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Program checklist · Film and Media Studies

Film and Media Studies

Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA

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
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216287
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216287_a7b8bbd4
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

The Academic Program

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    First Course Recommendations

    0 items

      Film and Media Studies Courses

      51 items
      1. FMST 001
        1
      2. FMST 002
        1
      3. FMST 004
        1
      4. FMST 005
        1
      5. FMST 006
        1
      6. FMST 009
        1
      7. FMST 011
        1
      8. FMST 013
        1
      9. FMST 015
        1
      10. FMST 016
        1
      11. FMST 019
        1
      12. FMST 020
        1
      13. FMST 021
        1
      14. FMST 022
        1
      15. FMST 023
      16. FMST 025
        1
      17. FMST 026
        1
      18. FMST 031
        1
      19. FMST 032
        1
      20. FMST 034
        1
      21. FMST 035
        1
      22. FMST 036
        1
      23. FMST 037
        1
      24. FMST 038
        1
      25. FMST 041
        1
      26. FMST 042
        1
      27. FMST 043
      28. FMST 044
        1
      29. FMST 045
        1
      30. FMST 046
        1
      31. FMST 047
        1
      32. FMST 049
        1
      33. FMST 050
        1
      34. FMST 051
        1
      35. FMST 052
        1
      36. FMST 053
        1
      37. FMST 054
        1
      38. FMST 056
        1
      39. FMST 057
        1
      40. FMST 058
        1
      41. FMST 059
        1
      42. FMST 060
      43. FMST 071
        1
      44. FMST 080
        1
      45. FMST 082
        1
      46. FMST 083
        1
      47. FMST 090
        1
      48. FMST 097
        1
      49. FMST 098
        1
      50. FMST 099
        1
      51. FMST 102
        2

      Course Major

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        Requirements

        8 items
        1. FMST 001
          Critical Approaches to Media
          As published: “(preferably taken in first year)”
          1
        2. 1 Production course (from list of production classes below)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. 1 Course from “Classes with sustained critical attention to Medium Specificity” (preferably taken in sophomore year, see list below)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. 1 Course from “Classes with sustained critical attention to national, transnational, global or comparative approaches to Media Forms and Practices” (preferably taken in sophomore or junior year, see list below)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. FMST 090
          Film and Media Studies Capstone
          As published: “taken in the senior spring focusing on one of the following deliverables:”
          1
        6. Research Paper
          Not resolved to a course
        7. Creative or Multimedia Project (Film, Video, Media Arts project etc.)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. Honors preparation (with another course or independent project plus SHS)
          Not resolved to a course

        Acceptance Criteria

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          Thesis / Culminating Exercise

          0 items

            Course Minor

            0 items

              Requirements

              3 items
              1. FMST 001
                Critical Approaches to Media
                As published: “(preferably taken in first year)”
                1
              2. 1 Course from “Classes with sustained critical attention to Medium Specificity” (preferably taken in sophomore year, see list below)
                Not resolved to a course
              3. 1 Course from “Classes with sustained critical attention to national, transnational, global or comparative approaches to Media Forms and Practices” (preferably taken in sophomore or junior year, see list below)
                Not resolved to a course

              Acceptance Criteria

              0 items

                Honors Major

                0 items

                  Requirements

                  4 items
                  1. 2 pairs of advanced 1 credit FMST eligible courses (4 courses total)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. FMST 090
                    Film and Media Studies Capstone
                    As published: “plus a 1-credit SHS attachment”
                    1
                  3. 1 FMST seminar numbered 100 and higher, if offered
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. 1- or 2-credit thesis or creative project
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Acceptance Criteria

                  0 items

                    Honors Minor

                    0 items

                      Requirements

                      3 items
                      1. One pair of 1 credit FMST eligible courses (2 courses total)
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. 1 FMST seminar numbered 100 and higher, if offered
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. 1- or 2-credit thesis or creative project
                        Not resolved to a course

                      Acceptance Criteria

                      0 items

                        List of FMST classes with sustained critical attention to medium specificity

                        11 items
                        1. FMST 005
                          1
                        2. FMST 020
                          1
                        3. FMST 021
                          1
                        4. FMST 025
                          1
                        5. FMST 034
                          1
                        6. FMST 036
                          Theory and History of Video Games
                          As published: “Theory and History of Videogames”
                          1
                        7. FMST 037
                          1
                        8. FMST 038
                          1
                        9. FMST 042
                          1
                        10. FMST 080
                          1
                        11. FMST 102
                          2

                        List of FMST classes with sustained critical attention to national, transnational, global or comparative approaches to media forms and practices

                        12 items
                        1. FMST 021
                          1
                        2. FMST 022
                          1
                        3. FMST 050
                          1
                        4. FMST 051
                          1
                        5. FMST 052
                          1
                        6. FMST 053
                          1
                        7. FMST 054
                          1
                        8. FMST 056
                          1
                        9. FMST 057
                          1
                        10. FMST 058
                          1
                        11. FMST 059
                          1
                        12. FMST 060

                        List of FMST Production classes

                        6 items
                        1. FMST 002
                          1
                        2. FMST 011
                          1
                        3. FMST 013
                          (Auto)biography and the Archive: Digital Production Workshop
                          As published: “(Auto)biography and the Archive: Experimental Digital Production”
                          1
                        4. FMST 015
                          1
                        5. FMST 016
                          1
                        6. FMST 032
                          1

                        List of Swarthmore classes eligible for FMST credit in this category

                        1 item
                        1. THEA 004D
                          1

                        List of additional FMST courses for breadth and depth

                        13 items
                        1. FMST 023
                        2. FMST 026
                          1
                        3. FMST 035
                          1
                        4. FMST 041
                          1
                        5. FMST 043
                        6. FMST 045
                          1
                        7. FMST 046
                          1
                        8. FMST 049
                          1
                        9. FMST 082
                          1
                        10. FMST 083
                          1
                        11. FMST 097
                          1
                        12. FMST 098
                          1
                        13. FMST 099
                          1

                        List of Swarthmore classes eligible for FMST credit as Electives (2026-2028)

                        9 items
                        1. ARAB 023
                          1
                        2. BLST 038
                          Blackness on Film and Video
                          Not resolved to a course
                        3. CHIN 055
                          Chinese and Sinophone Cinemas
                          As published: “Chinese and Sinophone Cinemas: Silent Era to Digital Age”
                          1
                        4. CPSC 011
                          1
                        5. ENGL 011
                          1
                        6. HIST 044
                          1
                        7. POLS 082
                          1
                        8. RUSS 024
                          1
                        9. SPAN 087
                          Cruzando fronteras: el cine mexicano de ayer y hoy
                          As published: “Cruzando Fronteras: el cine mexicano de ayer y hoy”
                          1

                        Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Credit

                        0 items

                          Transfer Credit

                          0 items

                            Off-Campus Study

                            0 items
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