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FILM TV

Film and Television

167 courses on record 69 with sections in Fall 2026
167 courses

Grades awarded Fall 2021 to Fall 2025, every instructor,

A course with no letter grades has no average to report, which is not the same as a course that grades badly.

Lower division 17

Lower division courses in Film and Television
Course Title Predicted GPA Fall 2026
1A Freshman Symposium 3.98 75 grades 1 section
1B Freshman Symposium 3.97 58 grades Not offered
4 Introduction to Art and Technique of Filmmaking GE 3.79 3,564 grades 11 sections
6A History of American Motion Picture GE 3.74 1,746 grades 9 sections
10A American Television History GE 3.71 126 grades Not offered
15 Introduction to Media Production no grade history 1 section
18 Media Parks: Cinematic and Television History of Theme Parks 3.86 44 grades Not offered
33 Introductory Screenwriting 3.83 3,275 grades 9 sections
34 Introduction to Television Writing 3.83 48 grades Not offered
37 Writing for Television: Big Ideas for Small Screen 3.91 24 grades Not offered
M50 Introduction to Visual Culture GE 3.70 341 grades Not offered
51 Digital Media Studies 3.74 456 grades Not offered
72 Production Practice in Film, Television, and Digital Media 3.85 96 grades Not offered
75 Lighting for Film and Television 3.94 24 grades Not offered
84A Overview of Contemporary Film Industry 3.78 317 grades Not offered
98T Obscured Labor: Workers, Unions, and Guilds in Hollywood 3.77 16 grades · Not offered
98TW Influencer Culture and Economy 3.89 21 grades Not offered

Upper division 52

Upper division courses in Film and Television
Course Title Predicted GPA Fall 2026
101A Junior Symposium 3.88 147 grades Not offered
102A Senior Symposium 3.98 121 grades 1 section
102C Senior Symposium 3.97 54 grades Not offered
106B History of European Motion Picture: Lecture 1 GE 3.60 507 grades 7 sections
106C History of African, Asian, and Latin American Film GE 3.68 517 grades Not offered
107 Experimental Film 3.61 201 grades 5 sections
108 History of Documentary Film GE 3.59 213 grades Not offered
109 Advanced Topics in Documentary: New Documentary Forms 3.85 110 grades Not offered
M111 Women and Film 3.92 15 grades · Not offered
112 Film and Social Change GE 3.53 441 grades Not offered
113 Film Authors GE 3.69 146 grades Not offered
114 Film Genres GE 3.74 604 grades Not offered
M117 Chicanos in Film/Video 3.78 78 grades Not offered
C118 Intermediate Cinematography 3.91 25 grades Not offered
122D Film Editing: Overview of History, Technique, and Practice 3.93 992 grades Not offered
122E Digital Cinematography 3.77 717 grades 1 section
122M Film and Television Directing 3.75 728 grades Not offered
122N History of Animation in American Film and Television 3.90 257 grades Not offered
CM129 Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television: History of Black American Fashion from 19th to 21st Century 3.56 27 grades 1 section
130 Introduction to Speculative Television Writing no grade history 1 section
131 Introduction to Television Writing 3.86 11 grades · Not offered
134 Intermediate Screenwriting Workshop 3.59 24 grades Not offered
135A Advanced Screenwriting Workshop 3.87 11 grades · 1 section
135B Advanced Screenwriting Workshop 3.84 11 grades · Not offered
135C Advanced Screenwriting Workshop 3.77 10 grades · Not offered
C142 Digital Imagery and Visualization 3.90 9 grades · Not offered
146 Art and Practice of Motion Picture Producing 3.85 280 grades Not offered
150 Cinematography 3.94 168 grades 2 sections
153 Motion Picture Lighting 3.98 83 grades Not offered
154 Film Editing 3.94 129 grades 1 section
155 Introduction to Digital Media and Tools 3.96 118 grades Not offered
C157 Lighting for Film and Television 3.91 10 grades · 1 section
C158 Digital Workflow no grade history 1 section
163 Directing Cameras 3.91 59 grades 2 sections
175A Undergraduate Film Production no grade history 2 sections
178 Film and Television Production Laboratory 3.93 174 grades Not offered
C181A Introduction to Animation 3.93 81 grades 2 sections
C181B Writing for Animation no grade history 1 section
C181C Animation Workshop 3.94 25 grades Not offered
183A Producing I: Film and Television Development 3.98 673 grades Not offered
183B Producing II: Entertainment Economics 3.75 472 grades Not offered
183C Producing III: Marketing, Distribution, and Exhibition 3.98 445 grades Not offered
184B Overview of Contemporary Television Industry 3.98 219 grades 1 section
185 Intermediate Undergraduate Film Production 3.92 43 grades Not offered
C186A Advanced Documentary Workshop no grade history 1 section
187A Global Film and Television Development 3.99 318 grades 1 section
187B Domestic and Global Entertainment Industry Careers and Strategies 3.97 372 grades Not offered
187C Scripted and Unscripted Series Development for Domestic and Global Streaming Services 3.99 298 grades Not offered
188A Special Courses in Film, Television, and Digital Media 3.93 500 grades Not offered
194 Internship Seminars: Film, Television, and Digital Media 3.91 10 grades · Not offered
195 Corporate Internships in Film, Television, and Digital Media 3.97 55 grades 2 sections
195CE Corporate Internships in Film, Television, and Digital Media no grade history 1 section

