After FMS 284
Gateway: FMS 284
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
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Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate FMS coursework.
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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 FMS 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 3 FMS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 15 more FMS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: FMS 284
The deepest prerequisite chains in FMS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at FMS 490
The concentrations and majors that build on FMS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Select at least one course from each group, but no more than two from Technical Aspects. You must select a minimum of four FMS- designated courses from among those listed in groups II, III, and IV, making a total of five FMS courses.15 required
II. Film Theory and Aesthetics Courses (select at least one)choose 1
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III. Film History, Media, and Culture Courses (select at least one)choose 1
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IV. Technical Aspects Courses (select at least one)choose 1
Reading and Writingchoose 1
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International Business Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Film & Television History Related Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Film, Television & Media Related Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Foreign Language Proficiencychoose 1
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Oral Communication3 required
Scientific Perspectiveschoose 1
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Social Perspectives6 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two of the following. The two courses selected in this category cannot be from the same academic department. Students who have taken a PSY course to fulfill the Scientific Perspectives requirement may not take a PSY course to fulfill the Social Perspectives requirement.
Philosophical Perspectiveschoose 3
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III. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVESchoose 1
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Experiential Electivechoose 1
Global Liberal Arts Requirementchoose 1
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All FMS courses in the Rider catalog
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