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FILM TV

Film and Television

167 courses on record 12 with sections in Spring 2027
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 Spring 2027
1A Freshman Symposium 3.98 75 grades Not offered
1B Freshman Symposium 3.97 58 grades not checked
4 Introduction to Art and Technique of Filmmaking GE 3.79 3,564 grades 7 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 checked
15 Introduction to Media Production no grade history Not offered
18 Media Parks: Cinematic and Television History of Theme Parks 3.86 44 grades not checked
33 Introductory Screenwriting 3.83 3,275 grades 9 sections
34 Introduction to Television Writing 3.83 48 grades not checked
37 Writing for Television: Big Ideas for Small Screen 3.91 24 grades not checked
M50 Introduction to Visual Culture GE 3.70 341 grades not checked
51 Digital Media Studies 3.74 456 grades not checked
72 Production Practice in Film, Television, and Digital Media 3.85 96 grades not checked
75 Lighting for Film and Television 3.94 24 grades not checked
84A Overview of Contemporary Film Industry 3.78 317 grades not checked
98T Obscured Labor: Workers, Unions, and Guilds in Hollywood 3.77 16 grades · not checked
98TW Influencer Culture and Economy 3.89 21 grades not checked

Upper division 52

Upper division courses in Film and Television
Course Title Predicted GPA Spring 2027
101A Junior Symposium 3.88 147 grades not checked
102A Senior Symposium 3.98 121 grades Not offered
102C Senior Symposium 3.97 54 grades not checked
106B History of European Motion Picture: Lecture 1 GE 3.60 507 grades Not offered
106C History of African, Asian, and Latin American Film GE 3.68 517 grades not checked
107 Experimental Film 3.61 201 grades Not offered
108 History of Documentary Film GE 3.59 213 grades not checked
109 Advanced Topics in Documentary: New Documentary Forms 3.85 110 grades not checked
M111 Women and Film 3.92 15 grades · not checked
112 Film and Social Change GE 3.53 441 grades not checked
113 Film Authors GE 3.69 146 grades not checked
114 Film Genres GE 3.74 604 grades not checked
M117 Chicanos in Film/Video 3.78 78 grades not checked
C118 Intermediate Cinematography 3.91 25 grades not checked
122D Film Editing: Overview of History, Technique, and Practice 3.93 992 grades not checked
122E Digital Cinematography 3.77 717 grades Not offered
122M Film and Television Directing 3.75 728 grades not checked
122N History of Animation in American Film and Television 3.90 257 grades not checked
CM129 Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television: History of Black American Fashion from 19th to 21st Century 3.56 27 grades Not offered
130 Introduction to Speculative Television Writing no grade history Not offered
131 Introduction to Television Writing 3.86 11 grades · not checked
134 Intermediate Screenwriting Workshop 3.59 24 grades not checked
135A Advanced Screenwriting Workshop 3.87 11 grades · Not offered
135B Advanced Screenwriting Workshop 3.84 11 grades · not checked
135C Advanced Screenwriting Workshop 3.77 10 grades · not checked
C142 Digital Imagery and Visualization 3.90 9 grades · not checked
146 Art and Practice of Motion Picture Producing 3.85 280 grades not checked
150 Cinematography 3.94 168 grades Not offered
153 Motion Picture Lighting 3.98 83 grades not checked
154 Film Editing 3.94 129 grades Not offered
155 Introduction to Digital Media and Tools 3.96 118 grades not checked
C157 Lighting for Film and Television 3.91 10 grades · Not offered
C158 Digital Workflow no grade history Not offered
163 Directing Cameras 3.91 59 grades Not offered
175A Undergraduate Film Production no grade history Not offered
178 Film and Television Production Laboratory 3.93 174 grades not checked
C181A Introduction to Animation 3.93 81 grades 1 section
C181B Writing for Animation no grade history Not offered
C181C Animation Workshop 3.94 25 grades not checked
183A Producing I: Film and Television Development 3.98 673 grades not checked
183B Producing II: Entertainment Economics 3.75 472 grades not checked
183C Producing III: Marketing, Distribution, and Exhibition 3.98 445 grades not checked
184B Overview of Contemporary Television Industry 3.98 219 grades Not offered
185 Intermediate Undergraduate Film Production 3.92 43 grades not checked
C186A Advanced Documentary Workshop no grade history Not offered
187A Global Film and Television Development 3.99 318 grades Not offered
187B Domestic and Global Entertainment Industry Careers and Strategies 3.97 372 grades not checked
187C Scripted and Unscripted Series Development for Domestic and Global Streaming Services 3.99 298 grades not checked
188A Special Courses in Film, Television, and Digital Media 3.93 500 grades not checked
194 Internship Seminars: Film, Television, and Digital Media 3.91 10 grades · not checked
195 Corporate Internships in Film, Television, and Digital Media 3.97 55 grades Not offered
195CE Corporate Internships in Film, Television, and Digital Media no grade history Not offered

