Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television Studies

LMU's Film, Television and Media Studies (FTVS) major gives students the opportunity to explore the multi-faceted ways in which the media is used as a vehicle for personal expression as well as a tool for making sense of the world around us.
Film, Television and Media Studies provides students with the historical and theoretical foundations needed to understand the issues and concerns underpinning the discipline while giving them the tools to critically examine the ways in which their own perceptions have been shaped and influenced by the media.

Courses invite students to reflect on how visual texts circulate in transnational and transmedia contexts. Through the film/media texts we screen, class discussions and assigned readings, we aim to expand students understanding of various cultures, national histories and religious points of view, while imparting a global perspective.

Students are encouraged to take part in LMU's Study Abroad programs as well as to take elective courses that highlight the creative arts in order to integrate the critical and creative. Suggested creative arts courses include screenwriting (SCWR), production (PROD), recording arts (RECA) and animation (ANIM) courses open to non-majors, creative writing courses offered by the English department, and art, music, theatre and dance courses available to non-majors.

Additionally, we encourage students to pursue a minor that complements their Film, Television, and Media Studies major courses. Recommended options include: English, Theatre Arts, Political Science, Psychology, History, Environmental Studies, Philosophy, Theology, Asian Pacific Studies, Modern Languages, Classics and Archaeology, African American Studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies and Women's and Gender Studies.

Submit your transcripts in English from all secondary schools/high schools attended. Full transcripts from each individual school year must be provided.
Submit official transcripts showing all work in detail. If you have completed any courses at the college or university level.
Obtain certified English translations of all documents not presented in English.
All documents submitted for admission become property of the University and will not be returned.
Submit a letter of recommendation with your application.
TOEFL: Non-native English speakers must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) given by the Educational Testing Service and arrange for scores to be sent to the Office of Admission. (LMU's TOEFL Institution code is 4403) The University's minimum standard for undergraduate admission is 90 for the Internet-based TOEFL.
IELTS: As an alternative to taking the TOEFL, non-native English speakers may also take the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).The University's minimum standard for undergraduate admission is 6.5.