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Film Studies
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c/o Faculty of Arts
University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N.B.,
Canada, E3B 5A3
(506) 453-4655
(506) 453-5102
arts@unb.ca
http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/arts
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Patrick Bergeron, PhD - French
Anne Brown, PhD - French
Jeffery Brown, PhD - History
David Frank, PhD - History
Robert Gray, PhD - English (Creative Writing) & Film
Anette Guse, PhD - Culture and Language Studies
Sophie Lavoie, PhD - Culture and Language Studies
Randall Martin, PhD - English
Tony Merzetti - NB Film Makers' Co-Op
Tony Myatt, PhD - Economics
Scott Preston, PhD - Culture and Language Studies ADVISOR
Allan Reid, PhD - Culture and Language Studies
Brent Wilson, PhD - Gregg Center for War and Society
General Information
The Film Studies Minor offers students from all faculties the opportunity to study film (and
video) from a variety of perspectives, including theory, history, and analysis, as well as a range
of topics around national cinemas and genres, among others. In addition, students have the
opportunity to study film from creative and practical perspectives in production and other
practice-driven courses as well as creative writing for the screen. For details of courses and
requirements, see below.
Eligibility
Admission to the Film Studies Minor is open to students from any Faculty who have completed
30 ch towards a degree. Students should contact the Advisor for the Film Studies Minor for
program approval and advising. Students are encouraged to begin the Minor in the second year
of their program.
Program of Study
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The Minor consists of 24 credit hours, approved by the Advisor. Of these 24 ch, FILM/MAAC
2022 “The Art of Film,” FILM/ENGL 2909 “International FIlm History,” and FILM/ENGL
3903 “Film Theory” are required, and at least 12 ch must be at the upper level. Students must
take approved courses from at least 3 different disciplines, including ENGL, FILM, FR, GER,
HIST, MAAC, SPAN and WLCS.
Courses will be selected from the following list. Additional courses may be counted towards the
Minor subject with the approval of the Advisor.
ECONOMICS
2009 Understanding Economics Through Film
ENGLISH
2263 Shakespeare and Film
3905 The City in Cinema
3906-9 Film Genre
3916-9 National Cinema
3183 Creative Writing: Screenwriting for Short Formats
3186 Creative Writing: Feature Screenplay
FILM/MAAC
2022 The Art of Film
2998 Digital Filmmaking I
2999 Digital Filmmaking II
3075 Framing Reality: Theory and Practice of Documentary Media
3981 Introduction to Directing and Acting for Film and Television
3998 Film Production
3999 Video Production
FILM/ENGLISH
2909 International Film History
3183 Creative Writing: Screenwriting for Short Formats
3186 Creative Writing: Feature Screenplay
3903 Film Theory
MAAC/FILM/WLCS
3082 History of Canadian Cinema
FRENCH
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3524 The Novel and Film
4524 Quebecois Film
4354 French Cinema
GERMAN/WLCS/FILM/MAAC
3066 Trauma and Seduction: Early and German Cinema
3072 (Re)constructing National Identity: Contemporary German Cinema
HISTORY
1315 Canadian History of Film
3415 America at the Movies
3803 War through Film
5331 Film and History in Canada
MEDIA ARTS & CULTURES
3212 Lens Media
3362 Sound Design
SPANISH/WLCS
3973 Latin American Narrative at the Movies
3455 Latin American Cinema
3456 The Cinema of Spain
WLCS
4053 Culture and Film: The Cinema of Transitional Democracies