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Cinema Study [BA_CNM]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
Cinema Study [BA_CNM]
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Study is an interdisciplinary major focused on the critical study and production of film. Cinema is examined through the lens of aesthetic, cultural, historical and contemporary contexts.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_70b31e46
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

0 items

    Cinema History: 6 credit hours

    2 items
    1. CIN 101
      History of the Cinema I: The Silent Era (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. CIN 102
      History of the Cinema II: The Sound Era (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    Writing for Film: 9 credit hours

    3 items
    1. CIN 304
      Introduction to Script Writing (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 203
      Introduction to Media Writing (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 322
      Writing for Media (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    Film Analysis: 12 credit hours

    20 items
    1. AAS 210
      Racial and Gender Role Stereotypes (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. AAS 432
      African Americans in Television and Film (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. AAS 436
      Films of Spike Lee (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CIN 129
      Special Topics in Cinema Studies (1-4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. CIN 208
      Introduction to Film Analysis (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. CIN 210
      Racial and Gender Role Stereotypes (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. CIN 229
      Special Topics in Cinema Studies (1-4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. CIN 305
      Film Criticism (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. CIN 329
      Special Topics in Cinema Studies (1-4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. CIN 336
      Aesthetics and Film (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. CIN 378
      Film as Literature (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    12. CIN 429
      Special Topics in Cinema Studies (1-4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    13. CIN 432
      African Americans in Television and Film (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    14. CIN 493
      Foreign Films in Translation (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    15. COM 432
      African Americans in Television and Film (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    16. COM 436
      Films of Spike Lee (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    17. ENG 208
      Introduction to Film Analysis (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    18. ENG 278
      Introduction to Film and Short Fiction (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    19. ENG 305
      Film Criticism (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    20. PHI 336
      Aesthetics and Film (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    Cinema Production: 9 credit hours

    4 items
    1. COM 243
      Video Production (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 342
      Television Studio Production (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 353
      Video Postproduction (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COM 446
      Advanced Filmmaking (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    Capstone: 3 credit hours

    1 item
    1. CIN 400
      Tutorial in Cinema Study (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    Example of the B.A. in Cinema Study over four years

    0 items

      First Year Fall

      5 items
      1. CIN 101
        History of the Cinema I: The Silent Era (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CPN 100
        As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)”
      3. COM 210
        Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. COR 101
        The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GE course (3 cr. hr.) World language (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      First Year Spring

      3 items
      1. CIN 102
        History of the Cinema II: The Sound Era (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CPN 101
        Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. World language course (3 cr. hr.) GENS course (4 cr. hr.) Cortland GE course (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Second Year Fall

      3 items
      1. COM 110
        Introduction to Media Production (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. COM 203
        Introduction to Media Writing (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. World language (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Second Year Spring

      3 items
      1. COM 322
        Writing for Media (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CIN 208
        Introduction to Film Analysis (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. World language (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Third Year Fall

      4 items
      1. CIN 210
        Racial and Gender Role Stereotypes (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CIN 304
        Introduction to Script Writing (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. COM 243
        Video Production (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. LASR elective (3 cr. hr.) LASR elective (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Third Year Spring

      6 items
      1. CIN 305
        Film Criticism (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. or other upper division CIN elective
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CIN 378
        Film as Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. or other upper division CIN elective
        Not resolved to a course
      5. COM 342
        Television Studio Production (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. Upper level LASR elective (3 cr. hr.) Upper level LASR elective (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Fourth Year Fall

      3 items
      1. CIN 493
        Foreign Films in Translation (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. or other upper division CIN elective
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Upper level LASR elective (3 cr. hr.) Upper level elective (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Fourth Year Spring

      2 items
      1. CIN 400
        Tutorial in Cinema Study (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Upper level elective (3 cr. hr.) Upper level elective (3 cr. hr.) Upper level elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
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