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Screenwriting
Award:
Associate of Science
Total Credits for Award:
60.00
Description:
MCTC’s innovative Screenwriting program, the most affordable of its kind in Minnesota, gives you hands-on learning experiences from faculty passionate about what they teach using cutting-edge facilities and equipment. The program provides an interactive learning environment, opportunities to work with guest lecturers from around the country, and all the underlying business and legal aspects of the trade.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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CIPR 1101
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Cinema Production 1
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3.00
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CIST 1101
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Cinema History 1
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3.00
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SCRN 1101
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Introduction to Cinematic Storytelling
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3.00
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ENGL 1110 or ENGA 1110
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College Composition
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3.00
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General Education
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Choose any course from the recommended General Education list (see below) or choose a course from any of the MnTC Goal Areas
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3.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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15.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: SECOND SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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CIPR 1102
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Cinema Production 2
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3.00
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CIST 1102
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Cinema History 2
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3.00
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SCRN 1102
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Writing the Short Fiction Screenplay
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3.00
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ENGL 1111
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Research and Composition for Change
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3.00
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General Education
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Choose any course from the recommended General Education list (see below) or choose a course from any of the MnTC Goal Areas
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3.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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15.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: THIRD SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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CIST 1103
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World Cinema
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3.00
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SCRN 2103
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Script Analysis and Structure
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4.00
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SCRN 2104
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Writing Nonfiction Scripts
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4.00
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General Education
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Choose any course from the recommended General Education list (see below) or choose at least one course from MnTC Goal Area 7, 8 ,9 or 10
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3.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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14.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FOURTH SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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CIST 1104
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Documentary History
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3.00
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SCRN 2105
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Writing the Fictional Feature-Length Script
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4.00
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SCRN 2106
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Screenwriting Practicum
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4.00
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SCRN 2107
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Internship
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2.00
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General Education
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Choose any course from the recommended General Education list (see below) or choose at least one course from MnTC Goal Area 7, 8 ,9 or 10
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3.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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16.00
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General Education Courses (30 Credits):
To earn the Screenwriting A.S. degree, students are required to successfully complete 30 credits of General Education as follows:
- 18 credits of program-required General Education courses: CIST 1101 and CIST 1102; CIST 1103 and CIST 1104; ENGL 1110 or ENGA 1110 and ENGL 1111; and
- 12 credits of recommended General Education selected from at least six of the MnTC Goal Areas. As a general rule, a minimum of three credits must be completed from Goal Area 1, and three credits from Goal Areas 7, 8, 9 or 10. (See list of recommended courses above).
Note: ENGL 1110 or ENGA 1110 satisfies MnTC Goal Area 1. CIST 1101 and CIST 1102 satisfy MnTC Goal Area 6, CIST 1103 satisfies MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 8, and CIST 1104 satisfies MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 7.
Recommended General Education Courses:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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*JOUR 1000
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Introduction to Mass Communication
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3.00
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ARTS 1110
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Introduction to Arts
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3.00
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CMST 2011
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Small Group Communication
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3.00
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CMST 2012
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Intercultural Communication
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3.00
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PHIL 1110
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Critical Thinking
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3.00
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PSCI 1104
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World Politics
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3.00
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PSCI 1137
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Environment, Politics and Society
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3.00
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INFS 2600
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Ideas, Censorship and Politics
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3.00
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AMST 1152
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Popular Culture in 20th-Century America
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3.00
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THTR 1104
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Introduction to Acting 1
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3.00
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*Effective Fall 2018 JOUR 1000 is now CMST 1015 Mass Communication.
All students pursuing this award should work closely with their advisor to ensure proper selection of required program courses, if applicable program electives, required Minnesota Transfer Curriculum courses, and MnTC electives. You are expected to meet with your advisor on a regular basis to ensure courses are taken in an order that will lead to efficient and successful completion of the required coursework.