Overview

Why Choose the BA in Creative Communications

Four reasons students finish their degree with the Akira Kurosawa School of Film.

Continue Where You Left Off

Transfer up to 90 units from another institution toward your BA.

Learn From Hollywood-Based Professors

Study with professors based in Hollywood and other leading entertainment markets without relocating.

Meet Industry Professionals

Connect with entertainment industry professionals online during your studies.

Study Online, Anywhere

Readings, film analysis, written and video assignments, and discussion forums, all online.

Program Learning Outcomes

What you will be able to do by the time you complete the program.

Creative Expression

  • Show proficiency in creative expression across a variety of media
  • Understand and articulate the formal properties, history and influences of particular media

Collaboration & Ethics

  • Understand the role of diversity and collaboration in creative enterprise
  • Recognize the professional and ethical responsibilities that come with creative work

Professional Communication

  • Communicate your practice through pitches, treatments and scripts
  • Present your professional identity and body of work across digital platforms and social media

Industry Awareness

  • Understand the economic and technological trends shaping film and entertainment
  • Apply them to storytelling and to building a sustainable professional practice

How You'll Learn

Each nine-week course combines weekly readings and film analysis, written and video assignments, and an online discussion forum. You take two courses at a time.

Online discussion forum Ongoing, all 9 weeks
Break WeekNew term every 10 weeks
Weekly readings, film analysis and written or video assignments
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Your Path to the BA

Bring your earlier credits and finish your degree online.

01

STEP 1

Transfer Your Credits

Transfer 60 to 90 credits from another institution toward the 120 needed for the BA.

02

STEP 2

Complete Your Courses

Complete at least 30 credits at Anaheim University, taking two nine-week courses per term.

03

STEP 3

Earn Your BA

Finish in about two years, or in less than one year with the full 90 transfer credits.

Career Paths

Build a career in media, entertainment and communication.

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Work in Production

Support film, video and entertainment projects.

  • Production assistant or coordinator
  • Video producer
  • Content creator

COMMUNICATION

Tell Brand Stories

Communicate for organizations across digital platforms.

  • Communications specialist
  • Social media coordinator
  • Marketing content producer

WRITING

Write for the Screen

Develop scripts, treatments and stories.

  • Scriptwriter
  • Copywriter
  • Story editor

FURTHER STUDY

Go Further in Film

Build a foundation for graduate study.

  • MFA in Digital Filmmaking
  • Graduate study in media
  • Ongoing creative development

Meet Our Faculty

Learn from experienced academics and professionals who bring subject expertise, research, and real-world perspective into the classroom.

David Desser, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus and Founding Dean of the Akira Kurosawa School of Film. Has taught at the University of Southern California and UCLA.

Vikram Channa

Associate Dean of the Akira Kurosawa School of Film, and a Vice President at Warner Bros. Discovery.

Henryk Cymerman, MFA

Cinematographer. His credits include Star Trek: First Contact.

Alison Marek, MFA

Award-winning writer and director. MFA, New York University.

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Ready to Finish Your BA in Creative Communications?

Speak with an advisor about your transfer credits and goals, or start your application today.

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