Graduate 98

Graduate courses in Film and Television
Course Title Predicted GPA Fall 2026
201A Seminar: Media Industries and Cultures of Production--Foundations 3.87 57 grades 1 section
201B Seminar: Media Industries and Cultures of Production--Transmedia 3.88 11 grades · Not offered
202 Seminar: Media Audiences and Cultures of Consumption 3.88 10 grades · Not offered
203 Seminar: Film and Other Arts 3.87 44 grades Not offered
205 Seminar: Videographic Scholarship 3.91 10 grades · Not offered
206B Seminar: Selected Topics in American Film History 3.92 15 grades · Not offered
207 Seminar: Experimental Media 3.93 16 grades · Not offered
208C Seminar: Contemporary Film Theory 3.81 11 grades · Not offered
209A Seminar: Documentary Film 3.68 12 grades · Not offered
209D Seminar: Animated Film 3.89 22 grades Not offered
210 Viewing and Reading Media 3.89 341 grades 1 section
211 Seminar: Historiography 3.92 42 grades Not offered
212 Cinema and Media Studies Graduate Colloquium Not offered
213 Capstone Seminar 3.94 34 grades Not offered
215 Seminar: Text and Context in Intermedia Age 3.85 38 grades Not offered
215A Theory and Method: Academic Track 3.88 12 grades · 1 section
215B Theory and Method: Professional Track no grade history 1 section
217A Seminar: American Television History 3.82 15 grades · Not offered
219 Seminar: Film and Society 3.86 14 grades · Not offered
220 Seminar: Television and Society 3.93 17 grades · Not offered
222 Seminar: Film Genres 3.89 10 grades · Not offered
CM229 Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television: History of Black American Fashion from 19th to 21st Century no grade history 1 section
274A Research Design 1: Initial Research Design no grade history 1 section
282A TV Development 1 3.91 46 grades 1 section
282B TV Development 2 3.92 15 grades · Not offered
283B Writing Half-Hour Comedy Pilot and Series Bible no grade history 1 section
284B Writing One-Hour Drama Pilot and Series Bible no grade history 1 section
286 Television Speculative Script no grade history 1 section
287A Introduction to Art and Business of Producing I 3.68 44 grades 1 section
287B Introduction to Art and Business of Producing II 3.71 42 grades Not offered
287C Introduction to Art and Business of Producing III 3.95 28 grades Not offered
288A Feature Film Development I 3.97 59 grades 1 section
288B Feature Film Development II 3.91 15 grades · Not offered
289C Independent Spirit: Creative Strategies for Financing and Distributing Independent Features 3.78 14 grades · Not offered
290A Thesis Workshop 1 3.96 43 grades 1 section
290B Thesis Workshop 2 3.92 15 grades · Not offered
290C It's a Wrap: Preparation for Your Entertainment Career 3.96 42 grades Not offered
291B Feature Film Marketing 3.77 19 grades · Not offered
292A Overview of Network Television Management 3.96 90 grades Not offered
294A Contracts and Negotiation 3.78 29 grades Not offered
294C International Financing and Distribution 3.85 51 grades Not offered
295C Advanced Producing: Role of Successful Producer 3.94 21 grades Not offered
297A Digital Media Producing 1 3.95 33 grades 1 section
297B Digital Media Producing 2 3.95 32 grades Not offered
298A Special Studies in Film and Television 3.95 453 grades 7 sections
375 Teaching Apprentice Practicum Not offered
400B Introduction to Cinematography II 3.94 25 grades Not offered
