Program: Motion Pictures, B.A./B.S. - Belmont University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 07, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Technical Requirement (Hours Counted in BELL Core):

MOT 4015 Senior Capstone 1 Hours

Major Requirements: 45 Hours

Required Motion Pictures Foundations Courses: 36 Hours

MOT 1110 Film History - Lumiere to Now 3 Hours
MOT 1115 Art of Storytelling 3 Hours
MOT 1010 Cinematic Storytelling 3 Hours
MOT 2110 Screenwriting Fundamentals 3 Hours
MOT 2230 Editing I 3 Hours
MOT 2250 Cinematography I 3 Hours
MOT 2710 Production and Set Management 3 Hours
MOT 2200 Directing 3 Hours
MOT 2310 Location and Post-Production Sound 3 Hours
MOT 2520 Production I 3 Hours

Senior Film Project

Chose one track:

Producers and Directors

MOT 4010 Senior Film Project Prep Production 3 Hours
MOT 4315 Senior Film Project Production 3 Hours

Screenwriters

MOT 2160 Screenwriting I 3 Hours
MOT 4260 Senior Screenwriting Project 3 Hours

Cinematographers

MOT 3350 Cinematography II 3 Hours
MOT 4320 Senior Film Prep Cinematography 2 Hours
MOT 4325 Senior Film Project Cinematography 1 Hours

Editors

MOT 2230 Editing I 3 Hours
MOT 4330 Senior Film Prep Editing 1 Hours
MOT 4335 Senior Film Project Editing 2 Hours

Motion Pictures Electives: 9 Hours

MOT 1170 The Media Makers 3 Hours
MOT 1500 History of Television and Digital Media 3 Hours
MOT 2420 Music Supervision 3 Hours
MOT 3000 Motion Pictures Internship 1-4 Hours
MOT 1990-4990 Independent Study 3 Hours
MOT 1895-4895 Writing the Adaptation 3 Hours
MOT 3461,3462,3463,3464 The Specialties: 1 Hours
MOT 3530 Production II 3 Hours
MOT 4150 Motion Picture and Television Industry Practices 3 Hours

Minor Requirement: 18 Hours

(Outside of Motion Pictures)

General Electives: 12 Hours (minimum)

Total Required for the Program: 128 Hours