Film Studies Major

Students electing a film studies major will draw upon the interdisciplinary variety that characterizes the study of moving images — combining theory, criticism, history, and practice in developing the ability to think in filmic terms, and gain an understanding of how film functions as both an art and a social force.

The major consists of a minimum of eleven courses (44 semester hours), at least nine of which must be at the 200 level or above.

Required Courses

FLM 101INT FLM ST: HOW TO READ FLM

4

FLM 202STUDIES IN FILM CULTURE

4

Two courses in alternative cinemas (list A)

Two courses in filmmaking and writing for film (list B)

Two courses in theory and criticism (list C)

Three additional courses drawn from lists A, B, C, or D, or chosen with the approval of the student's major adviser

Qualifying Courses for the Major and Minor

Different departments at the college regularly add new courses that fall under the different categories of requirements for the Film Studies program, sometimes on a one-time basis. It is impossible, therefore, to offer in this catalog a complete and exact list of courses that fulfill each requirement. As such, some courses that will count for the major are likely to be absent from the lists that follow. Students should consult the Film Studies program for information on whether a particular course offering in another department may count for the film studies major or minor.

A. National cinemas:

FLM 254/GER 254THE HOLOCAUST IN FILM AND LIT

4

FLM 255/GER 255DEATH/DESIRE:HORR IN GER CINE

4

FLM 256/GER 256GERMAN CULTURE THROUGH FILM

4

FLM 258/GER 258TRANSNAT'L WRITERS/FILMMAKERS

4

FLM 259/GER 259GERMAN FILM NOW

4

FLM 307/SLA 307HIST OF RUSSIAN & SOVIET FILM

4

FLM 357/EAS 357SCREENING EAST ASIA

4

FLM 409/FRH 409GRAND/INTIMATE IN FREN CINEMA

4

FRH 329FRENCH CINEMA

4

FRH 403/FLM 403URBAN SPACE IN THE CINEMA

4

ITL 416/FLM 416ITALIAN FILM & LITERATURE

4

SPA 319CONTEMP SPANISH CINEMA

4

B. Filmmaking and writing for film:

FLM 210FUND MOTION PICTURE PRODUCT

4

FLM 238SCREENWRITING

4

FLM 220DOCUMENTARY THRY & PRODUCTN

4

FLM 297SPECIAL TOP IN FILM PRODUCTION

4

FLM 298SPECIAL TOP IN FILM PRODUCTION

4

FLM 310IDEOLOGCL REP IN MOT PICT PROD

6

FLM 320EXPERIMENTAL FLM: HIST & PRACT

4

FLM 391INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN FILM STUD

2 - 4

FLM 392INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN FILM STUD

2 - 4

FLM 393INDIV STD MOTION PICTURE PROD

4

FLM 394INDIV STD MOTION PICTURE PROD

4

FLM 410ADVANCED PRODUCTION WORKSHOP

6

C. Theory and criticism:

FLM 225CONFUSION CINEMA: PUZZLE FILMS

4

FLM 229/AFR 229/AMS 229/CRE 229/GWS 229VAMPIRES

4

FLM 311/GWS 313REPRESENTING GENDER

4

FLM 395HSPECIAL TOPICS IN FILM STUDIES

4

FLM 395B/AFR 395/AMS 395/CRE 395/GWS 395CHANG THE IMAGE: BLACK CINEMA

4

FLM 395ZSPEC TOP: ANIMATION

4

FLM 420/AMS 421AFROFUTURISM 2.0

4

FLM 493ADVANCED STUDY SEMINAR

4

FLM 493CSTUDIES IN CULT AND CAMP

4

GWS 356/FLM 395WFEMINISMS IN AMER POP CULT

4

GWS 419/FLM 493WAUTHORSHIP: WOMEN DIRECTORS

4

SLA 288/FLM 288THEORY OF FILM

4

D. Additional courses:

Three additional FLM courses.

FLM 210 formerly FLM 222