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Bachelor of Film and Television (Honours)
Bachelor of Film and Television (Honours)

Bachelor of Film and Television (Honours)

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements:

  • Program Eligibility
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required courses:
  • ​English, Grade 12

plus

  • ​​5 additional grade 12 credits
  • Minimum 65% overall average

OR

Two semesters of postsecondary education, including required courses, with a minimum 65% overall average, a minimum 65%, and a minimum 60% in remaining courses.

English requirements:

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), 88 (21L,W,S,R) iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) or 570 Paper-based

  • TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition**, 88 (21L,W,S,R)

  • iTEP Academic**, 3.9

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic Module, 6.5 – Overall Band Score with no Band below 6.0

  • PTE A (Pearson Test of English Academic), 60 – Overall Minimum Score (57L,W,S,R)

  • FCE (Cambridge English: First), 176 – Cambridge English Scale or FCE A

  • CAE (Cambridge English: Advanced), 180 – Cambridge English Scale or CAE C

  • CPE (Cambridge English: Proficiency), 200 – Cambridge English Scale or CPE C

  • Sheridan EAP (English for Academic Purposes), 75%

  • Sheridan EPA (English Proficiency Assessment), 4.5 – Listening Band 4.5 – Reading Combined Band CLB 8 - Writing

Other requirements:

  • Applicant Selection

  • Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of previous academic achievement (the average of their six highest senior-level credits, including required courses) and the submission of a Creative Project and subsequent presentation to a faculty panel.

  • Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program will be assessed and advised individually and may be considered for other, related programs.

Course Information

Sheridan’s program combines hands-on, real-world experience backed by theoretical learning in all aspects of the industry.

Lights, camera, education!

In the first two years of this degree, you'll get a taste of everything this industry has to offer. Under the guidance of industry-experienced professors, you'll choose electives in direction, production, writing and editing to find where your talent lies. In your final semesters, you'll specialize — documentary or drama production, scriptwriting, directing, cinematography, editing or sound.

Your own film

Many students also want to achieve a portfolio film, and this program culminates in an exciting capstone project: create your own short film, television or transmedia project. You'll work in teams, partnering with others in different specializations to pitch, seek funding, write and produce your project. You'll go through the same process filmmakers do to prepare you for the real industry.

Real world, practical experience

Internships will provide you with numerous opportunities to integrate your classroom learning with real work experiences. This program features various opportunities for work-integrated learning:

  • A 14-week work placement (between semesters 6 and 7)

  • A portfolio project

  • Opportunities to build relationships with industry mentors

Additional information

If you spend your time watching, appreciating and discussing films of all types (whether documentaries, movies or television); and if you want to write, direct, produce or edit, this is your scene.

Replacing the popular three-year Media Arts advanced diploma program, Sheridan's Honours Bachelor in Film and Television is the ideal combination of hands-on, real-world experience backed by theoretical learning in all aspects of the industry. After graduation, you'll know how to use the technology, write the scripts and produce media content while understanding how it's funded and applied to multiple platforms.

In your final semesters, you'll specialize in your desired discipline—documentary, film, cinematography, sound editing or script writing—the decision and passion is yours.

In Sheridan's Film and Television degree program, you'll learn the craft as well as the business, all while finding your passion.

Graduates of this program will be prepared to pursue further studies at the graduate level at any number of universities/film schools.

Learning Outcomes

  • Show proficiency in at least two disciplinary areas as part of a filmmaking team, including: producing/production, management, screenwriting, directing, camera and lighting, editing, audio, art direction, set design, special effects and television studio production.

  • Develop your creativity and analytical skills by identifying quality story concepts and creating script breakdowns/analyses from at least two disciplinary perspectives.

  • Work collaboratively with a team to translate a prepared script into a coherent dramatic film, documentary or television production, following industry practice.

  • Develop an understanding of the industry as a whole by executing all components of development, pre-production, production and post-production planning in at least two disciplinary areas.

  • Apply what you learn and prepare for employment by creating a portfolio or demo reel.

  • Develop critical thinking and self-awareness by evaluating a variety of theories and approaches to film analysis.

  • Contextualize the social, political, cultural, technological and/or artistic influences upon film and television stories.

  • Assess the relationships between film history, film styles and film aesthetics in order to identify and predict industry trends.

  • Develop communication skills through presentation of film themes and aesthetics in essays and in class discussions.

  • Learn and live industry practices by identifying the stakeholders and various markets within the film, broadcast and related media industries as well as complying with legal and ethical standards related to the film and broadcast industries.

  • Learn and follow industry process: pitch story concepts with clarity, develop financial and marketing plans, identify sources of financing, and assess copyright and intellectual property issues.

  • Prepare for employment by developing a plan based upon critical self-reflection and employer/placement feedback.