Graduate 98

Graduate courses in Film and Television
Course Title Predicted GPA Spring 2027
201A Seminar: Media Industries and Cultures of Production--Foundations 3.87 57 grades Not offered
201B Seminar: Media Industries and Cultures of Production--Transmedia 3.88 11 grades · not checked
202 Seminar: Media Audiences and Cultures of Consumption 3.88 10 grades · not checked
203 Seminar: Film and Other Arts 3.87 44 grades not checked
205 Seminar: Videographic Scholarship 3.91 10 grades · not checked
206B Seminar: Selected Topics in American Film History 3.92 15 grades · not checked
207 Seminar: Experimental Media 3.93 16 grades · not checked
208C Seminar: Contemporary Film Theory 3.81 11 grades · not checked
209A Seminar: Documentary Film 3.68 12 grades · not checked
209D Seminar: Animated Film 3.89 22 grades not checked
210 Viewing and Reading Media 3.89 341 grades Not offered
211 Seminar: Historiography 3.92 42 grades not checked
212 Cinema and Media Studies Graduate Colloquium not checked
213 Capstone Seminar 3.94 34 grades not checked
215 Seminar: Text and Context in Intermedia Age 3.85 38 grades not checked
215A Theory and Method: Academic Track 3.88 12 grades · Not offered
215B Theory and Method: Professional Track no grade history Not offered
217A Seminar: American Television History 3.82 15 grades · not checked
219 Seminar: Film and Society 3.86 14 grades · not checked
220 Seminar: Television and Society 3.93 17 grades · not checked
222 Seminar: Film Genres 3.89 10 grades · not checked
CM229 Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television: History of Black American Fashion from 19th to 21st Century no grade history Not offered
274A Research Design 1: Initial Research Design no grade history Not offered
282A TV Development 1 3.91 46 grades Not offered
282B TV Development 2 3.92 15 grades · not checked
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 2 sections
286 Television Speculative Script no grade history Not offered
287A Introduction to Art and Business of Producing I 3.68 44 grades Not offered
287B Introduction to Art and Business of Producing II 3.71 42 grades not checked
287C Introduction to Art and Business of Producing III 3.95 28 grades not checked
288A Feature Film Development I 3.97 59 grades Not offered
288B Feature Film Development II 3.91 15 grades · not checked
289C Independent Spirit: Creative Strategies for Financing and Distributing Independent Features 3.78 14 grades · not checked
290A Thesis Workshop 1 3.96 43 grades Not offered
290B Thesis Workshop 2 3.92 15 grades · not checked
290C It's a Wrap: Preparation for Your Entertainment Career 3.96 42 grades not checked
291B Feature Film Marketing 3.77 19 grades · not checked
292A Overview of Network Television Management 3.96 90 grades not checked
294A Contracts and Negotiation 3.78 29 grades not checked
294C International Financing and Distribution 3.85 51 grades not checked
295C Advanced Producing: Role of Successful Producer 3.94 21 grades not checked
297A Digital Media Producing 1 3.95 33 grades Not offered
297B Digital Media Producing 2 3.95 32 grades not checked
298A Special Studies in Film and Television 3.95 453 grades 6 sections
375 Teaching Apprentice Practicum not checked
400B Introduction to Cinematography II 3.94 25 grades not checked
402A Advanced Narrative Directing Workshop 3.77 10 grades · Not offered
