2025-2026 Academic Catalog

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Film & Television Writing Minor

General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements

  1. Students may transfer up to six semester hours of non-CU Denver courses toward a minor. All other courses must be taken at CU Denver.
  2. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a College of Arts & Media major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of C- (1.7) or lower will not fulfill a major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of S is acceptable only for courses in which the grading basis is S/U. No more than 6 semester hours of P+/P/F is allowed in any given semester. No more than 12 semester hours may be elected as P+/P/F toward the degree.
  3. Students may use up to six semester hours to fulfill both major and minor requirements; the remaining semester hours for the minor must be taken in addition to the major requirements.
Required Courses
Take one of the following:3
Fundamentals of Film and Television
The Culture of Television
Take all of the following Film and Television Writing Minor courses:
FITV 15513
FITV 1600Writing Short Film:Non Fiction3
FITV 3500Writing for Episodic Television3
FITV 3520Advanced Screenwriting3
Total Hours15

Please contact the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for course sequencing, any prerequisite updates and for more information about this minor.