Program Learning Outcomes
Essential Skills & Competencies
Graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate fluency in visual storytelling as it pertains to screenwriting
- Exhibit a mastery of technical skills relevant to media production
- Display an understanding of emerging filmed entertainment technologies
Critical Thinking & Creative Process
Graduates will be able to:
- Initiate critical thinking and apply stylistic choices with vision and originality
- Conduct advanced research examining cinematic arts from an analytical perspective
Cultural Literacy & Contextual Relevance
Graduates will be able to:
- Create productions with an understanding of filmed entertainment as a global commodity
- Appraise the context and reception of their creative production
- Conceive a scholarly contribution that meaningfully adds to the artistic and intellectual discourse in the field
Areas of Specialization + Expertise
Graduates will be able to:
- Create productions that meet the highest professional standards in one or more of the fundamental disciplines, including directing, cinematography, editing, screenwriting, production design, and producing
- Explore craft in innovative and resourceful ways
Professional Practice
Graduates will be able to:
- Recognize the evolving nature of the entertainment industry
- Exercise effective communication, collaboration and leadership skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of the business, economic, legal, moral, and social ramifications of their practice