Requirements: Film Studies Major (B.A.)
All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.
Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum
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| Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C") | Writing & Criticism | EN1010 (minimum grade of "C") |
| FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C") | Elementary French & Culture II | FR1100 (minimum grade of "C") |
| CCI 1 | Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI) (May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.) Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements. Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP. |
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| CCI 4 | ||
| CCX | Experiential Learning | |
| MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM) | Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Lab science course coded CCS | Experimental Reasoning | MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time |
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 52 credits
(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)
| Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| FM1010 or CM1023 |
Modern Films & Their Meanings or Introduction to Media & Communication Studies |
[course:fm1010:prereq] or [course:cm1023:prereq] |
| FM/CM1019 | Principles of Video Production | [course:fm1019:prereq] |
| FM2075 or FM2076 |
Introduction to the History & Analysis of Narrative Film I or Introduction to the History & Analysis of Narrative Film II |
[course:fm2075:prereq] or [course:fm2076:prereq] |
| FM3027 | Film Theory & Criticism | [course:fm3027:prereq] |
Disciplinary Research Methods and Writing
| Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| FM3096 (course type CCR) | Junior Seminar in Film Studies | [course:fm3096:prereq] |
| FM4095 (course type CCC) | Senior Project | [course:fm4095:prereq] |
Film Pragmatics & the Art of Directing
Select three courses from the following list
| Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| FM/CM2018 | Screenwriting for Television | [course:fm2018:prereq] |
| FM/CL2028 | The Art of Screenwriting | [course:fm2028:prereq] |
| FM2080 | Film Directors: Orson Wells & His Inheritors | [course:fm2080:prereq] |
| FM2081 | Film Directors: Alfred Hitchcock | [course:fm2081:prereq] |
| FM2082 | Film Directors: Tarantino & his Many Fathers | [course:fm2082:prereq] |
| FM2083 | Scorsese & Kubrick | [course:fm2083:prereq] |
| FM2087 | Film Directors: Agnes Varda | [course:fm2087:prereq] |
| FM2092 | Women and Film | [course:fm2092:prereq] |
| FM3039 | Directing & Producing the Short Fiction Film | [course:fm3039:prereq] |
| FM3063 | Making a Documentary | [course:fm3063:prereq] |
| CM4028 | Advanced Video Production | [course:cm4028:prereq] |
International Cinema
Select two courses from the following list
| Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| FM3073 | Asian Cinema | [course:fm3073:prereq] |
| FM/CM3074 | Italian Cinema | [course:fm3074:prereq] |
| FM3076 | Arab Cinema | [course:fm3076:prereq] |
| FM3078 | Iberian & Latin American Cinema | [course:fm3078:prereq] |
| FM3085 | Provocative Witness: Cinema & Genocide | [course:fm3085:prereq] |
| FM/FR3086 | French Cinema: La Nouvelle Vague | [course:fm3086:prereq] |
Film Genres and Topics
Select two courses from the following list
| Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| FM2088 | Science Fiction and Fantasy on Screen | [course:fm2088:prereq] |
| FM2089 | Film Genre: Melodrama | [course:fm2089:prereq] |
| FM2090 | Film Noir | [course:fm2090:prereq] |
| FM2092 | Women & Film | [course:fm2092:prereq] |
| FM2093 | Cinema & Poetry | [course:fm2093:prereq] |
| FM2097 | Film Genres & Topics: European Cinema & the Body | [course:fm2097:prereq] |
| FM2098 | Cinema & the Political | [course:fm2098:prereq] |
| FM3011 | Issues in Contemporary French Film & Literature | [course:fm3011:prereq] |
| FM/CL3034 | Paris Reel & Imagined; Perspectives on the City of Lights | [course:fm3034:prereq] |
| FM3048 | Shakespeare & Film | [course:fm3048:prereq] |
| FM3085 | Provocative Witness: Cinema & Genocide | [course:fm3085:prereq] |
| CM/AN3049 | Media & Ethnography | [course:cm3049:prereq] |
| CM/GS3053 | Media & Gender | [course:cm3053:prereq] |
| CM3062 | Media Semiotics | [course:cm3062:prereq] |
| FM3069 | The Aesthetics of Crime Fiction | [course:fm3069:prereq] |
| FM/CL3080 | Brecht & Film | [course:fm3080:prereq] |
| FM3088 | Cinema & the City | [course:fm3088:prereq] |
| FM3091 | Topics in Film Studies | [course:fm3091:prereq] |
FREE ELECTIVES
Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.
HONORS
Students earning a GPA of 3.3 or above may elect to write a thesis or complete a creative project in order to earn honors.