C403A Advanced Documentary Workshop no grade history Not offered
404 Emerging Techniques and Technologies in Cinematography 3.91 10 grades · not checked
411A Modes of Making: Experimental 3.97 72 grades Not offered
411B Modes of Making: Documentary 3.92 47 grades not checked
412A Tools and Techniques: Editing I 3.89 71 grades Not offered
412B Tools and Techniques: Documentary 3.88 47 grades not checked
412C Tools and Techniques: Narrative Fiction 3.85 36 grades not checked
413 Themes and Issues: Foundations of Directing 3.91 53 grades not checked
413A Tools and Techniques: Sound I 3.86 50 grades Not offered
413B Tools and Techniques: Sound II 3.88 25 grades not checked
413C Tools and Techniques: Sound III 3.83 24 grades not checked
414A Tools and Techniques: Cinematography I 3.91 50 grades Not offered
414B Tools and Techniques: Cinematography II 3.94 23 grades not checked
414C Tools and Techniques: Cinematography III 3.80 22 grades not checked
415 Themes and Issues: Foundations of Directing 3.88 25 grades Not offered
C416 Intermediate Cinematography 3.95 32 grades not checked
C417 Lighting for Film and Television 3.96 34 grades Not offered
419 Advanced Cinematography 3.82 21 grades Not offered
423A Direction of Actors for Film and Television 3.88 17 grades · not checked
423B Advanced Direction of Actors for Film and Television 3.92 14 grades · Not offered
430 Introduction to Film and Television Writing 3.82 127 grades Not offered
433 Writing Short Screenplays 3.85 20 grades not checked
434 Advanced Screenwriting no grade history 2 sections
435 Advanced Writing for Short Film and Television Screenplays 3.89 23 grades Not offered
438 Advanced Screenwriting: Rewrite no grade history 1 section
440 Festival Strategies 3.95 91 grades not checked
C452C Digital Audio Postproduction 3.90 22 grades not checked
453 Postproduction Sound Design: Lecture 1 no grade history 1 section
C454B Advanced Film Editing 3.97 48 grades not checked
C454C Digital Workflow 3.84 31 grades Not offered
459A Directing for Film and Television 3.93 29 grades not checked
C481A Introduction to Animation 3.96 45 grades Not offered
C481B Writing for Animation 3.96 44 grades Not offered
C481C Animation Workshop 3.94 25 grades not checked
482A Advanced Animation Workshop 3.88 18 grades · not checked
483A Advanced Computer Animation 3.67 15 grades · Not offered
483B Advanced Computer Animation 3.77 10 grades · not checked
484A Visual Thinking and Organization for Animation 3.96 41 grades Not offered
484B Visual Thinking and Organization for Animation 3.96 40 grades not checked
488A Interactive Animation 3.88 17 grades · not checked
489A Computer Animation in Film and Video 3.95 52 grades 1 section
489B Production in Computer Animation 3.94 20 grades not checked
495A Practice of Teaching Film and Television Not offered
498 Professional Internship in Film and Television 3.97 96 grades 1 section
596A Directed Individual Studies: Research 3.92 15 grades · Not offered
596B Directed Individual Studies: Writing no grade history not checked
596C Directed Individual Studies: Directing no grade history not checked
596F Directed Individual Studies: Production no grade history not checked
597 Preparation for PhD Qualifying Examinations in Film and Television no grade history not checked
599 PhD Dissertation in Film and Television no grade history not checked