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Semester 1

  • CODE, TITLE, CREDITS

  • HIST 13431, History of International Cinema, 3

  • MEDA 10009, The Screen Story, 3

  • MEDA 13199, Cinematography, 3

  • MEDA 13431, Sound Recording, 3

  • ENGL 17889GD, Composition and Rhetoric, 3

  • TOTAL:, 15

Semester 2

  • CODE, TITLE, CREDITS

  • HIST 10199, History of Non-fiction Film, 3

  • MEDA 11234, Production Planning, 3

  • MEDA 13314, Introduction to Directing, 3

  • MEDA 13796, Post Production: Picture and Sound, 3

  • , Breadth Elective, 3

  • TOTAL:, 15

Semester 3

  • CODE, TITLE, CREDITS

  • CULT 20000, Canadian Culture: Film and Television, 3

  • MEDA 26367, Television Production Process 1, 3

  • , Program Elective, 3

  • , Program Elective, 3

  • , Breadth Elective, 3

  • TOTAL:, 15

Semester 4

  • CODE, TITLE, CREDITS

  • MEDA 20065, Transmedia Storytelling, 3

  • MEDA 27028, Television Production Process 2, 3

  • , Program Elective, 3

  • , Program Elective, 3

  • , Breadth Elective, 3

  • TOTAL:, 15

Semester 5

  • CODE, TITLE, CREDITS

  • MEDA 30146, The Experimental Tradition, 3

  • MEDA 33921, Core Production 1, 6

  • , Program Elective, 3

  • , Breadth Elective, 3

  • TOTAL:, 15

Semester 6

  • CODE, TITLE, CREDITS

  • BUSM 34049, Business of Film and Television 1, 3

  • MEDA 33796, Core Production 2, 6

  • , Program Elective, 3

  • , Breadth Elective, 3

  • TOTAL:, 15

Semester 7

  • CODE, TITLE, CREDITS

  • BUSM 43314, Business of Film and Television 2, 3

  • MEDA 49798, Portfolio Projects 1, 6

  • , Program Elective, 3

  • , Breadth Elective, 3

  • TOTAL:, 15

Semester 8

  • CODE, TITLE, CREDITS

  • MEDA 43314, Film Theory and Criticism, 3

  • MEDA 40229, Portfolio Projects 2, 3

  • , Program Elective, 3

  • , Program Elective, 3

  • , Breadth Elective, 3

  • TOTAL:, 15

  • Writing Courses, ,

  • LITT 23796, Writing the 7-minute Screenplay, 3

  • LITT 26529, Writing Adaptations and Documentaries, 3

  • LITT 33921, Writing Docudrama, Improvisation, Web Drama, 3

  • LITT 30016, Writing for Portfolio Production, 3

  • LITT 49599, Writing Features and TV Series, 3

  • Cinematography Courses, ,

  • MEDA 27721, Camera and Lighting, 3

  • MEDA 25288, The Cinematographer’s Art, 3

  • MEDA 39207, The Director of Photography (DoP), 3

  • MEDA 30049, Visual Style of Cinematography, 3

  • Directing Courses, ,

  • MEDA 29999, Directing Visual Language of Film, 3

  • MEDA 24178, Directing Montage, Sound and Music, 3

  • MEDA 39599, Directing From Script to Screen, 3

  • MEDA 30102, Directing for Post-Production, 3

  • Editing Courses, ,

  • MEDA 27198, Non-linear Editing Systems, 3

  • MEDA 23796, Aesthetic Principles of Editing, 3

  • MEDA 37028, Post-Production Supervisor, 3

  • MEDA 30199, Broadcast and Web Delivery, 3

  • Sound Courses, ,

  • MEDA 26206, Location and Studio Recording, 3

  • MEDA 20146, Audio Post-Production Techniques, 3

  • MEDA 30587, Advanced Sound Editing and Foley, 3

  • MEDA 33314, Advanced Re-Recording Mixing, 3

  • Miscellaneous Courses, ,

  • VDES 29014, Digital Suite 1, 3

  • VDES 30016, Digital Suite 2, 3

  • MEDA 30229, Experimental Practice, 3

  • MGMT 30172, Production Management & Assistant Directing, 3

  • MEDA 30799, The Producer, 3

  • MEDA 30689, Rebel Hollywood, 3

  • MEDA 35892, Contemporary International Cinema, 3

  • DESN 31322, Production Design, 3

  • VDES 10146, Visual Effects Integration, 3

  • MEDA 32257, Principles of Sound Design, 3

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

The broad range of skills that the Honours Bachelor of Film and Television degree provides will help graduates to pursue multiple roles in a variety of employment options in the creative industries sector.

Here are some jobs you might find:

  • Content Producer/Director

  • Assistant Editor

  • Camera Trainee

  • Boom Operator

  • Editor

  • Grip

  • Production Assistant

  • Script Reader

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