A major film studio is a production and distribution company that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market. Engage in a small classroom experience that fosters communication and active involvement in every class. Spanish major minor we study and teach about the languages, texts and cultures of the spanish and portuguesespeaking worlds, including spain, latin america, and the us. It promotes the study of film and media in their aesthetic, social, cultural, political and technological contexts and expands students understanding of media as essential elements of our global cultural environment. This comedy is about the budding romance between an engaged soldier and a woman posing as a 12yearold girl. The program allows students to experience different approaches to film study, including film theory, film history, film aesthetics, national cinemas, and cultural differences. English majors can add audio and visual components to their textual analysis. A minor in film and visual culture requires completion of 18 credits from six courses. Global media studies minor um lsa department of film. Over 200 majors, minors and combineddegree programs. The major requires nine 9 courses in film, which complement the other graduation requirements defined by the university, to fully engage students in the liberal arts model. Students who declared the minor prior to fall 2018 are subject to the original requirements for the minor per their albert degree audit.
We aim to engage students, other scholars and members of local and other communities in the study of these worlds across disciplines. The foundational courses, film 251engl 251 and film 299, set the stage for advanced courses in film. Pursue a degree or take courses in film and media studies. Majorminor requirements english department colorado college. Film and media studies faculty through the department of english at the university of. Other articles where the major and the minor is discussed. The educational policy committee of boston college approved a new major in film studies in 1999. This is the page that lists and describes the major and minors found at st. Stony brook university, new york majors, minors and programs. Application for entry to the film and digital media major must be made to the department after a student has completed, with grades of b or better, fdm 4 and fdm 2360. The major in film studies provides students with critical skills and multiple perspectives on historical and contemporary media forms. As a part of the film studies program, a student can pursue any of the electives dealing with the above aspects of communications. Either doublemajoring in a useful subject and film or minor in film. Please go to the apply tab for information on spring 2020 minor online submission process and extended deadline.
It is strongly recommended that one of these be cims 220, introduction to video. The film studies curriculum includes upper division classes offered by the departments of art, communication studies, english, foreign languages, history. Transfer students must declare the premajor no later than their second quarter in residence. With ginger rogers, ray milland, rita johnson, robert benchley. The major and the minor 1942 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Film studies offers students the best of both worlds. A maximumof 6 credits in media courses media, medp or medpl at the 200 or 300 level may be applied toward the. Students interested in exploring cinema as a multidimensional art medium will engage in the analysis of cinematic works of various forms. A single degree in film is a waste, nor will it earn you the best directingwriting gig ever. This course of study is intended to aid students in obtaining culturally specific as well as crosscultural understanding of the global impact of moving image media. Because film is multidimensional and interdisciplinary, the film minor invites students from all and any majors to join in the studyand productionof film in the english department. Film majorminor media majorminor graduating with honors course catalog.
Learn to read, analyze and interpret film as a distinct art form. Changes to this minor took place this fall and are in effect for students who declared between fall 2018 and the present semester. The studio art major provides students with an opportunity to develop the techniques, visual sensibility, and historical understanding necessary for working with various materials. Film studies minor the minor offers courses in the history, criticism, and theory of film and media, and provides opportunities to pursue analyses of the aesthetic, cultural, economic, technological, and international dimensions of film. Anyone out there who has formally studied a unique mix of major and minor or double major. Another reason rogers liked the film so much was because the plot shared some. We aim to engage students, other scholars and members of local and other communities in. The major and the minor 1942 the blonde at the film. The orientation is eclectic and aesthetic, the study of cinema as an art, whatever the genre narrative, documentary, animation, experimental or mode of presentation theater, television, internet. Serious film production majors often spend so much time nights and weekends on fellow students film sets that it is difficult to keep up with your regular classes.
