Radio-Television-Film (BSRTF)
Total Hours Required: 120
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| RTF 301D or RTF 302D |
Media Storytelling and Analysis or History of Media Industries |
3 |
| Mathematics (020) | 3 | |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| COM 301E | Introduction to Communication Foundations | 3 |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| RTF 301D or RTF 302D |
Media Storytelling and Analysis or History of Media Industries |
3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (080) | ||
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 6 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts (050) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| RTF 303D or RTF 304D |
Media and Culture or Introduction to Film Production |
3 |
| COM 302E | Interdisciplinary Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| Language, Communication, and Culture | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| RTF 303D or RTF 304D |
Media and Culture or Introduction to Film Production |
3 |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
OR |
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| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | ||
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Language, Communication, and Culture | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Upper-division RTF Media Studies course | 3 | |
| RTF course | 3 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Language, Communication, and Culture | 3 | |
| Upper-division elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Upper-division RTF Media Studies course | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Internship in Media Industries | ||
| Semester in Los Angeles Internship | ||
| Semester in New York Internship | ||
| Topics in Radio, Film, and Television Career Exploration | ||
| Upper-division RTF course | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Upper-division elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Upper-division RTF Media Studies course | 3 | |
| RTF course | 3 | |
| Upper-division elective | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Upper-division RTF course | 3 | |
| Upper-division RTF course | 3 | |
| Upper-division elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major | ||
| RTF 301D | Media Storytelling and Analysis | 3 |
| RTF 302D | History of Media Industries | 3 |
| RTF 303D | Media and Culture | 3 |
| RTF 304D | Introduction to Film Production | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Internship in Media Industries | ||
| Semester in Los Angeles Internship | ||
| Semester in New York Internship | ||
| Topics in Radio, Film, and Television Career Exploration (3 hours of this course, topics must vary) | ||
| Media Studies hours chosen from: | 9 | |
| History of American Television | ||
| Film History to 1960 | ||
| Film History 1960 to Present | ||
| Screening Race | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Digital Remix Cultures | ||
| Gender and Media Culture | ||
| Topics in Film, Video, and Television Theory | ||
| Topics in New Communication Technologies | ||
| Topics in Digital Media | ||
| Topics in Television Analysis and Criticism | ||
| Topics in Global Media | ||
| Topics in Global Media | ||
| Topics in Film History | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Industries | ||
| Topics in Media Studies | ||
| The Business of Hollywood | ||
| Topics in Media Studies with Screening | ||
| Topics in Global Media and Area Studies | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media and Culture | ||
| Media Archaeology | ||
| Topics in Media and Culture | ||
| Topics in Media and Society | ||
| Media Studies Thesis | ||
| Topics in Film Analysis and Criticism | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies with Screenings | ||
| Inside the Arts of New York City | ||
| Hours chosen from: RTF | 15 | |
| Subtotal | 39 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 27 | |
| Subtotal | 27 | |
| General Education | ||
| Core Curriculum | 42 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Beginning Proficiency | ||
| Subtotal | 42 | |
| College Requirements - Communication | 12 | |
| General University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
- At least 39, but no more than 60, semester hours of radio-television-film, of which at least 21 hours must be upper-division.
- Most upper-division radio-television-film courses in production are restricted to radio-television-film majors.
- RTF 301I, RTF 304, RTF 320I, RTF 321I, and RTF 322I may not be counted towards the degree.
- The Department of Radio-Television-Film reserves the right to retain and to use for noncommercial purposes copies of all work completed by students as part of departmental course assignments.
- A candidate for a degree must have an officially declared major in the Moody College of Communication at the time the degree is awarded.”