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Film Studies BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Do you love movies? Like really, really love them-watching them, talking about them and breaking them down scene-by-scene? If so, then take a closer look at film studies at UB. This major, from one of the first media study departments in the country, is designed for people who want to develop deeper insights into films and their relationship to culture. So if you want to stand out throughout your career, grab some popcorn and keep reading.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_338373a7
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

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      Film Studies Core (14 credits)

      4 items
      1. DMS 107LEC
        Film & Media History 1
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. DMS 259SEM
        Understanding Media Study
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. ENG 379LEC
        Film Genres
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. ENG 441LEC
        Contemporary Cinema
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Ten Category Courses (31-37 credits)

      0 items

        Two Film Theory/History/Criticism/Analysis Courses

        3 items
        1. DMS 411SEM
          Film and Media Theory
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. ENG 256LEC
          Film
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. GGS 379SEM
          Sex: Gender and Popular Culture
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Three Critical Theory/Cultural Studies Courses

        3 items
        1. DMS 426SEM
          Sound Media Poetics
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. SOC 334LEC
          Sociology of Popular Culture
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. GGS 415SEM
          Media, Gender and Society
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Two World Cinema Courses

        8 items
        1. AAS 253LEC
          Blacks in Films
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. AAS 254LEC
          Race in Films
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. AAS 417SEM
          Black Aesthetics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. DMS 333LEC
          World Cinema
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. FR 341LEC
          Topics in French Film
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. ITA 410SEM
          Special Topics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. ITA 429LEC
          Italian Cinema I
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. SPA 408LEC
          History of Spanish Cinema
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Three Film Study Elective Courses

        14 items
        1. AAS 253LEC
          Blacks in Films
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. AAS 254LEC
          Race in Films
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. AAS 417SEM
          Black Aesthetics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. DMS 103SEM
          Film Production 1
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. DMS 105SEM
          Basic Documentary
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        6. DMS 213LEC
          Immigration and Film
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        7. DMS 411SEM
          Film and Media Theory
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. DMS 413LEC
          Writing About Film
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. DMS 418LEC
          Special Topics
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        10. FR 341LEC
          Topics in French Film
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. ITA 410SEM
          Special Topics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. ITA 429LEC
          Italian Cinema I
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        13. RUS 250LEC
          Soviet Cinema Through a Sensory Approach
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. SPA 408LEC
          History of Spanish Cinema
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Additional Degree Requirements Include

        2 items
        1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
          Not resolved to a course

        Program Distinction

        0 items

          Curricular Plan

          40 items
          1. UB Seminar
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          2. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          3. Math & Quantitative Reasoning
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          4. DMS 107LEC
            Film & Media History 1
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          5. DMS 108LEC
            Film & Media History II
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          6. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          7. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 1
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          8. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Lab
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          9. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          10. Film Theory/History/Criticism/Analysis Course
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          11. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          12. ENG 379LEC
            Film Genres
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          13. World Cinema
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          14. Film Studies Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          15. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 2
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          16. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          17. Film Theory/History/Criticism/Analysis Course
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          18. Film Studies Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          19. Critical Theory/Cultural Studies Course
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          20. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          21. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          22. DMS 259SEM
            Understanding Media Study
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          23. ENG 441LEC
            Contemporary Cinema
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          24. Communication Literacy 2
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          25. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          26. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          27. World Cinema Course
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          28. Critical Theory/Cultural Studies Course
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          29. Film Studies Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          30. UBC 399MNT
            UB Curriculum Capstone
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          31. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          32. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            2
          33. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          34. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          35. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          36. Critical Theory/Cultural Studies Course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          37. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          38. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          39. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          40. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
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