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COM311 Media Theory COM211 3 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
COM342 Public Speaking ENG 200 3
COM441 Media Law and Ethics None 3 Film and Media Production
COM440 Internship Completion of 90 credits 3
Study Plan
Core Requirements 48 Credit Hours

Credit First Year (Freshman)
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s)
Hours
Code Title Prerequisite(s) Credit
FLM201 Lighting for the Screen COM101 + COM102 3
ARL101 (A) Communication Skills in Arabic I None 3
FLM211 History of Cinema COM111 3
IELTS average score of 6 or
FLM212 Cinemas of the Global South FLM211 3 EMSAT average score of 1400
ENG200 English II 3
FLM213 Introduction to Music None 3 Fall or passing grade in ENG102 +
FWS100 (E)
FLM231 Principles of Film Directing COM101 + COM104 + COM201 4 (Semester 1) FWS100 (E) Academic Skills for Success None 3
FLM301 Sound Design COM201 3 COM101 Principles of Production Technol-ogy None 3
FLM331 Documentary Film FLM231 4 COM102 Digital Photography None 3
FLM321 Narrative Screenwriting None 3 Total Credit Hours 15
FLM302 Introduction to Special and Visual Effects COM103 3
ISL100 (A) Islamic Culture None 3
FLM332 Advanced Short Film Production FLM231 + FLM321 4
FLM333 Directing Actors None 3 Spring COM103 Introduction to Graphic Design None 3
FLM411 Film Genre Criticism FLM211 3 (Semester 2) COM104 Video Editing None 3
COM111 History of Modern and Contem-porary Art None 3
FLM441 Film Financing and Distribution None 3
COM112 Introduction to Mass Communi-cation None 3
FLM498 Film and Media Production Capstone 1 FLM321 + FLM332 3
Total Credit Hours 15
FLM499 Film and Media Production Capstone 2 FLM498 3
Second Year (Sophomore)
Open Electives 12 credit Hours Code Title Prerequisite(s) Credit

Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit FWS205 UAE and GCC Society ENG102+ FWS100(E) or FWS100(E) 3
as co-requisite if students enter to
Hours ENG200 course directly
OE1 Open Elective I - 3 Fall COM201 Audio Production None 3
OE2 Open Elective II - 3 (Semester 1) COM211 Introduction to Research Methodologies ENG 200 3
OE3 Open Elective III - 3 FLM201 Lighting for the Screen COM101 + COM102 3
OE4 Open Elective IV - 3 FLM211 History of Cinema COM111 3
Total Credit Hours 15

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