GFA at Columbus State University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate GFA coursework.

• GFA 3010Production Design Iopens 4 courses (1.4 directly)
• GFA 3020Motion Picture Set Lighting Iopens 4 courses (1.4 directly)
• GFA 2010Set Construction & Scenic Paintingopens 3 courses (0.3 directly)
• GFA 2020Lighting & Electricopens 3 courses (0.3 directly)
• GFA 2030Grip & Riggingopens 3 courses (0.3 directly)
• GFA 2040Fundaments of Editing with Avidopens 3 courses (0.3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate GFA work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 28 GFA and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 6 more GFA courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in GFA. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at GFA 4100

  1. GFA 1000Introduction to On-Set Film Production
  2. GFA 2010Set Construction & Scenic Painting
  3. GFA 2000Film, Television, and Digital Entertainment Production Internship / Apprenticeship
  4. GFA 4100Production Crew Practicum

• 3 courses deep, ending at GFA 4010

  1. GFA 1000Introduction to On-Set Film Production
  2. GFA 3010Production Design I
  3. GFA 4010Production Design II

• 3 courses deep, ending at GFA 4020

  1. GFA 1000Introduction to On-Set Film Production
  2. GFA 3020Motion Picture Set Lighting I
  3. GFA 4020Motion Picture Set Lighting II

• 3 courses deep, ending at GFA 4040

  1. GFA 1040Intro to Film & TV Post-Production
  2. GFA 3040Intro to Editing with Avid Media Composer 100
  3. GFA 4040Advanced Editing with Avid Media Composer 200

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for GFA yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under GFA yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

GFA does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Columbus State campus feed.