402A Advanced Narrative Directing Workshop 3.77 10 grades · 2 sections
C403A Advanced Documentary Workshop no grade history 1 section
404 Emerging Techniques and Technologies in Cinematography 3.91 10 grades · Not offered
411A Modes of Making: Experimental 3.97 72 grades 2 sections
411B Modes of Making: Documentary 3.92 47 grades Not offered
412A Tools and Techniques: Editing I 3.89 71 grades 2 sections
412B Tools and Techniques: Documentary 3.88 47 grades Not offered
412C Tools and Techniques: Narrative Fiction 3.85 36 grades Not offered
413 Themes and Issues: Foundations of Directing 3.91 53 grades Not offered
413A Tools and Techniques: Sound I 3.86 50 grades 2 sections
413B Tools and Techniques: Sound II 3.88 25 grades Not offered
413C Tools and Techniques: Sound III 3.83 24 grades Not offered
414A Tools and Techniques: Cinematography I 3.91 50 grades 2 sections
414B Tools and Techniques: Cinematography II 3.94 23 grades Not offered
414C Tools and Techniques: Cinematography III 3.80 22 grades Not offered
415 Themes and Issues: Foundations of Directing 3.88 25 grades 2 sections
C416 Intermediate Cinematography 3.95 32 grades Not offered
C417 Lighting for Film and Television 3.96 34 grades 1 section
419 Advanced Cinematography 3.82 21 grades 1 section
423A Direction of Actors for Film and Television 3.88 17 grades · Not offered
423B Advanced Direction of Actors for Film and Television 3.92 14 grades · 1 section
430 Introduction to Film and Television Writing 3.82 127 grades 1 section
433 Writing Short Screenplays 3.85 20 grades Not offered
434 Advanced Screenwriting no grade history 1 section
435 Advanced Writing for Short Film and Television Screenplays 3.89 23 grades 1 section
438 Advanced Screenwriting: Rewrite no grade history 1 section
440 Festival Strategies 3.95 91 grades Not offered
C452C Digital Audio Postproduction 3.90 22 grades Not offered
453 Postproduction Sound Design: Lecture 1 no grade history 1 section
C454B Advanced Film Editing 3.97 48 grades Not offered
C454C Digital Workflow 3.84 31 grades 1 section
459A Directing for Film and Television 3.93 29 grades Not offered
C481A Introduction to Animation 3.96 45 grades 2 sections
C481B Writing for Animation 3.96 44 grades 1 section
C481C Animation Workshop 3.94 25 grades Not offered
482A Advanced Animation Workshop 3.88 18 grades · Not offered
483A Advanced Computer Animation 3.67 15 grades · 1 section
483B Advanced Computer Animation 3.77 10 grades · Not offered
484A Visual Thinking and Organization for Animation 3.96 41 grades 1 section
484B Visual Thinking and Organization for Animation 3.96 40 grades Not offered
488A Interactive Animation 3.88 17 grades · Not offered
489A Computer Animation in Film and Video 3.95 52 grades 1 section
489B Production in Computer Animation 3.94 20 grades Not offered
495A Practice of Teaching Film and Television 2 sections
498 Professional Internship in Film and Television 3.97 96 grades 1 section
596A Directed Individual Studies: Research 3.92 15 grades · 23 sections
596B Directed Individual Studies: Writing no grade history 21 sections
596C Directed Individual Studies: Directing no grade history 10 sections
596F Directed Individual Studies: Production no grade history 10 sections
597 Preparation for PhD Qualifying Examinations in Film and Television no grade history 10 sections
599 PhD Dissertation in Film and Television no grade history 10 sections