Curriculum
Along with the College-wide General Education requirements, the B.F.A. will be a liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary approach. Graduates will have the experience of taking courses from inside and outside their respective focal area. There is one concentration: Media and the Performing Arts. In every instance, media and technology will be an integral part of the student’s pursuit. Each student is required to take 42 credits of University-wide General Education courses, as well as 42 required departmental core credits of which 18 credits are at the lower level and 24 credits at the upper level. Within the student’s area of emphasis 18 credits are required and 12 credits are distributed equally between suggested Electives and 6 Free Electives, thus a total of 120 credits which is the standard requirement for a baccalaureate degree at CUNY. Notably during the junior and senior year, students must be placed with the appropriate agencies to complete their internships as a requirement for the B.F.A.
DEPARTMENTAL CORE REQUIREMENTS: 30 Credits
Lower Level Major Requirements: 15 Credits
| Course | Course Title | Credits | Pre/co-requisites |
| ART 108 | History of Visual Communication | 3 Credits | ART 100, MUS 100 |
| SPTH 102 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 Credits | None |
| DNCE 150 | Dance History | 3 Credits | None |
| MED 150 | Mass Communications, Content, Structure and Control | 3 Credits | None |
| MASS 200 | Introduction to Digital Technology: History and development | 3 Credits | None |
Upper Level Major Requirements: 15 Credits
| Course | Course Title | Credits | Pre/co-requisites |
| MED 301 | Advance Broadcasting | 3 Credits | MED 150 |
| SPTH 325 | African-American Theater
or MUS 401 African Diaspora Music |
3 Credits | SPTH 102 |
| MASS 400 | Advance Digital Technology: History and development | 3 Credits | MASS 200 |
| MPA 420 | Senior Seminar/Capstone | 3 Credits | Permission of Chair |
| MPA 425 | Internship | 3 Credits | MPA 420, MASS 200, MASS 400 |
MEDIA and PERFORMING ARTS CONCENTRATION: Students must take 24 credits
| Course | Course Title | Credits | Pre/co-requisites |
| ART 301 | Computer Graphics | 3 Credits | ART 100, MASS 200 |
| PERF 301 | Digital Choreography (New Course) | 3 Credits | DNCE 150 |
| PERF 307 | Media Acting | 3 Credits | SPTH 102 |
| PERF 310 | Digital Composition | 3 Credits | MUS 100 |
| PERF 340 | Digital Music for Dance | 3 Credits | PERF/MUS 310 |
| MED 341 | Radio Production I | 3 Credits | MED 301, ENGL 150 |
| ART 410 | Digital Photography: Still and Video | 3 Credits | ART 100, 301,MASS 200, 400 |
| MED 497 | TV Production I | 3 Credits | MED 341 |
ELECTIVES 12 credits
| Course | Course Title | Credits | Pre/co-requisites |
| MUS 300 | Ensemble I | 2 Credit | MUS 100 or with permission |
| MUS 301 | Ensemble II | 2 Credit | MUS 300 |
| SPTH 339 | Stage Craft | 3 Credits | SPTH 307 |
| DNCE 360 | African-Caribbean Dance | 2 Credits | DNCE 300, or Permission |
| ART 403 | ADV Computer Graphics | 3 Credits | ART 301 |
| SPTH 407 | Acting | 3 Credits | SPTH 102, 307 |
| ART 408 | Advertising Graphics | 3 Credits | |
| DNCE 412 | Composition/Choreography | 3 Credits | DNCE 302 and 360 |
| MED 442 | Advanced Radio Production | 3 Credits | MED 341 |
| MED 498 | TV Production II | 3 Credits | ART 403, MED 492, 497 |