Minneapolis Community & Technical College Cinema AS Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM BFA in Film Production

MN Transfer Curriculum/Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

Goal Area Requirement
MCTC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
MCTC Courses
ENGL 1110 College Composition OR
ENGA 1110 College Composition
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
MCTC Courses
ENGL 1111 Research & Composition for Change
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
MCTC Courses
Recommend: CMST 1005 Public Speaking
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech Communication
Goal Area Requirement
Humanities/ Fine Arts
MCTC Courses
CIST 1101 Cinema History I
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 6
Goal Area Requirement
Humanities/ Fine Arts
MCTC Courses
CIST 1102 Cinema History II
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
FILM 285 History of Motion Pictures
Goal Area Requirement
Humanities/ Fine Arts Global Perspective
MCTC Courses
CIST 1103 World Cinema
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
FILM 385 International Cinemas (Doesn’t count as upper-division credit.)
Goal Area Requirement
Any Goal Requirement
MCTC Courses
MnTC Goal Areas 1 - 10
Goal Area
1 - 10
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Areas 1 - 10

Additional Courses in Goal Areas to Equal 42 Credits Total for Liberal Arts and Science Curriculum (LASC)

Credits needed to complete LASC goal area requirements = 12 (in addition to those earned with AAS)

MCTC Courses
MSUM Equivalent
MCTC Courses
CINE 1110 Production 1: Intro to Cinema Techniques
MSUM Equivalent
FILM 175 Video Production
MCTC Courses
CINE 1120 Screenwriting I: Intro to Screenwriting
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 285 Scriptwriting
MCTC Courses
CINE 2110 Production 2: Cinematic Storytelling
MSUM Equivalent
Electives
MCTC Courses
Choice of Two Elective Courses:
CINE 2120 Screenwriting 2: Narrative Short Format (3)
CINE 2125 Post-Production Tools (3)
CINE 2130 Producing Independent Cinema (3)
CINE 2135 Cinematic Lighting (3)
MSUM Equivalent
Restricted Production Electives
MCTC Courses
CINE 2210 Production 3: The Short Film OR
CINE 2220 Screenwriting 3: Story Structure & Analysis
MSUM Equivalent
Restricted Production Electives
MCTC Courses
Additional MCTC courses
MSUM Equivalent
Electives

Major Requirements Remaining to take at MSUM (60 cr including Missing LASC)

  • FILM 101A Practicum (1)
  • FILM 275 Film Appreciation (4)
  • FILM 265 16mm Production (4)
  • FILM 465 Advanced 16mm Production (4)
  • FILM 480 Critical Approaches to Film & Media Arts (Writing Intensive) (4)
  • FILM 492 A Capstone Research (1)
  • FILM 492 B Capstone Project (3)
  • PHO 201 Intro to Film Based Photography (4)
  • PHO 202 Basic Digital Imaging (4)
  • Restricted Theory Electives (4)
  • Additional Electives* (15)

*Take upper division courses to meet requirement of 40 upper division credits.