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Program checklist · Film and Media Studies Major (B.A.)

Film and Media Studies Major (B.A.)

Bentley University · Waltham, MA

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Program
Award
Film and Media Studies Major (B.A.)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Centered on the nature of storytelling in all its forms, the Film and Media Studies Major is an integrated curriculum that spans media literacy, theory, and business. Students select from one of four concentrations focusing on Film Producing, Film Marketing, Media Production, or Media Studies. Each concentration allows students to: explore media production courses where they gain technical expertise in a desired craft, which includes narrative and documentary filmmaking, graphic and motion design, animation, photography, sound design, and podcasting; hone critical thinking skills in media studies courses that provide the means to deconstruct and write about media forms; and develop requisite business skills in media industry courses where they learn how media companies promote, market, sell, brand, and/or distribute content. Additionally, English and Media Studies electives in the major teach how media texts operate at the creative, cultural, and industrial levels. New majors will join graduates whose careers span the many facets of media production, post-production, and distribution, as well as in such areas as media marketing and advertising, media finance, entertainment law, and publishing. Students have screened their original short films at the Cannes Film Festival, interned at such companies as Netflix, WGBH, NBC, Sony Music Entertainment, Dick Clark Productions, Allen & Gerritsen, Arnold Worldwide, and Marvel Comics, and have landed prominent positions with leading media firms and film studios in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
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CourseShelf checklist
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CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Major Requirements

major core · 0 items

    Required Courses:

    5 items
    1. EMS 200
      3
    2. EMS 240
      3
    3. EMS 493
      Capstone Project in English and Media Studies
      or: EMS 492 Internship in English and Media Studies
      3
    4. Two Electives: Select any two courses from the English and Media Studies department.
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    5. Select a concentration:
      Not resolved to a course
      12

    Film Marketing

    0 items

      Film Producing

      0 items

        Media Production

        0 items

          Media Studies

          0 items

            Foundations for Success (15 Credits)

            1 item
            1. FDS 100
              3

            Communications and Writing

            0 items

              Select one from:

              1 item
              1. EMS 101
                Critical Reading and Writing
                or: EMS 101L Critical Reading and Writing with Lab
                or: EMS 102 Critical Reading and Writing for Multilingual Students
                or: EMS 102L Critical Reading and Writing for Multilingual Students with Lab
                3

              And one from:

              1 item
              1. EMS 104
                Multimodal Communication
                or: EMS 105 Multimodal Communication for Multilingual Students
                3

              Information Technology

              1 item
              1. CS 100
                Solving Business Problems with
                As published: “Solving Business Problems with Information Technology”
                3

              Mathematical Sciences

              0 items

                Select one from:

                1 item
                1. MA 105
                  Mathematical Foundations for Business
                  or: MA 105L Mathematical Foundations for Business with Lab
                  or: MA 105P Mathematical Foundations for Business with Prep
                  or: MA 107 Applied Calculus for Business
                  or: MA 107L Applied Calculus for Business with Lab
                  or: MA 131 Calculus I
                  or: MA 131L Calculus I with Lab
                  3

                Context and Perspectives (18 Credits)

                0 items

                  Students must take six courses, one in each category of Context and Perspectives:

                  0 items

                    Culture, Change, and Behavior

                    0 items

                      Globalization

                      0 items

                        Institutions and Power

                        0 items

                          Race, Gender, and Inequality

                          0 items

                            Scientific Inquiry

                            0 items

                              Values, Ethics, and Society

                              0 items

                                Business Dynamics/Business Administration Minor (18 Credits)

                                0 items

                                  All courses are required:

                                  6 items
                                  1. AC 115
                                    3
                                  2. EC 111
                                    3
                                  3. FI 118
                                    3
                                  4. LA 100
                                    3
                                  5. MG 116
                                    3
                                  6. ST 113
                                    3

                                  Modern Language Requirement (6 Credits)

                                  1 item
                                  1. Two Modern Language courses (must be two semesters of the same language, regardless of proficiency level)
                                    Not resolved to a course
                                    6

                                  Unrestricted Electives (36 Credits)

                                  electives · 1 item
                                  1. Select thirty-six elective credits
                                    Not resolved to a course
                                    36

                                  Film Marketing

                                  0 items

                                    Required media industry course:

                                    31 items
                                    1. EMS 402
                                      3
                                    2. Select one media studies elective:
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                      3
                                    3. EMS 202
                                      3
                                    4. EMS 220
                                      3
                                    5. EMS 222
                                      3
                                    6. EMS 223
                                      3
                                    7. EMS 393
                                      3
                                    8. Select two electives (one must be in EMS):
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                      6
                                    9. EMS 226
                                      3
                                    10. EMS 242
                                      3
                                    11. EMS 243
                                      3
                                    12. EMS 390
                                      3
                                    13. EMS 391
                                      3
                                    14. EMS 400
                                      3
                                    15. EMS 403
                                      3
                                    16. EMS 422
                                      3
                                    17. EMS 435
                                      3
                                    18. EMS 438
                                      3
                                    19. EMS 439
                                      3
                                    20. GLS 114
                                      3
                                    21. LA 302
                                      3
                                    22. LA 320
                                      3
                                    23. MK 250
                                      3
                                    24. MK 321
                                      3
                                    25. MK 342
                                      3
                                    26. MK 361
                                      3
                                    27. MK 392
                                      3
                                    28. SO 287
                                      3
                                    29. SO 324
                                      3
                                    30. XD 355
                                      1
                                    31. XD 360
                                      3

                                    Film Producing

                                    0 items

                                      Required production course:

                                      31 items
                                      1. EMS 434
                                        3
                                      2. Select one media studies elective:
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                        3
                                      3. EMS 202
                                        3
                                      4. EMS 220
                                        3
                                      5. EMS 390
                                        3
                                      6. EMS 391
                                        3
                                      7. EMS 404
                                        Hollywood Rebels: A History of American
                                        As published: “Hollywood Rebels: A History of American Independent Film”
                                      8. Select two electives (one must be in EMS):
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                        6
                                      9. EMS 241
                                        3
                                      10. EMS 311
                                        3
                                      11. EMS 312
                                        3
                                      12. EMS 313
                                        3
                                      13. EMS 400
                                        3
                                      14. EMS 401
                                        3
                                      15. EMS 402
                                        3
                                      16. EMS 403
                                        3
                                      17. EMS 405
                                        Hollywood Genres: Classical Forms and
                                        As published: “Hollywood Genres: Classical Forms and Contemporary Re-Inventions”
                                      18. EMS 406
                                        Films, Franchises, and Fandom
                                        As published: “Films, Franchises, and Fandom: Superheroes in Popular Culture”
                                      19. EMS 422
                                        3
                                      20. EMS 431
                                        3
                                      21. EMS 437
                                        3
                                      22. LA 317
                                        3
                                      23. LA 320
                                        3
                                      24. MG 241
                                        3
                                      25. MG 315
                                        3
                                      26. MG 335
                                        3
                                      27. MG 360
                                        3
                                      28. SO 289
                                        3
                                      29. SO 295
                                        3
                                      30. XD 250
                                        3
                                      31. XD 255
                                        3

