Degree Program
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Two degree options are available to students wishing to study film.
The Major: The major in Film Studies requires students to take a minimum of 9 courses including three required core courses, plus three more cognate courses.
The Minor: A minimum of five courses (or 20 units) including the required core course ENGL 031-Aesthetics of Film.
Major Requirements
The following two courses are required for the Film Studies major:
- ENGL 031 Aesthetics of Film
- ENGL 124 Film History
Select at least two production courses from different departments:
- ARTS 045 Digital Photography
- ARTS 095 Time Based Media: Video
- ARTS 141 Photography II
- ARTS 143 Photography III
- COMM 131 Media Production
- COMM 134 Documentary Film Production
- ENGL 115 Screenwriting
- ENGL 117 Film Production
- ENGL 197 Advanced Film Production
- MCOM 019 Music and Computer Technology
- MCOM 111 Advanced Computer Music
- MCOM 127 Music, Sound, and Film
- MMGT 096 Sound Recording Fundamentals
- THEA 031 Stage Makeup Fundamentals
- THEA 033 Theatrical Design Fundamentals
- THEA 037A Costume Construction and Technology
- THEA 037C Scenery
- THEA 071 Beginning Acting
- THEA 137 Lighting Technology
- THEA 171 Intermediate Acting
- THEA 193 Acting for the Camera
Select two of the following critical studies courses:
- ARTH 114 20th Century Art and Film
- ARTH 116 Contemporary World Art 1945 to Present
- ARTH 118 Art in the United States: 1865-1945
- ARTH 124 Sex, Gender and the Arts
- COMM 133 Documentary Film as Persuasive Communication
- ENGL 121 Major Filmmakers
- ENGL 123 Film, Literature, and the Arts
Select two of the following international cinema courses:
- ASIA 120 Asian Cinemas
- FREN 120 Le Cinema Francais/French Cinema in English
- RUSS 120 Contemporary Russian Film
- SPAN 114 Cine hispano/Hispanic Film
Select one of the following or an additional course from any of the above areas:
- ENGL 131 Shakespeare
- ENGL 193A Special Topics (FILM sections only)
- HIST 119 History Goes to Hollywood
- RELI 171 Religion and Cinema
Four units of Internship/Undergraduate Research/Film Creation:
- FILM 195 Independent Capstone
Minor Requirements
ENGL 031 Aesthetics of Film
Four Film Studies electives