Major in Film Studies
The film major consists of 36 hours. The requirements are as follows:
Core Requirements (15 Hours)1. Film Studies 125 (Introduction to Film Studies)
2. One course in Film Theory: Communication Studies 241 (Rhetoric of Mass Media), Communication Studies 242 (Communication, Culture, and Consciousness), Communication Studies 242 (Cultural Rhetorics of Film), Film Studies 201 (Film Theory), Philosophy 243 (Philosophy of Film), or Women's and Gender Studies 272 (Feminism and Film)
3. One course in Film, Culture, and Society: History of Art 272a or 272b (Survey of Film History I and II), English 265 (Film and Modernism), English 267 (Desire in America: Literature, Cinema, and History), English 268a (America on Film: Art and Ideology), English 268b (America on Film: Performance and Culture), French 210 (French and Francophone Film), German 270 (German Film), German 273 (Nazi Cinema), Music 183 (Music, The Arts, and Ideas), Religious Studies 133 (Asia on Film), Spanish 226 (Film and Recent Cultural Trends in Spain)
4. One course in film practice: One course in film practice: Art Studio 120 (Photography), Art Studio 122 (Digital Imaging), Art Studio 170 (Multimedia), Music 264 (Exploring the Film Soundtrack), Theatre 170 (Introduction to Film Making), Theatre 219 (Acting I), Theatre 227 (Screenwriting), Theatre 230 (Play Direction)
5. Film Studies 290: Senior Seminar: 3 hours
21 hours from at least three of the following disciplines:
AFRICAN AMERICAN & DIASPORA STUDIES: 150 (Reel to Real: Film Aesthetics and Representation)
ART STUDIO: 120 (Photography), 122 (Digital Imaging), 160 (Digital Art), 170 (Multimedia), 171 (Video Art)
COMMUNICATION STUDIES: 241 (Rhetoric of Mass Media), 242 (Communications, Culture, and Consciousness), Communication Studies 242 (Cultural Rhetorics of Film)
EAST ASIAN STUDIES: 212 (Exploration of Japanese Animations)
ENGLISH: 265 (Film and Modernism), 267 (Desire in America), 268a (America on Film: Art and Ideology), 268b (America on Film: Performance and Culture), 269 (Special Topics in Film)
EUROPEAN STUDIES: 235 (Filming World War II)
FILM STUDIES: 130 (Introduction to Documentary Studies), 201 (Film Theory)
FRENCH: 210 (French and Francophone Film)
GERMAN: 244 (German Fairy Tales from Bros. Grimm to Walt Disney), 270 (German Film), 273 (Nazi Cinema)
HISTORY OF ART: 272a and/or 272b (Survey of Film History I and II), 222 (British Art)
MUSIC: 183 (Music, The Arts, and Ideas), 264 (Exploring the Film Soundtrack)
PHILOSOPHY: 243 (Philosophy of Film)
RELIGIOUS STUDIES: 133 (Asia on Film), 229 (The Holocaust: Its Meanings and Implications)
RUSSIAN: 234 (Russian Cinema)
SPANISH: 226 (Film and Recent Cultural Trends in Spain)
THEATRE: 110 (Introduction to Theatre Production), 170 (Introduction to Film Making), 212 (Scenic Design), 213 (Lighting and Sound Design), 214 (Costume and Makeup Design), 219 (Acting I), 227 (Screenwriting), 230 (Play Direction), 271 (American Film Forms), 275 (Advanced Screenwriting), 277 (Advanced Filmmaking), 278 (Advanced Production Workshop)
WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES: 272 (Feminism and Film)
Other courses related to Film Studies also may be counted as electives, subject to the approval of the director of Film Studies.