Film Studies Co-major
For information, contact the Department of Media, Journalism and Film, 120 Williams Hall, 513-529-3521.
Film Studies is an interdisciplinary co-major that explores the interaction between film, culture and society. Coursework encompasses film history, theory, criticism and analysis. Students interested in production also have the opportunity to direct, shoot and edit their own short films. Film Studies students learn how to watch, think, write about and create film in new and profound ways. In its combined focus on the arts, technology and the humanities, as well as in its global framework, film studies is an intellectually challenging and enriching co-major that prepares students for a wide variety of careers in the 21st century workplace.
Program Requirements
(34-38 hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses (take all five) | ||
| MJF 105 | Media, Culture and You | 3 |
| MJF 146 | Foundations of Production | 3 |
| FST 201 | Film History and Analysis | 3 |
| FST 301 | Film Theory | 3 |
| FST 401 | Seminar in Film Study | 3 |
| Electives | 19-23 | |
| Critical/Analytic - General (at least two electives from here) | ||
| Film as Ethnography | ||
| Diversity and Culture in American Film | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Shakespeare and Film | ||
| Classical Hollywood Cinema | ||
| Experimental Film | ||
| History at the Movies | ||
| Sexualities and Film | ||
| Film Auteurs | ||
| Global Media, Ethnography, and Film | ||
| Topics in Film | ||
| Women and Gender in Film | ||
| Film Genres | ||
| Topics in Film | ||
| National Cinemas (at least two electives from here): | ||
| Italian American Culture | ||
| German Film in Global Context | ||
| Italian Cinema | ||
| Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian Cinema | ||
| Chinese Cinema and Culture | ||
| Survey of Japanese Cinema | ||
| French Cinema In Translation | ||
| Brazilian Women through Literature and Film | ||
FST 460 | ||
| Production (these courses may be taken as electives): | ||
| Intermediate Video Production | ||
| Writing for Film and TV | ||
| Fiction Film Production | ||
| Capstone Pictures: Project in Digital Narrative Film Production | ||
| Advanced Creative Writing: Screenwriting Workshop | ||
| Costume Fundamentals | ||
THE 439A | Acting for the Camera | |
| Total Credit Hours | 34-38 | |