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Today, video is a prevalent element of everyday life in both personal and professional settings. This has led to a growing demand for those who have artistic talent and technical ability to create engaging video content, visual effects, and motion graphics.
The Wilmington University Bachelor's of Science in Video and Film Production provides students with a strong foundation in the core skills for all stages of production, geared towards filmmaking, news, corporate, educational, or entertainment. Students will explore real-world production concepts under the direction of expert faculty with extensive field experience and gain additional skills in graphic design, animation, compositing, and sound.
Purpose
The Video and Film Production Bachelor's of Science is for students wishing to pursue careers in television, film, motion graphics, visual effects, and related fields. Students will have a strong core skill set applicable to any video work ranging from news, film, television, commercials, drama, action, corporate, or documentary applications, then allowing the students to focus on their area of interest through the concentrations.
Program Competencies
In addition to achieving the Wilmington University undergraduate graduation competencies given in the Academic Information section of this catalog, each graduating student completing the Video and Film Production B.S. program will be able to:
Experiential Learning
The Office of Experiential Learning takes a 360◦ approach to experiential learning. Whether you come to Wilmington University with a vast amount of professional experience and are awarded Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), or you participate in a Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunity (Internships or Cooperative Education) embedded in your curriculum for credit, we provide a pathway to completing your degree.
Cooperative Education Option
The Cooperative Education option is an alternative to the VFP 487 - Video and Film Production Senior Project and VFP 490 - Video and Film Production Internship. Each co-op assignment is one semester long and normally the two co-op assignments span two consecutive semesters with the same employer. In order to be eligible, students must first have at least 60 credits, plus a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students must contact the Office of Work-Integrated Learning and their Program Chair one semester before they would like to begin a co-op assignment.
Enhance your Degree with a Certificate
The College of Technology's digital media department, which is focused on giving students hands-on training and real-world skills across a multimedia platform, consists of five individual Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees: Animation and 3D, Game Design and Development, Graphic Design, Video and Film Production, and Web Design.
Each of these degree programs has been designed with three identifiable parts: Uniform First Year, Program Core, and 15 credits to be used towards a CoT Certificate. All students will begin their academic career with a uniform first year before they begin to focus on their selected degree core. After completion of the uniform first year, students will begin to enroll in their program core courses. Finally, students in each program will use 15 career-centered course credits towards earning a College of Technology Certificate as illustrated in the table below.
Uniform First Year
Animation & 3D Program Core Courses
Game Design & Development Program Core Courses
Graphic Design Program Core Courses
Video & Film Production Program Core Courses
Web Design Program Core Courses
College of Technology Certificate Courses (options vary by program)
CTA 210 Intro to Technology
DSN 105 Visual Communication
ECO 105 Fundamentals of Economics
ENG 121 English Composition I
ENG 122 English Composition II
ENG 131 Public Speaking
ENG 360 Creative Writing
HIS 381 Contemporary Global Issues
MAT 205 Introductory Survey of Mathematics
PHI 100 Introduction to Critical Thinking
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
VFP 313 Aesthetics of Film
SCI Natural Science
ANI 201 Fundamentals of Motion Graphics
DFM 200 Introduction to Digital Film-Making
DFM 300 Directing Digital Films
DFM 350 Digital Film-Making II
DSN 210 Basic Photoshop
DSN 220 Concept Development
VFP 100 Camera and Cinematography
VFP 101 Introduction to Audio
VFP 200 Adv Camera and Cinematography
VFP 202 Adv Audio Recording Techniques
VFP 203 Intro to Non-Linear Editing
VFP 222 Story Design Methods
VFP 301 Lighting for Production I
VFP 302 Lighting for Production II
VFP 350 Journalism in Practice
VFP 400 On Location Production Techniques
VFP 401 Producing the Documentary
VFP 402 Studio Production Techniques
VFP 423 Advanced Non-Linear Editing
VFP 487 Video & Film Production Senior Project
VFP 490 Video & Film Production Internship
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VFP 489 Experiential Learning in Video and Film Production
Students should choose a College of Technology certificate to fulfill this elective core. If not pursuing a College of Technology Certificate, students may choose from the following undergraduate College of Technology courses to fulfill their electives: ANI, CSC, DFM, DSN, GMD, ISM, SEC, TEC, UAV, VFP. Selecting an elective outside of this list will require approval of the Program Chair.
A completion degree is a personalized version of a bachelor's degree created exclusively for students who have completed an associate degree at an accredited institution. Completion degrees are available for most Wilmington University Bachelor of Science degrees. A student who expects to transfer a completed associate degree should communicate with a Wilmington University academic advisor before registering for courses. A transcript with documentation of the conferred degree must be received by Wilmington University to confirm eligibility.
Note that a minimum of 120 combined credits are needed to satisfy the Completion Degree requirements, including both transfer credits and credits earned at Wilmington University.
VFP 330 Aerial Cinematography
CoT Elective
The following courses are prerequisites for a completion degree in Video and Film Production:
Note:
Some courses have prerequisites and should be taken in the correct sequence. If your associate degree is in an academic discipline different than the one you plan to study at Wilmington University, you may be required to take additional courses to ensure your success in your chosen program of study.
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2023 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
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