{"id":176,"date":"2017-01-23T16:43:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T16:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tcuschieffer.wpengine.com\/ftdm\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2026-09-23T17:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:30:18","slug":"ftdm-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/ftdm\/academics\/areas-of-study\/ftdm-major\/","title":{"rendered":"FTDM Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FTDM majors combine various production courses with offerings in critical studies and industry studies to prepare them for success in the competitive and increasingly global media industries.<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-BodyText\">Students wishing to major in film, television and digital media must complete the following requirements for graduation.<\/p>\n<h3>University Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of 120 semester hours is required to graduate from TCU. At least 42 semester hours must be earned at the 30000-level or above.<\/li>\n<li>All TCU students must complete the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/provost.tcu.edu\/faculty-resources\/core-curriculum\/core-curriculum-students\/\">Core Curriculum requirements<\/a>\u00a0as described elsewhere in the TCU catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Department Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of 37 semester hours in FTDM courses, including at least 12 hours at the 30000 level or above.<\/li>\n<li>A minor of at least 18 hours; all requirements of the minor department must be followed.<\/li>\n<li>A grade of &#8220;C&#8221; or better in all courses taken in the FTDM department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Course Order<\/h2>\n<p>FTDM majors must complete four steps to graduate.\u00a0<strong>It is strongly recommended that FTDM majors complete their required courses in this order:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Department core requirements (6 hours)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"sc-courselink\" href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057241\">FTDM 10143 The Art of Film and TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"sc-courselink\" href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0110861\/\">FTDM 10153 Media Milestones (Film and TV)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Foundational courses (24 hours)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Production\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"sc-courselink\" href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0102851\">FTDM 20113 Pre-Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"sc-courselink\" href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0102841\">FTDM 20313 Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"sc-courselink\" href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057871\">FTDM 30313 Post-Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Other FTDM production class<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Industry\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 20523 Business of Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Any other FTDM industry course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Critical Studies\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 30103 Media Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Any other <a href=\"https:\/\/tcu.smartcatalogiq.com\/current\/Undergraduate-Catalog\/Bob-Schieffer-College-of-Communication\/Department-of-Film-Television-and-Digital-Media\/Film-Television-and-Digital-Media-Course-Subcategories\">FTDM critical studies course<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Any combination of two additional FTDM production, industry or critical studies courses.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><em>Note: FTDM open electives <strong>may\u00a0not<\/strong> be used to fulfill FTDM major requirements.<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete <a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0058151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTDM 40901 Senior Seminar<\/a> <\/strong>in the last semester of the senior year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FTDM majors combine various production courses with offerings in critical studies and industry studies to prepare them for success in the competitive and increasingly global media industries. 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