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Screenwriting/Digital Storytelling Minor

Everyone has a story they want to tell. Now you can learn how to tell your stories on the web, on television, in a meeting, on your cell phone, or anywhere!

Whether you are a business major who wants to better understand the world of television, an English major who wants to learn how to write a video series for the web, or an Art major who wants to translate your ideas from Degas a digital, the Screenwriting & Digital Storytelling minor will help you how to tell your stories to the world!

This minor is open to all students except for those currently enrolled within Media Arts & Studies.

Curriculum

Foundational Course - Required

  • MDIA 1020: Media & the Creative Process - Spring

Intermediate Courses - Choose 1

  • MDIA 2200: Script Analysis & Production Planning - Spring
  • MDIA 2201: Short Form Media Scriptwriting - Fall, Spring, Summer

Intermediate Courses - Choose 1

  • MDIA 2200: Script Analysis & Production Planning - Spring*
  • MDIA 2201: Short Form Media Scriptwriting - Fall, Spring, Summer*
  • MDIA 2202: Non-Traditional Storytelling - Occasional
  • MDIA 2701: Visual Storytelling - Fall, Summer

*May not repeat from the above list

Advanced Courses - Choose 3

  • MDIA 3110: Media Criticism - Summer
  • MDIA 3201: Screenwriting: the Adaptation - Fall
  • MDIA 3202: Screenwriting for TV - Spring
  • MDIA 3701: Directing the Scene - Fall
  • MDIA 4170: Media and the Muslim World - Fall, Summer
  • MDIA 4201: Advanced Screenwriting - Fall, Spring

For more information about these classes including what you’ll learn in each, when they’re offered, and how they're taught, download the complete program details [PDF]!