                                      Media Production

                                      54 items
                                      1. Select one production elective:
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                        3
                                      2. EMS 241
                                        3
                                      3. EMS 242
                                        3
                                      4. EMS 243
                                        3
                                      5. EMS 337
                                        3
                                      6. EMS 430
                                        3
                                      7. EMS 431
                                        3
                                      8. EMS 432
                                        3
                                      9. EMS 433
                                        3
                                      10. EMS 434
                                        3
                                      11. EMS 435
                                        3
                                      12. EMS 436
                                        3
                                      13. EMS 437
                                        3
                                      14. EMS 438
                                        3
                                      15. EMS 439
                                        3
                                      16. Select one media studies elective:
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                        3
                                      17. EMS 202
                                        3
                                      18. EMS 220
                                        3
                                      19. EMS 221
                                        3
                                      20. EMS 313
                                        3
                                      21. EMS 323
                                        3
                                      22. Select two electives (one must be in EMS):
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                        6
                                      23. EMS 203
                                        3
                                      24. EMS 305
                                        3
                                      25. EMS 312
                                        3
                                      26. EMS 333
                                        3
                                      27. EMS 345
                                        3
                                      28. EMS 346
                                        Sitcom Nation: The American Family in
                                        As published: “Sitcom Nation: The American Family in Fiction and Film”
                                      29. EMS 354
                                        3
                                      30. EMS 361
                                        3
                                      31. EMS 362
                                        3
                                      32. EMS 363
                                        3
                                      33. EMS 383
                                        3
                                      34. EMS 390
                                        3
                                      35. EMS 391
                                        3
                                      36. EMS 392
                                        3
                                      37. EMS 400
                                        3
                                      38. EMS 401
                                        3
                                      39. EMS 402
                                        3
                                      40. EMS 403
                                        3
                                      41. EMS 404
                                        Hollywood Rebels: A History of American
                                        As published: “Hollywood Rebels: A History of American Independent Film”
                                      42. EMS 405
                                        Hollywood Genres: Classical Forms and
                                        As published: “Hollywood Genres: Classical Forms and Contemporary Re-Inventions”
                                      43. EMS 406
                                        Films, Franchises, and Fandom
                                        As published: “Films, Franchises, and Fandom: Superheroes in Popular Culture”
                                      44. EMS 422
                                        3
                                      45. EMS 423
                                        3
                                      46. EMS 424
                                        3
                                      47. HI 305
                                        3
                                      48. HI 357
                                        3
                                      49. GLS 114
                                        3
                                      50. LA 317
                                        3
                                      51. LA 320
                                        3
                                      52. SO 287
                                        3
                                      53. SO 289
                                        3
                                      54. SO 295
                                        3

                                      Media Studies

                                      0 items

                                        Required media studies course:

                                        55 items
                                        1. EMS 221
                                          3
                                        2. Select one media studies elective:
                                          Not resolved to a course
                                          3
                                        3. EMS 202
                                          3
                                        4. EMS 220
                                          3
                                        5. EMS 222
                                          3
                                        6. EMS 223
                                          3
                                        7. EMS 313
                                          3
                                        8. Select two electives (one must be in EMS):
                                          Not resolved to a course
                                          6
                                        9. EMS 210
                                          3
                                        10. EMS 225
                                          The Wonder of Human Language: An
                                          As published: “The Wonder of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics”
                                        11. EMS 304
                                          3
                                        12. EMS 311
                                          3
                                        13. EMS 343
                                          3
                                        14. EMS 345
                                          3
                                        15. EMS 346
                                          Sitcom Nation: The American Family in
                                          As published: “Sitcom Nation: The American Family in Fiction and Film”
                                        16. EMS 354
                                          3
                                        17. EMS 361
                                          3
                                        18. EMS 362
                                          3
                                        19. EMS 363
                                          3
                                        20. EMS 366
                                          3
                                        21. EMS 367
                                          3
                                        22. EMS 370
                                          3
                                        23. EMS 381
                                          3
                                        24. EMS 383
                                          3
                                        25. EMS 390
                                          3
                                        26. EMS 391
                                          3
                                        27. EMS 392
                                          3
                                        28. EMS 400
                                          3
                                        29. EMS 401
                                          3
                                        30. EMS 402
                                          3
                                        31. EMS 403
                                          3
                                        32. EMS 404
                                          Hollywood Rebels: A History of American
                                          As published: “Hollywood Rebels: A History of American Independent Film”
                                        33. EMS 405
                                          Hollywood Genres: Classical Forms and
                                          As published: “Hollywood Genres: Classical Forms and Contemporary Re-Inventions”
                                        34. EMS 406
                                          Films, Franchises, and Fandom
                                          As published: “Films, Franchises, and Fandom: Superheroes in Popular Culture”
                                        35. EMS 422
                                          3
                                        36. EMS 423
                                          3
                                        37. EMS 424
                                          3
                                        38. EMS 491
                                          3
                                        39. GLS 114
                                          3
                                        40. GLS 228
                                          3
                                        41. GLS 248
                                          3
                                        42. GLS 251
                                          3
                                        43. GLS 333
                                          3
                                        44. HI 305
                                          3
                                        45. HI 357
                                          3
                                        46. LA 112
                                          3
                                        47. MLCH 403
                                          1
                                        48. MLFR 304
                                          3
                                        49. MLIT 304
                                          3
                                        50. PH 104
                                          3
                                        51. PH 162
                                          3
                                        52. PH 316
                                          3
                                        53. SO 287
                                          3
                                        54. SO 289
                                          3
                                        55. SO 295
                                          3
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