Program Overview

Academics

The university offers a range of academic programs through its various schools and colleges.

Schools and Colleges

• Argyros College of Business and Economics
• Attallah College of Educational Studies
• Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
• College of Performing Arts
• Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
• Fowler School of Engineering
• Fowler School of Law
• School of Communication
• Schmid College of Science and Technology
• School of Pharmacy
• Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

The Dodge College of Film and Media Arts offers several programs, including:

• BA Film and Media Studies
• BA Public Relations, Advertising and Entertainment Marketing
• BFA Animation and Visual Effects
• BFA Broadcast Journalism and Documentary
• BFA Creative Producing
• BFA Film and Television Production
• BFA Writing for Film and Television
• MA Film and Media Studies
• MFA Film and Television Producing
• MFA Film Production
• MFA Production Design
• MFA Screenwriting
• MFA The Showrunner Program

MFA Screenwriting Learning Outcomes

The MFA Screenwriting program has the following learning outcomes:

1. Students will be able to identify, create, and write fully dimensional, complex, and dynamic characters.
2. Students will demonstrate effective storytelling craft and narrative structure.
3. Students will demonstrate a distinctive personal voice.
4. Students will demonstrate competency with industry-standard formatting, writing style, and presentation.
5. Students will understand how storytelling approaches apply to the creation of distinctive and original scripts.