(courses at the local Junior Colleges that are transferable for credit to the CTVA major and pre-major)
Four-Year and Five-Year Degree Programs
Degree Options
Operational and management aspects of independent, studio, and network electronic media--including business structures, personnel, budgets, advertising, sales, research, and regulation of the media industries.
A minor is also offered in this option.
Conceptualization, production, directing, editing, and distribution of film projects for both entertainment and informational purposes.
History, theory, and critical analysis of the culture of film and electronic media--providing a background for all professional training, with specific preparation for careers in teaching or research. Screenwriting Option: research, structure, and writing for dramatic and non-dramatic scripts for film, radio, television, and multimedia.
Pre-production, production and distribution of digital material for film, television and the World Wide Web. Students acquire effective computer skills to design websites, create streaming audio and video, design and create DVDs and CD-ROMS, and develop games in the interactive media environment.
Pre-production, production and post-production techniques for all radio formats–encompassing producing, directing and all other creative aspects of studio and field production.
Research, structure, and writing for dramatic and non-dramatic scripts for film, radio, television, and multimedia.
Pre-production, production, and post-production techniques for all electronic media formats--encompassing directing and all other creative aspects of studio and field production.
Graduate Program
The Department of Cinema and Television Arts offers a Master of Arts degree in Screenwriting.
Student Learning Outcomes of the Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
At the end of a program of study, students should (as reflected by the curriculum in their individual option) be able to:
1. understand and articulate the history, theories, and critical models of cinema and the electronic media;
2. research, structure, and write dramatic and non-dramatic scripts for cinema, television, and multimedia;
3. employ pre-production, production, and post-production techniques for all electronic and digital media formats in both the studio and the field;
4. conceptualize, produce, direct, edit, and distribute cinema projects for both entertainment and informational purposes;
5. operate and manage business structures, personnel, budgets, advertising, sales, research, and regulation of independent, studio, and network electronic media.
Academic Advisement
Advisement is recommended, but not required, for all Pre-CTVA majors. A meeting with the Pre-CTVA advisor is made by appointment only.
Kathleen McWilliams
Pre-CTVA Advisor
MZ 185
(818) 677-5053
kathleen.mcwilliams@csun.edu
Advisement is mandatory for CTVA majors. Prior to each semester’s course registration period, each major is required to meet with their faculty advisor to discuss course selection and assess the student’s academic progress. Once a schedule for the following semester is jointly approved the student receives departmental permission to register for classes online.
The Department of Cinema and Television Arts encourages students to investigate opportunities for overseas study. Certain courses taken at CSU International Program Study Centers in foreign countries may be used to fulfill some of the requirements for degree options offered by the Department.
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
Advisement is required each semester for all CTVA majors before being allowed to register in any CTVA classes.
Use the list below to identify if you need to meet with your major department and/or the Student Resource Center (SRC)/EOP prior to registration each semester. The Student Resource Center/EOP is located in Nordhoff Hall, Room 135. For news and information, go to their website at www.csun.edu/~srceop/main.htm or call (818) 677-2024. For CAMC Graduation Plans go directly to amc.csun.edu/EOP/EOPNEWSPLAN.
Student Level (units earned)
1st semester SRC/EOP -- Advisement Required
2nd semester (0-30 units) -- SRC/EOP Advisement Required
3rd semester (30-45 units)--Department advisement recommended, not required (registration not subject to an advisement hold as long as student is in good standing)
4th semester (45-60 units) -- Continuing Pre-CTVA in good academic standing (regardless of number of units completed): Department advisement recommended, not required
5th semester (60-75 units) - CTVA students who have entered their option: Major advisement required, students meet with a full-time faculty member from their option, must meet with faculty to have advisement hold cleared by CTVA office
6th semester (75-90 units) -- CTVA students who have entered their option: Major advisement required, students meet with a full-time faculty member from their option, must meet with faculty to have advisement hold cleared by CTVA office
7th semester (90-105 units) -- CTVA students who have entered their option: Major advisement required, students meet with a full-time faculty member from their option, must meet with faculty to have advisement hold cleared by CTVA office
8th semester (105-120 units) -- CTVA students who have entered their option: Major advisement required, students meet with a full-time faculty member from their option, must meet with faculty to have advisement hold cleared by CTVA office
First-time tranfers -- Department advisement highly recommended, not required
EOP students (0-59 units) -- SRC/EOP Required, if in option, Major advisement required (if an EOP student is Pre-CTVA, they cover the major at the SRC/EOP office)
EOP students (60+ units) -- SRC/EOP Required, if in option, Major advisement required (if an EOP student is Pre-CTVA, they cover the major at the SRC/EOP office)
Probation students (regardless of units) -- SRC/EOP Advisement Required & Department Advisement Required
Contract students (regardless of units) -- SRC/EOP Advisement Required & Department Advisement Required
Disqualified students (non-matriculating) -- SRC/EOP Advisement Required
All phone numbers are area code 818. When using campus phones, dial last four numbers only. The advisement hours listed are for the Spring and Fall Semesters. Summer advisement is by appointment only.
Pre-CTVA Advising
