College of Visual and Performing Arts
Curriculum
The first two years of the program are rigorously structured. In addition to hands-on filmmaking workshop courses, first-year students follow the Department of Film and Media Arts core curriculum, which includes film history and an introductory film production course. Sophomore classes concentrate on essential filmmaking skills. Juniors and seniors have additional flexibility to choose from menu-structured course offerings according to your academic and professional interests and, in essence, construct your own path with your faculty advisor.
- Technical Skills: Demonstrate a subset of technical skills involving process or technique knowledge and proficiency in film production.
- Conceptual Skills: Demonstrate a broad set of skills in film that allows a student to understand abstract ideas and complicated processes while also think creatively.
- Critical Thinking: Analyze theoretical, critical and historical thoughts and concepts clearly and effectively through film.
- Filmmaking Proficiency: Produce quality films that demonstrate a cohesive and compelling production, appropriate to the medium while effectively managing the resources and logistics to produce a film.
- Collaboration Skills: Employ ability to function as a team member of a production.
Extracurricular Opportunities
Study Abroad
Through Syracuse Abroad, we offer a semester-long program in Prague, Czech Republic, through our World Partner FAMU as well as a summer program in Italian film studies and filmmaking in Bologna, Italy.
VPA LA Semester Program
The VPA LA Semester is an immersive professional development program that provides you with the opportunity to work as an intern in Los Angeles while taking academic courses taught by LA professionals with expertise in their given disciplines. The program is designed to broaden your understanding of career opportunities and gain skills to network and succeed in your career.
Learn more about this program