Undergraduate Degree Programs

BA in Film

The BA in Film was established in 2005 and is offered jointly through the Herberger College School of Theatre and Film and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The program offers a set of shared core film courses as well as concentration-specific courses offered by each college.

Students interested in film and media production take concentration-specific courses in the Herberger College School of Theatre and Film. Students interested in film and media studies take concentration-specific courses through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

As a film student in the Film and Media Production Program, you are trained to thoughtfully consider not only how to look through a lens, but why you should, through a unique emphasis on ethical decision making in both content creation and business practices.  Issues such as ethnicity and race identity, sex and violence are examined as tools for filmmakers to use with an understanding of audience effects and the greater responsibility of artists in society.  

Because our faculty are drawn from the ranks of working professionals in film and television, you can apply for internships and production assistant jobs as they become available.  Last year, students worked on Universal Pictures film The Kingdom (2007), on the television series Prison Break (Fox) and Lincoln Heights (ABC), as well as on regional award-winning independent films, such as Netherbeast Incorporated (Ronalds Brothers, 2007).  ASU is also forging a close relationship with the Arizona Film Commission, with the expectation that more film productions will be enticed to Arizona, which in turn will benefit you.

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