Advanced Independent Study

Catalog description

Course level: advanced. Prerequisite: open only to juniors and seniors. Student must also file an Undergraduate Independent Study Form, available outside the undergraduate film and television registration office in Room 1107. The full-time faculty member supervising the independent study, as well as the undergraduate film and television chair, must sign this form. 1-4 points, variable. Course may be repeated for a maximum total of 12 points of H56.1097, H56.1098, and H56.1099 combined. Students may enroll in an Independent Study to do work that would not be covered by an existing course in the Department. Working with a full-time faculty member, students develop a plan of study that outlines the project, the schedule, and the number of contact hours with the faculty (at least one meeting every two weeks is required) an approximate number of hours per week to be spent on the project (approximately 4-5 hours per week per point of Independent Study). Independent Study credit for crew work done in a Core Production workshop in which the student is NOT enrolled is limited to two (2) points, and the experience is not considered for a prerequisite equivalent. Please keep in mind, however, that all Independent Study credit is designated as Craft by Degree Audit. A student may not exceed three (3) Independent Studies (12 points) toward degree requirements. Students enrolled in Independent Study DO NOT have access to Departmental facilities or equipment for production projects. Projects that are shot with Independent Studies are not eligible for the First Run Festival.