BA (Hons) in Social Sciences with major in Theatre, Film & TV Studies

Program Overview

Areas: Film/TV/Theatre Production, Editing, Screenwriting, Sound/Lighting/Cinematography, Film Genres, Anchoring

Duration: 8 semesters, 4 years

Credits: 131-134

Career Paths:Film, TV & Theatre Directors, Film, TV & Theatre Producers, Script Writers, Content Writers, Post-Production, Cinematography, Lighting Experts, Production Managers, Program Researchers, Sound Experts

• Admission Requirement

  To be eligible for admission to BA (Hons) in Social Sciences with major in Theatre, Film & TV Studies, a candidate must satisfy the following requirements: -

  • Educational Criteria
    • FA / F.Sc with at least 2nd division (i.e. 495 marks).
    • O-levels (in at least 6 subjects) and 3 A-levels. Advanced Subsidiary (AS) will not be taken into account.
    • High School Diploma and International Baccalaureate (IB) result with at least 2.5 CGPA
    • Equivalence certificate from IBCC IBCC for all international qualifications i.e. O-Levels/A-Levels, High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate etc.

    Students awaiting their FA/ F.Sc/A-Level results may apply for admission at BNU. Selected candidates will be granted provisional admission only, which may be regularized after they have been declared successful and meet the admission requirements of the university.

  • Written / aptitude test
  • Interview

• Courses

  • Semester I

    	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hrs.
    1.	Intro to Film & TV	TFT-004	3
    2.	Photography	TFT-105	3
    3.	Intro to Theatre	TFT-139	3
    4.	Intro to Drama	DLA-107	3
    5.	Islamic Studies	SLA-103	1.5
    6.	Pakistan Studies	SLA-102	1.5
    7.	Foundation English	EDU-101	3
    			18

  • Semester II

    	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hrs.
    1.	Fundamentals of Camera	TFT-006	3
    2.	Lighting for Film & TV – 1	TFT-007	3
    3.	Script Writing	TFT-008	3
    4.	Film, Theory & Criticism	TFT-322	3
    5.	Communication Skills	EDU-405	3
    6.	Computer Literacy	CSE-100	2
    		Total	17

  • Semester III

    	Course Title	Course Code	Credit Hrs.
    1.	Advanced Camera	TFT-242	3
    2.	Lighting for Film & TV – 2	TFT-244	3
    3.	Intro to Acting	TFT-130	3
    4.	Sound and Audio Design	TFT-249	3
    5.	Direction for Film & TV – 1	TFT-250	3
    6.	Fundamentals of Editing	TFT-253	3
    		Total	18

  • Semester IV

    	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    1.	Direction for Film & TV – 2	TFT-251	3
    2.	3D Modeling & Animation	TFT-252	3
    3.	Production Design for Theatre	TFT-350	3
    4.	Acting Improvisation & Devising	TFT-311	3
    5.	Fiction, Poetry and Short Story	TFT-255	3
    	Choreography: Movement, Rhythm & Dance	TFT-254
    6.	Intro to Social Anthropology	DLA-143	3
    		Total	18

  • Semester V

    	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    1.	Advanced Editing	TFT-381	3
    2.	Short Film Production	TFT-217	3
    3.	Set Design, Costume and Makeup	TFT-384	3
    4.	TV Drama Production	TFT-387	3
    5.	Social Sciences		3
    6.	Social Sciences		3
    		Total	18

  • Semester VI

    	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    1.	Musicology	TFT-385	3
    2.	Documentary	TFT-307	3
    3.	Film Animation	TFT-386	3
    4.	Social Sciences		3
    5.	Social Sciences		3
    6.	Social Sciences		3
    		Total	18

  • Semester VII

    	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    1.	Music Video Production	TFT-443	3
    2.	Marketing and Distribution for Film & TV	TFT-423	3
    3.	Social Sciences		3
    4.	Social Sciences		3
    5.	Social Sciences		3
    		Total	15

  • Semester VIII

    	Course Title	Course Category	Credit Hrs.
    1.	Electronic Portfolio Development	TFT-117	3
    2.	Project	TFT-456	6
    		Total	9

  • Distribution of Credit Hours

    Course Category	No. of Credit Hrs.
    Social Science Courses	33
    TFT Core	87-90
    HEC Mandatory	11
    Total	131-134

  • Division of Major Courses

    Major Courses - Theatre, Film & TV Studies	Major Courses - Social Sciences
    Intro to Film	History of the Modern World
    Intro to Mass Media	Academic Writing /Oral Communication
    Intro to Broadcast Media	Introduction to Social Anthropology
    Transnational Media and Popular Culture	Introduction to Political Thought
    Technology and Social Change	⃰ Islamic Studies/Islam and Modernity
    Photography	⃰ Pakistan Studies/Pakistan: Perspective on State, Society and Economy
    Intro to Theatre	Colonialism in South Asia
    Production Design	Fundamentals of Economic Thought
    Intro to Acting	Pakistan and the World: Key Relationships and Conflicts
    Intro to Screenwriting	Globalization: Politics, Economics and Culture
    Intro to Background Music and Scoring
    Lighting
    Editing 1
    Digital Cinematography
    Sound
    TV Production
    Direction
    Short Film Making
    Documentary
    Film Adaptation
    Screen Form and Analysis
    Editing 2
    Film Genre
    Anchoring and Hosting
    Thesis
    Film Theory and Criticism

  • Elective Courses - Social Sciences

    • Intro to World Literature
    • Classical Drama
    • History of Ideas
    • Introduction to Classics
    • Art,Science, Politics, Love
    • Critical Approaches to the study of Religion
    • Rural Sociology
    • Gender and Media

• Degree Requirement

  Successful completion of 131-134 credit hours of course work along with thesis