Major Requirements

Film & Media Studies Major Worksheet
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Requirements

Two Prerequisites

1. One introductory course: FILM 1 Introduction to Film: From Script to Screen; or FILM 2 Introduction to Television; or FILM 3 Introduction to Digital Arts and Culture

2. FILM 20 Film History I (Silent to Sound)

Nine Required Courses

1. One film history course from the following: 

  • FILM 21 Film History II (1930-1960)
  • FILM 22 Film History III (1960-1990)
  • FILM 23 Film History IV (1990-present)

2. One additional film or media history course from among the following:

  • FILM 21 Film History II (1930-1960)
  • FILM 22 Film History III (1960-1990)
  • FILM 23 Film History IV (1990-present)
  • FILM 45 U.S. Television History
  • FILM 42's National Cinema

Students may also petition to the Chair to count specific offerings of the following topics classes for credit in this requirement:

  • FILM 41's (such as FILM 41.09 History of Animation)
  • FILM 46's  (such as FILM 46.01 TV and Histories of Gender)
  • FILM 47's (such as FILM 47.05 History of Documentary)

3. FILM 40 Theories and Methodologies of Film and Media Studies

4. One television studies Course from among the following:

  • FILM 46's

5. and 6. Two additional studies courses from among the following:

  • FILM 41's Genre
  • FILM 42's National Cinema
  • FILM 43's Film Creator
  • FILM 44's Theory Meets Practice
  • FILM 45 U.S. Television History
  • FILM 46's Topics in Television
  • FILM 47's Topics in Film
  • FILM 48's Topics in Digital Culture and New Technologies
  • FILM 50's Topics in  Media Theory

7. One production course from among the following:

  • FILM 30 Documentary Videomaking
  • FILM 31 Filmmaking I: Basic Elements of Film
  • FILM 33 Writing for the Screen I
  • FILM 35 Animation: Principles and Practice
  • FILM 36's Videomaking
  • FILM 37 Directing for the Camera
  • FILM 51 Game Design Studio

8. and 9. Two courses at an advanced level, one of which must be the Culminating Experience:

  • FILM 32 Filmmaking II
  • FILM 34 Writing for the Screen II
  • FILM 38 Advanced Animation
  • FILM 39's Advanced Videomaking
  • Any courses between FILM 41's—FILM 48's
  • FILM 49's Practicum in Digital Culture and New Technologies
  • FILM 50's Topics in Media Theory
  • FILM 80 Independent Study
  • FILM 93 Major Project
  • FILM 95 Honors Project I