Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Required Courses
- TFM 110 - Writing for Television and Film
- TFM 160 - Cinema as Art
- TFM 310 - Film, Television, and New Media Criticism
- TFM 330 - Cultural Aspects of Media
- TFM 267 - Independent Cinema
- TFM 363 - International Cinema
- TFM 364A - History of Film Classics: Early Developments Through the 1950s
- TFM 364B - History of Film Classics: 1960s Through Today's Cinema
- TFM 430 - History of Television
- TFM 563 - Documentary: History and Theory
- TFM 470 - Critical Studies of Gender/Sexuality/Media
- TFM 530 - Genres:Doomsday Cinema
- TFM 571 - Directors: Women
- TFM 573 - Selected Topics in History of Film, TV, and Media
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.