A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Film and Media Studies
- Total credits (published)
- 5
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The Film and Media Studies (FMS) Program is committed to fostering visual literacy, promoting critical thinking and analysis, and encouraging students to engage meaningfully with a world in which images and screen-based media play an ever present and powerful role. Our program also embraces the inherently interdisciplinary aspects of film, serving students from programs and departments across the college (art, theater, English, psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, music, and so on). In addition to offering an interdisciplinary education that is faithful to the spirit of the liberal arts, the program addresses the specialized concerns of the field. We define and examine film and media broadly—as a variety of modes (narrative, experimental, and documentary) and outlets or screens (cinema, television, video, social media, video games, and streaming platforms). In exploring the specificities of these media, the program attends to aesthetics, form, and textuality but always within a larger context (the historical, cultural, social, political, and so on), to address national and global audiences, economies, and histories. The program also teaches practical skills and provides resources for students interested in pursuing paths that center on film and media production.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 174844
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_174844_2f9aa8d1_1
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Requirements for the Major
major core · 0 items
Four Core Courses:
major core · 4 items
- 1.00
- One of the following two:Not resolved to a course1.00
- 1.00
AND
2 items
- 1.00
- 1.00
Four Level II Elective Courses:
electives · 22 items
- Students must take at least two of these courses offered by the program. The courses below rotate topics and may be taken up to three times:Not resolved to a course2.00
- Students may choose two of their electives from the following courses offered inside and outside of the program. At least one of these courses must be a Level II course. Courses that are not offered regularly will require approval from the director.Not resolved to a course2.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- As published: “Los Angeles January Term (study away)”
- As published: “Topics in Genre (when topic is American Cinema)”
- As published: “Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (when topic is The Rhetoric of Video Games)”
Two Production Courses:
10 items
- As published: “Film and Media Production (required)”1.00
- One course may be taken from the following courses offered inside and outside of the program:Not resolved to a course1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- As published: “Los Angeles January Term (study away)”
Requirements for the Concentration
concentration · 0 items
Two Core Courses:
major core · 4 items
- 1.00
- One of the following two:Not resolved to a course1.00
- 1.00
Two Electives that Engage with the Culture, History, or Theory of Film and Media:
electives · 16 items
- As published: “Los Angeles January Term (study away)”
- As published: “Topics in Genre (when topic is American Cinema)”
- As published: “Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (when topic is The Rhetoric of Video Games)”
- 1.00
One Production Course:
9 items
- 1.00
- 1.00
- 1.00
- As published: “Los Angeles January Term (study away)”
- 1.00
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