Film & Media Studies Curriculum

The 36-credit BA program in Film & Media Studies is built to train students to comprehend, analyze, and participate in local and global film and screen media cultures and industries.  Majors will explore important issues, theories, movements, and histories of media throughout the globe. The major centers around three core groupings: Introductory, Advanced, and Experiential.  All majors ae encouraged to undertake at least one internship.

Introductory Core (9 cr.) Students should take each of the following three courses. It is recommended to take 1051 first, but 1052 and 1053 can be done out of sequence.

• FILM 1051 Intro Film & Media
• FILM 1052 Film & Media History
• FILM 1053 Global Film & Media

Advanced Core (12 cr.) Take each of the following courses. Other 4000-level courses can replace the Capstone with prior arrangement.

• FILM 2001 Exploring Media
• FILM 3001 Film Genres & Movements
• FILM 3002 Film Theory
• FILM 5001 Seminar in Film & Media Studies (Capstone)

Experiential Core (6 cr.) Take two of the following courses.

• FILM 2081 – Theory and Practice (also DMC 2081)
  
• FILM 2085: FILM/DMC Masterclass
• FILM 2091 Cinema Study: Europe
• FILM 2095 Film & Media Internship
• FILM 2092: Study Tour: Montreal

Major Electives (9 cr.) Take three of the following courses. FILM 3001 may be repeated from the Advanced Core requirement when the topic is different.

• FILM 1055 TV Genres
• FILM 2005 Topics in Film Studies
• FILM 2008 Game Studies
• FILM 2015 Intro Screenwriting
• FILM 2052 Cinematic Storytelling
  
• FILM 2053 Nazi(s in) Cinema
• FILM 2060 Sex and Race at the Movies
• FILM 3001 Film Genres & Movements
• FILM 3009 Topics: Film & History
• FILM 3094 – Issues in Film Studies
• FILM 3096 – Race and Gender in Video Games
• FILM 4035 Euro Travel Film

Core Courses (12 Cr.) These courses should be taken in the first 3 semesters of studies. It is recommended that you take 1051 first, but 1052 and 1053 need not be taken in chronological order.

• FILM1051 Introduction to Film Studies
  
• FILM1052 Film and Media History
  
• FILM1053 Global Film and Screen Media
  
• FILM 2001 Exploring Scree Media

Experiential Requirement (3 Cr.)

• FILM 2081 – Theory and Practice (also DMC 2081)
  
• FILM 2091 – Study Tour: Europe
  
• FILM 2092: Study Tour: Montreal
  
• FILM 2095: Internship
  

Elective Film and Screen Media Course (3 Cr.) Students will select one course from the following list (or another approved course)

• FILM 2005 – Topics
  
• FILM2008 – Game Studies
  
• FILM 2052 Cinematic Storytelling (Also ENGL 2052)
  
• FILM 2053 Nazis in Cinema (also GRMN 2053)
  
• FILM 2060 Sex and Race at the Movies (also WGS 2060)
  
• FILM3001– Film Movements (Or the course in the offering department that 3001 is linked to)
  
• FILM3002 – Film Theory
  
• FILM 3009 – AdvancedTopics in Film and History
  
• FILM 3094 – Issues in Film Studies
  
• FILM 3096 – Race and Gender in Video Games
  
• FILM4005 – Seminar in Film and Screen MediaStudies
  
• FILM 4035 – Travels in European Cinema
  
• FILM5050 – Capstone