Undergraduate programs film and television studies the. The major and the minor is a 1942 american comedy film starring ginger rogers and ray milland. Music majors can consider how their music could interact with film. In meeting the requirements of this interdisciplinary minor, a student must use at least nine 9 credits not also used to meet the requirements of any other major s or minor. The department of film and media studies is pleased to announce our new major and minor, which will be implemented in the fall of 2020. Theatre major minor theatre majors at eastern examine the history of performance and gain practical experience in production. I was bioclassics, and was wondering who else has done subject material on unrelated ends of the academic spectrum.
The program offers a minor to students with an interest in film and video in addition to their major. Major prior to declaring the film and digital media major, students must pass film 20a and 20b or 20c with a grade of c or better. Not surprisingly, the major and the minor became one of gingers favorite films. The film, television, and digital media minor is designed for students who wish to augment their major program of study with a series of courses that promote the study of film, television, and digital media as art forms with social, political, cultural, and economic significance.
Again, this joke is something every movie viewer then would have known as an allusion to swedish film star greta garbo. The film studies minor offered through thurgood marshall college provide students an exciting opportunity to examine the many facets of american and international cinema. A woman disguises herself as a child to save on a train fare and is taken in charge by an army man who doesnt notice the truth. Fleeing the conductors, she hides in the compartment of major philip kirby ray milland, the big clock, the pyjama girl case. Filmp 160 is a prerequisite for all film production courses.
Premajors are expected to complete the requirements to declare the major by the end of their second year. A minor in film studies requires four core courses and three elective courses for a total of seven courses. The kindly major virtually adopts the lost little girl, and circumstances force susan to play along. It was the first american film directed by billy wilder. Courses must focus on film and use the method of film study towards completion of the minor. Each link brings brings audiences each individual major and minor page. Honors to qualify for departmental honors in film or media studies, a student must have a 3. The screenplay by wilder and charles brackett is based on the play connie goes home by edward childs carpenter. It was the first american film directed by billy wilder, and launched his lengthy directing career. The global media studies minor exists for students interested in the study of film and electronically based visual media as national, regional, and global phenomena.
The minor in comedy is designed to train students in the creation of comedic entertainment in film, television and new media. They will combine the existing film studies and media studies majors and minors into one major and one minor, called film and media. You must complete a minimum of 16 units for the minor. Add a minor in film studies to any academic major with 18 credit hours. Students electing this minor must one course in the first distribution group core film studies and take two courses from the second and third distribution groups national cinemas and interdisciplinary courses. Requirements for the majorminor muhlenberg college. Minor in film the film studies minor emphasizes coursework and independent study in the areas of film appreciation, history, theory, and criticism and writing within the context of a liberal arts tradition. New film and media majorminor in atlanta, georgia at the. Now, if i were to make a list of majors related to film which would work well were you to double major in one of these and something useful, id say go for in no particular order. Students may major in media studies and minor in film, and vice versa. Transfer students must declare the pre major no later than their second quarter in residence. And thats how milland and rogers came to play the major and the minor.
Major in film 36 cr major in filmpdf students must take film 101. Majorminor in film studies in atlanta, georgia at the. It was good, but not half as good as this film the major and the minor a young diana lynn who was a favorite of mine has a small role but a very important. Theatre majorminor theatre majors at eastern examine the history of performance and gain practical experience in production. To apply to the minor in comedy, a student must be in good academic standing, have a declared major, and be currently enrolled in or have completed with a passing grade ctwr 404 foundations of comedy. John michalczyk assistant chairperson for film studies devlin hall 420. In the american and international markets, the major film studios, often simply known as the majors, are commonly regarded as the five. A double major may not be realistic if it requires a heavy class load. The minor in film studies consists of 6 courses, at least 2 of which must be at the 300 level or above. Film and television majors and minors enjoy small, discussionbased classes. They work onstage, backstage and frontofhouse through classes, independent studies, internships, practica and study tours, and on fulllength major productions, oneacts, original plays and staged readings. Major art, art history, and film department boston college. Film, video, animation and new genres, minor and is taken in charge by an army man who doesnt notice the truth.