Possible Careers:
• Screenwriters
• Production assistants
• Producers
• Directors
• Videographers
Estimated Starting Salary:
• $40,000 - $50,000
Source: Zippia.com
Source: Zippia.com
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Studies offers students in-depth education in the disciplinary understanding of film as a medium and in the critical analysis of films as interpretable texts. Students will gain an understanding of aspects of cinematic aesthetics, film grammar, the history of film, cultural contexts of film, and theoretical and critical approaches in film studies.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film Studies
a. | All of the following courses (9 credits): | |||||||||||||||
FLM | 200 | Film Collective | 1 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 230 | Introduction to Film Studies | 4 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 260 | Introduction to Digital Film and Emergent Media | 4 | |||||||||||||
b. | All of the following courses (12 credits): | |||||||||||||||
FLM | 300 | Classical Film and Media Theory | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 301 | History of Film after Midcentury | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 380 | Classical Film and Media Theory | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 381 | Contemporary Film and Media Theory | 3 | |||||||||||||
c. | One of the following courses (3 credits): | |||||||||||||||
FLM | 450 | Studies in Ethnic Film | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 451 | Studies in Postcolonial Cinema | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 452 | Studies in Film, Gender, and Sexuality | 3 | |||||||||||||
d. | One of the following capstone courses (3 credits): | |||||||||||||||
FLM | 400 | Seminar in the History of Film (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 460 | Seminar in Digital Film and Emergent Media (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 480 | Seminar in Film and Media Theory (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 493 | Film Studies Internship | 3 | |||||||||||||
e. | Complete 9 to 13 credits in courses from the following: | |||||||||||||||
ENG | 231 | Film and Literature | 4 | |||||||||||||
ENG | 478A | Literature, Technology, Representation | 3 | |||||||||||||
ENG | 478B | Literature and Visual Culture | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 211 | Documentary History and Theory | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 255 | Stars and Directors | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 311 | Introduction to Documentary Production | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 334 | Introduction to Screenwriting (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 335 | Film Directing | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 336 | Aesthetics of Film Editing | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 337 | Topics in Film Form | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 350 | National and Transnational Cinemas | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 355 | Studies in Film Genres | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 400 | Seminar in the History of Film (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 411 | Collaborative Documentary Design and Production (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 434 | Advanced Screenwriting (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 435A | Creating the Fiction Film I | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 435B | Creating the Fiction Film II (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 438 | Film Financing, Programming, and Distribution | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 450 | Studies in Ethnic Film | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 451 | Studies in Postcolonial Cinema | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 452 | Studies in Film, Gender, and Sexuality | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 455 | Experimental Film and Media | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 460 | Seminar in Digital Film and Emergent Media (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 480 | Seminar in Film and Media Theory (W) | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 489H | Senior Honors Independent Project | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 490 | Independent Study | 1 to 4 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 491 | Special Topics in Film Studies | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 492H | Honors Seminar in Film Studies | 3 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 493 | Film Studies Internship | 2 to 4 | |||||||||||||
FLM | 499 | Senior Thesis Research (W) | 1 to 4 | |||||||||||||
LL | 250A | Topics in National Cinemas: German Cinema | 3 | |||||||||||||
LL | 250B | Topics in National Cinemas: East Asian Cinema | 3 | |||||||||||||
ROM | 355 | French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish Cinema since 1930 | 4 | |||||||||||||
RUS | 250 | Russian and Soviet Cinema | 3 | |||||||||||||
THR | 304 | Topics in Acting/Directing II: Acting for the Camera | 3 | |||||||||||||
THR | 350 | Plays as Film | 3 | |||||||||||||
Film Studies 450, 451, or 452 may not count towards fulfillment of this requirement if used towards requirement 3. c. above. Film Studies 400, 460, 480, or 493 may not count towards fulfillment of this requirement if used towards requirement 3. d. above. |
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