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. Alternative cinemas:

FLM 203/ITL 230CC: ITALIAN MIDDLE AGES &FILMS

4

FLM 209/AFR 209/AMS 209/CRE 209/GWS 213INTERSECT IDENT IN U.S. FILM

4

FLM 220DOCUMENTARY THRY & PRODUCTN

4

FLM 221EXPERIMENTAL DOCUMENTARY

4

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 295A/GWS 295ASCREENING THE BODY

4

SPA 319CONTEMP SPANISH CINEMA

4

FLM 320EXPERIMENTAL FLM: HIST & PRACT

4

FRH 329FRENCH CINEMA

4

FLM 357/EAS 357SCREENING EAST ASIA

4

FLM 395ZSPEC TOP: ANIMATION

4

FRH 403/FLM 403URBAN SPACE IN THE CINEMA

4

FLM 409/FRH 409GRAND/INTIMATE IN FREN CINEMA

4

ITL 416/FLM 416ITALIAN FILM & LITERATURE

4

FLM 493W/GWS 419AUTHORSHIP: WOMEN DIRECTORS

4

B. Filmmaking and writing for film:

FLM 210FUND MOTION PICTURE PRODUCT

4

FLM 220DOCUMENTARY THRY & PRODUCTN

4

FLM 238SCREENWRITING

4

FLM 297SPECIAL TOP IN FILM PRODUCTION

4

FLM 298SPECIAL TOP IN FILM PRODUCTION

4

FLM 298ACINEMATOGRAPHY I

4

FLM 298CPRODUCING THE SHORT FILM

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 397SPECIAL TOP IN FILM PRODUCTION

4

FLM 410ADVANCED PRODUCTION WORKSHOP

6

C. Theory and criticism:

FLM 209/AFR 209/AMS 209/CRE 209/GWS 213INTERSECT IDENT IN U.S. FILM

4

FLM 221EXPERIMENTAL DOCUMENTARY

4

FLM 225CONFUSION CINEMA: PUZZLE FILMS

4

FLM 280FILM THEORY

4

FLM 294CC: CLONES, CYBORGS, POSTHUMAN

4

FLM 295A/GWS 295ASCREENING THE BODY

4

FLM 311/GWS 313REPRESENTING GENDER

4

FLM 395SPECIAL TOPICS IN FILM STUDIES

4

FLM 395EFOOD AND FILM

4

FLM 395Q/GWS 395QQUEER AND TRANS FILM AND MEDIA

4

GWS 356/FLM 395WFEMINISMS IN AMER POP CULT

4

FLM 395ZSPEC TOP: ANIMATION

4

FLM 493ADVANCED STUDY SEMINAR

4

FLM 493CSTUDIES IN CULT AND CAMP

4

GWS 419/FLM 493WAUTHORSHIP: WOMEN DIRECTORS

4

D. Additional courses:

Three additional FLM courses.

FLM 172/MUS 172MUSIC AT THE MOVIES

4

MUS 172/FLM 172MUSIC AT THE MOVIES

4