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Program Description
Bring your story to life. Take writing and production courses for a tactile experience in visual storytelling. Direct and edit three short films. Develop plot and characters. Complete part of a full-length screenplay. You must be at least a sophomore to declare this minor and enroll in the courses.
Minor Declaration
To request a minor be added or removed from your record please use your Albert Student Center. Click on the Academics tab, and then click Minor Application under Planning Tools. New First Year and Transfer students should wait to declare minors toward the end of their first academic year and after discussing it with their academic advisor.
Program Requirements
The minor requires the completion of a minimum of 15 credits, comprised of the following:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| OART-UT 560 | Fundamentals of Filmmaking I: The Art of Visual Storytelling | 4 |
| OART-UT 35 | Intro to Screenwriting | 4 |
| FMTV-UT 1084 | Script Analysis | 4 |
| 3-4 |
| Fundamentals of Filmmaking II: Narrative Film | |
| Fundamentals of Documentary Filmmaking I: Making a Short Observation | |
| Intermediate Screenwriting | |
| Writing the TV Sitcom | |
| Total Credits | 15 |
Policies
Program Policies
Grades
All students declaring a Minor must receive a grade of C or above in order to have the course count towards a Tisch Minor.
Course Allocations
No more than one (1) class or a maximum of four (4) units can be used to substitute a Minor designated class. Students cannot substitute required classes for the Minors.
As of spring 2015, regarding double-counting of courses for Tisch students: students who have any combination of Tisch majors/minors will only be permitted to count one course towards both areas. Tisch minor courses can be double-counted between two Tisch minors. For all other NYU students, students' should follow their home school academic policies.
NYU Policies
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.
Tisch Policies
Additional academic policies can be found on the Tisch academic policy page.