Television and Film, Bachelor of Science

Admission

For more information about admission to this and other acclaimed undergraduate programs at St. John’s University, please visit Undergraduate Admission online. Or contact us directly at the campus of your choice:

Admission Office - Queens Campus
718-990-2000
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Global Approach to Education

Television and Film majors also benefit from St. John's focus on an international academic experience. The University offers extensive study abroad courses during the academic year as well as the winter and summer semesters. Students can live and learn at St. John's Rome or Paris campuses, or participate in a global choice of exchange programs at universities around the world, including the West Indies, England, Sweden, Japan, Australia, and Chile.

The following short-term courses are designed and have been offered for students with majors within the Division of Mass Communications, including Television and Film:

• COM 8000 - Communications in India
• COM 8001 - Mass Media in Russia
• COM 8003 - Mass Media in Italy
• COM 8004 - Mass Communication in Ireland
• COM 8006 - Media, Culture and Communication in France
• COM 8008 - Communications in Spain

Career Outcomes

When you graduate with a B.S. in Television and Film, you will have received:

• Intensive classroom instruction detailing the history of film, television, and web-based media
• A thorough grounding in film and television theory
• Training in all relevant production techniques, including but not limited to directing, writing, camerawork, lighting, editing, sound recording and mixing, and special effects
• Opportunities for hands-on learning at St. John’s university’s television center, media and visual effects labs, both through classroom instruction and participation in extracurricular clubs and organizations
• Courses in management and business of media, as the industry values professionals with strong business skills

Student Project Gallery: Senior Projects 

The baccalaureate in Television and Film provides intensive study in television and film productions and in the theory, history, planning, scripting, and producing of film, television, and digital media. This background prepares the student for the Senior Project final course and for possible internships.  

Students can participate in any of co-curricular student clubs: WRED-TV, Film Club, Radio club. The Senior Project (TVF 4601/4602) course is taken during the student’s final year. Students write, produce, film, edit, and screen either a short narrative or a short documentary film. This is a graduation requirement and a culmination of the student’s studies in the TVF program. 

Check out some examples of our Student Senior Projects here. 

Additional Information

The state-of-the-art broadcast studio and post production facilities on our Queens campus allow our Television and Film students to obtain direct, hands-on, cutting-edge, professionally-oriented training, including computer animation, motion graphics, special effects, green screen and other technologies needed for success in the film and video industries.

Students also enjoy outstanding internship opportunities, thanks to our program's extensive professional connections in the New York area's world-class television, internet, and film industries. Our students have interned at CNN, NBC, MTV, HBO, A&E, The Daily Show, Steiner Studios, Miramax, and many other leading media organizations throughout the New York City metropolitan area.

St. John’s offers support and guidance to students interested in securing internships and job placement upon graduation. Internships and job placements are not guaranteed and some are secured directly by the student without direct guidance from the University. Some positions may have been held prior to enrollment at the University.

Students gain an academic and professional edge by joining any of St. John's more than 180 student clubs and organizations. The Collins College of Professional Studies offers membership in clubs and societies of special interest to Television and Film majors:

• St. John's University Television Club (WRED): members prepare for the competitive television/media industry by providing access to St. John's state-of-the-art equipment. Students are able to write, direct, product, edit and act in video productions.
   
• The Society for Film and Visual Arts: students develop independent projects to broaden their academic, creative and professional growth, as well as promote their work through the coordination of film festivals, the staging of plays, and visual art exhibitions. 
   
• WSJU: the student-run campus radio station offering academic credit and practical broadcast experience for students interested in the field of radio.

Students also may qualify for any of St. John's varied honor societies. For example, you can apply to The Collins College of Professional Studies Honor Society, which recognizes undergraduates who demonstrate academic excellence and involvement in campus, community and church activities.

Other facilities include high-tech classrooms, computer laboratories and our 1.7 million-volume University Library. Our new D’Angelo Center is a five-story, 127,000-square-foot University and Student Center with classrooms, lecture halls, a Starbucks Café and a full-service food court.

Students take advantage of St. John’s location in dynamic New York City. Our faculty and Career Center have strong ties to employers and other professional and educational resources throughout the New York area. Students also make New York their classroom through innovative courses like Discover New York.