CINEMA STUDIES MAJOR
LEGEND:
7/12/13
Red arrows link prerequisite courses
CR = Co-requisite
FIL 2030 required
GEP
GEP
Cultural &
Historical
Foundations
GEP
Communication
Foundations
GEP
Math
Foundations
GEP
Social
Foundations
GEP
Science
Foundations
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
GEP
Cultural &
Historical
Foundations
GEP
Math
Foundations
GEP
Social
Foundations
GEP
Science
Foundations
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
(3 credits)
ENC 1101
Composition 1
(3 credits)
ENC 1102
Composition 2
(3 credits)
MAC 1105C
Core: Basic
GEP
FIL 2030
FIL 1007
Foundations of Story
(3 credits)
History of Motion
Pictures
(3 credits)
DIG 2000
FIL 2423
FIL 1008
FIL 2107
Foundations of
Production
(3 credits)
Cinematic Expression /
Aesthetics
(3 credits)
Script Analysis
(3 credits)
PR or CR: FIL 1007
FIL 3803C
FIL 3804C
FIL 4661
FIL 3006
The Film Producer
(3 credits)
Art of Cinema
(3 credits)
Film Theory and
Criticism 1
(3 credits)
FALL ONLY
Film Theory and
Criticism 2
(3 credits)
SPRING ONLY
Introduction to Digital
Media
(3 credits)
will sub w/ FIL
elective upon request
Core: Advanced
FIL 3036
FIL 3037
Film History 1
(3 credits)
FALL ONLY
Film History 2
(3 credits)
SPRING ONLY
FIL 3845
FIL 3051
FIL 3826
World Cinema
Traditions
OR PR: FIL3037
(3 credits)
American Cinema
(3 credits)
Avant Garde Cinema
(3 credits)
SPRING ONLY
FIL 3363C
Film Documentary
(3 credits)
FIL 3462C
Cinematic Expression
(3 credits)
SPRING ONLY
Select one
FIL 3102
FIL 3115
Writing for Film and TV
(3 credits)
Short Script 1
PR: FIL2107
(3 credits)
PR: FIL 1007 & ENC 1102
RESTRICTED ELECTIVES
Select three courses from the list in the catalog
FIL 3XXX-4XXX
Any additional
Cinema Studies
course
FIL 3XXX-4XXX
Any additional
Cinema Studies
course
MINOR
Students are required to complete a minor
FIL 3XXX-4XXX
Any additional
Cinema Studies
course
Foreign Language
Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a
single foreign language taught by the Department of Modern
Languages and Literatures or Judaic Studies.
Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be
used to meet the requirement.