Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

Junior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
FILM ___ Cinema History* . . . . . . . . .3
FILM 329 Directing & Scene Analysis.....3
SCWR 320 Inter Writing for Film & TV .....3
____ ___ University Core (UD) .............3
____ ___ Elective................................3
___
15
Spring Semester S.H.
SCWR 321 Completing or Rewriting the
Feature ................................3
SCWR 428 Adaptation: One Medium to
Another................................3
____ ___ University Core (UD) .............3
____ ___ Elective................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
___
15
Senior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
FILM ___ Cinema History* ...................3
SCWR 420 Advanced Writing Project .......3
____ ___ Elective................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
___
15
Spring Semester S.H.
SCWR 426 Writing for TV . . . . . . . . . . .3
____ ___ Elective................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
___
15
The proper sequence of these courses should be
discussed with the student’s advisor.
* Two courses must be chosen from FILM 313, 314,
315, 411, 412, or 413.
SCWR 220
Beginning Film and Television Writing
3 Semester Hours
SCREENWRITING
/ 459
Practicum in the basics of television and film writing;
idea, outline, plot, characterization, etc. Analysis of
scripts.
Lab Fee.
SCWR 298
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
SCWR 299
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
SCWR 320
Intermediate Writing for Film and Television
3 Semester Hours
Practical experience in writing scripts with individualized
analysis of plot and character development.
Prerequisite: SCWR 220.
Majors/minors only. Lab Fee.
SCWR 321
Completing or Rewriting the Feature
3 Semester Hours
Practical experience in completing or rewriting a featurelength
screenplay.
Prerequisite: SCWR 320.
Majors/minors only.
May be repeated once.
SCWR 325
Writing for Comedy
3 Semester Hours
Practical experience in writing in various comic forms with
emphasis on television situation comedy.
Prerequisite: SCWR 220.
Majors/minors only.
SCWR 326
Writing the Documentary
3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: SCWR 220.
Majors/minors only.