Bachelor of Arts in Cinema – FTVE Associate Degree for Transfer Roadmap
This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current Bulletin year with an AS-T in Film, Television and Electronic Media. Up to 13 lower-division units in the major and all lower-division GE requirements have been satisfied. Check with a major advisor about the most appropriate course sequence. If equivalent courses completed for ADT, CINE 200, CINE 202/CINE 204, CINE 211, and/or CINE 212 are satisfied. Degree completion guaranteed in 60 units; see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section for more information.
First Semester | Units | |
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CINE 200 | Introduction to Cinema Studies (Major Core) | 3 |
CINE 202 & CINE 204 |
Introduction to Filmmaking and Introduction to Filmmaking Laboratory (Major Core) 1 |
4 |
CINE 211 | Film History I (Major Core) | 3 |
GWAR Course – Select One 2 | 3 | |
University Elective | 3 | |
Units | 16 | |
Second Semester | ||
CINE 212 | Film History II (Major Core) | 3 |
U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
or University Elective if U.S. and California Government met before transfer |
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US History | 3 | |
or University Elective if US History met before transfer |
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GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
Units | 12 | |
Third Semester | ||
CINE 340 & CINE 341 |
Critical Studies and Critical Studies Discussion Group (Major Foundation) |
4 |
Required Upper-Division Courses (9 units total) 3,5 | 3 | |
Major Electives (16 Units Total) – Take Two 4 | 6 | |
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
Units | 16 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
CINE 375 or CINE 309 |
U.S. Culture and Cinema of the 1950s (Required Upper-Division Courses, UD-C) 3, 5 or Latina/o/x Cinema |
3 |
Required Upper-Division Courses (9 units total) 3,5 | 3 | |
Major Electives (16 Units Total) – Take Three 4 | 10 | |
Units | 16 | |
Total Units | 60 |
1 | CINE 204 is waived for students who have completed [CID] FTVE 150. |
2 | GWAR Course – Select One CINE 302GW Arab Cinema - GWAR (3 units) CINE 303GW Writing About Cinema - GWAR (3 units) CINE 318GW Art and Film - GWAR (3 units) CINE 343GW Perspectives on Documentary Film - GWAR (3 units) CINE 350GW The Art of Short Film - GWAR (3 units) |
3 | Upper-Division Courses CINE 304 Gender and Film (3 units) CINE 305/JS 405 Film and the Holocaust (3 units) CINE 306 Chinese Documentary Film (3 units) CINE 308 Third Cinema (3 units) CINE 309/LTNS 409 Latina/o/x Cinema (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ) CINE 331 Hollywood Representation of Race and Ethnicity (3 units) (AERM) CINE 332/SXS 332 Representation and Narration of Sexuality in Hollywood Cinema (3 units) CINE 342 Documentary Film (3 units) CINE 344 Film Genre (3 units) CINE 345 Auteur Cinema (3 units) CINE 346 The Art of Short Film (3 units) CINE 373 Film and Society (3 units) CINE 375 U.S. Culture and Cinema of the 1950s (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ) CINE 540 Issues in Film Theory (3 units) CINE 541 Race, Sex, and Identity Online (3 units) CINE 572 Film Theory (3 units) CINE 598 Senior Critical Studies Seminar (3 units) |
4 | Major Electives Elect additional cinema courses to complete the total of 45 units required for the major:
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5 | CINE 375 and CINE 309 satisfy GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities. |
To Do at SF State:
Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 30 units minimum at the upper-division level; to include the following:
University-Wide Requirements: 9-15 Units
- American Institutions (0-6 units): US History, US Government, California State and Local Government requirements if not taken before transfer
- Upper-Division GE, Areas B, C, and D (9 units): Courses required for the major may double-count if approved for UD GE.
- Students entering the major with the AS-T in FTVE are not required to fulfill SF State Studies requirements.
- Complementary Studies: consult with a department advisor on how transfer units and/or SF State units can be applied to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
Cinema Major: 32-45 Units
- Core/Foundation/GWAR (7-20 units): Depends upon course choices made at the community college. A minimum grade of C required for all Core, foundation, and GWAR coures courses.
- Required Upper-Division Courses (9 units): Select three courses from this category; consult Bulletin.
- Electives (16 units)
University Electives: 3 or More Units
Depends on course choices made at the community college, how transferred units are applied to the requirements above, and course choices at SF State. Some courses may meet more than one requirement, e.g., both in UD GE and the major.