Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 39 ENGL credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of 27 upper division (3000-level and above) ENGL credit hours.
3. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all courses applied to major requirements. 
4. Students must complete all major courses, taken at CU Denver and all transfer courses applying to major requirements with a minimum grade of C-(1.7). Students cannot complete major or ancillary course requirements as pass/fail.
5. Students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. ENGL 1010, 1020 and 2030 are not included in the major.
2. Internship/cooperative education courses may be counted toward the major for students who have junior standing or higher. 
3. Students are not to exceed 56 English credit hours (any level).
4. Double majors in English and English Writing are exempt from the 56-hour rule and must complete 63 hours total for both majors.
5. Production courses must be taken through the College of Arts & Media (CAM). Equivalent screenwriting courses may also be taken through CAM.
6. Courses marked by an asterisk are repeatable if taken as a different genre/director/topic.
7. The English Department also offers a minor in Literature, Writing, Creative Writing and Film Studies. Courses counted in a minor cannot be counted toward the major.
8. At least 15 upper division level ENGL credit hours must be taken with CU Denver faculty.
9. Latin Honors may be earned by participating in the Department’s Honors Program. You are encouraged to begin the program in your junior year. The program requires additional coursework and affords you the opportunity to work individually with the professor of your choice. Handouts are available in the English office.

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  Take all of the following courses:

• ENGL 2250 - Introduction to Film
• ENGL 3200 - From Literature to Film
• ENGL 3070 - Film History
• ENGL 3080 - Global Cinema
• ENGL 4420 - Film Theory and Criticism

•  (note: students should complete 3070 or 3080 prior to enrolling in 4420)

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  Take eight of the following courses:

  *Students may take courses in all areas. *Repeatable if a different genre/director/topic.

   

  –Critical Studies–

• ENGL 1601 - Storytelling: Literature, Film, and Television
• ENGL 2450 - Introduction to Literature
• ENGL 3001 - Critical Writing
• ENGL 3075 - Film Genres *
• ENGL 3085 - Film Directors *
• ENGL 3300 - Topics in Film *
• ENGL 4190 - Advanced Topics in Writing & Digital Studies *
• ENGL 4770 - Topics in English: Film and Literature *
• ENGL 4990 - Senior Writing Project in Creative Writing or Film Studies
• Any 3000- or 4000-level literature course with ENGL prefix

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  –Screenwriting– Equivalent screenwriting courses may be taken through the College of Arts & Media

• ENGL 2390 - Writing the Short Script
• ENGL 2415 - Introduction to Movie Writing
• ENGL 3415 - Screenwriting Workshop
• ENGL 4990 - Senior Writing Project in Creative Writing or Film Studies
   

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  –Production– Production courses must be taken through the College of Arts & Media.

• FITV 1035 - Introduction to Filmmaking
• FITV 1040 - Lighting, Grip, and Sound Introductory Workshop
• FITV 1050 - Production I Basics of Film and Television
• FITV 2050 - Production II Film and Television Techniques