Screenwriting Concentration

Creative Writing, Bachelor of Fine Arts - Screenwriting Concentration Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required
Minimum of “C-“required
Fundamental Academic Skills
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING (Writing in the Discipline)
FUNDAMENTALS OF POETRY WRITING
PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS
ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
Distribution Requirements 31
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs
Global Diversity - 3 hrs
US Diversity - 3 hrs
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 76 Hours Required
**Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement
^Course requires pre-requisite(s)
Minimum of C required
Literature and Theory Core9
CONTEMPORARY WRITERS:IN PERSON IN PRINT (^)
FORM AND THEORY (^)
Select One
FORM AND THEORY (^)
LITERARY MAGAZINE: STAFF & RESEARCH (^)
INDEPENDENT STUDIES (^)
Lower Level Literature9
Select Three Courses
SOCIO-CULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS IN LITERATURE (** ^)
THE SHORT STORY (** ^)
BLACK SHORT STORY (** ^)
INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH LITERATURE I (** ^)
INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH LITERATURE II (** ^)
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1746-1939 (^)
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1940-PRESENT (^)
AMERICAN LITERATURE I (** ^)
AMERICAN LITERATURE II (** ^)
SURVEY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE (** ^)
LATINO/A LITERATURE (** ^)
LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: THE ANCIENT WORLD (** ^)
GLOBAL EXPLORATIONS: MEDIEVAL TO EARLY MODERN WORLD (** ^)
GLOBAL EXPLORATIONS: THE MODERN WORLD (^)
SPECIAL STUDIES IN WRITING (^)
Minimun of 3 credits from below
INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH LITERATURE I (** ^)
INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH LITERATURE II (** ^)
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1940-PRESENT (^)
AMERICAN LITERATURE I (** ^)
AMERICAN LITERATURE II (** ^)
SURVEY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE (** ^)
LATINO/A LITERATURE (** ^)
LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: THE ANCIENT WORLD (** ^)
GLOBAL EXPLORATIONS: MEDIEVAL TO EARLY MODERN WORLD (** ^)
GLOBAL EXPLORATIONS: THE MODERN WORLD (^)
Upper Level Literature18
SHAKESPEARE (^)
Select Five Courses
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH
INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION (^)
CONTEMPORARY FRENCH NOVEL (^)
CONTEMPORARY FRENCH THEATER (^)
MODERN FRENCH WOMEN AUTHORS (^)
INDEPENDENT STUDY (^)
INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LITERATURE (^)
PRO-SEMINAR: SOCIETY AND CULTURE (^)
SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I (^)
INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LITERATURE (^)
INDEPENDENT STUDY (^)
PRO-SEMINAR: CULTURE AND SOCIETY (^)
THEATRE HISTORY AND LITERATURE: 1960-PRESENT (^)
THEATRE HISTORY AND LITERATURE:MODERN / 1800-1960 (^)
SHAKESPEARE ON FILM: THE ART OF INTERPRETATION (** ^)
THEATRE HISTORY AND LITERATURE: CLASSICAL TO 1500 (^)
THEATRE HISTORY AND DRAMATIC LITERATURE: 1500 TO 1800 (^)
LITERARY MAGAZINE: STAFF & RESEARCH (^ if not taken above)
College Level Foreign Language8-10
High School Foreign Language cannot be used
Concentration in Screenwriting - 32 Hours Required32
Writing Core
FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING (^)
BASIC FICTION STUDIO (^)
BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO (^)
FUNDAMENTALS OF POETRY WRITING
BASIC POETRY STUDIO (^)
BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO (^)
FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING
BASIC CREATIVE NONFICTION STUDIO (^)
BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO (^)
Concentration Required Courses
INTERMEDIATE SCREENWRITING STUDIO (^)
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING STUDIO I (^)
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING STUDIO II (^)
Select three courses
SELECTED TOPICS IN WRITING (^)
ADVANCED PROJECTS IN THEATRE (^)
VIDEO STUDIO PRODUCTION (^)
FILM THEORY AND CRITICISM (^)
DIGITAL LITERACIES FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS (^)
ELECTIVES
Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours