BA in Film with a Concentration
in Film and Media Studies
Students interested in the BA in Film in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will complete a concentration in Film and Media Studies, and students accepted into the BA in Film in the Herberger College of the Arts will complete a concentration in Film and Media Production. The concentrations will include core courses and electives in the areas of critical studies and film production.
The faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences include a range of nationally and internationally recognized Film and Media scholars, several of whom received their terminal degrees from the nation's top film and media programs. Their expertise is reflected in a cutting edge curriculum that is based on rigorous theoretical, historical, and critical models of film analysis as well as proficiency with newer technologies such as the Internet, websites, DVDs, and video games.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (45 credits)
Core Requirements (24 credits)
In order to provide students pursuing the BA in Film with a concentration in Film and Media Studies with basic visual literacy and technical understanding they will take the following core courses:
FMS 100 - Introduction to Film (3 Credits)
FMS 110 - New Media - New Worlds (3 credits)
FMS 200 - Film History (3 credits)
FMS 270 - Race & Ethnicity in American Cinema (3 credits)
THP 261 - Introduction to Screenwriting (3 credits)
FMP 201 - Film: The Creative Process I: Production Survey (3 credits)
FMP 250 - Sex and Violence in Film and TV: Ethics Survey (3 credits)
FMS 490 - Capstone Seminar (3 credits)
Film and Media Studies students select one Area of Emphasis (21 credit hours:12 credit hours in one Area of Emphasis and 3 credit hours in each of the remaining areas). See an academic advisor for course lists within the following Areas of Emphasis:
- Social Identities in the Media
- National and Global Media
- Media Literacy and Technology
- Digital and Interactive Media
For more information, contact the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Film and Media Studies office at 480-965-6747.
Students interested in the B.A. in Film degree with a concentration in Film and Media Production contact the Herberger College of the Arts Department of Theatre at 480-965-5337.