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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Cinema Studies Major, BA

The Cinema Studies major includes both Cinema History/Theory/Aesthetics courses and Production courses in film and/or video. Students may choose a greater emphasis in cinema history and aesthetics or in moving image production, although all majors will take courses in both areas.

College Requirements:

Arts and Sciences

Cinema Studies - Prerequisites (3 Credit Hours)

ART 102 - Introduction to Art: Time 3 Credit Hours

Cinema Studies - Requirements

The major in Cinema Studies consists of 30 semester hours.

Complete: (6 Credit Hours)

CNST 236* - Introduction to Cinema and Video Art 3 Credit Hours
CNST 281* - Introduction to Film Studies 3 Credit Hours

Select Two: (6-8 Credit Hours)

CNST 424 - Topics in Nonfiction Filmmaking 3 Credit Hours
CNST 425* - Narrative Filmmaking 3 Credit Hours
CNST 431 - The Business of Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 436 - Video Art 4 Credit Hours
CNST 496 - Senior Projects 4 Credit Hours

Select three of the following History/Theory/Aesthetic courses: (12 Credit Hours)

CNST 320 - Middle Eastern Film 3 Credit Hours
CNST 323* - German Film Survey 3 Credit Hours
CNST 326 - Brazilian Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 330 - Film, TV, and Media 3 Credit Hours
CNST 334* - Film and American Culture 3 Credit Hours
CNST 420 - French Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 422* - Topics in Italian Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 423 - Themes and Genres in German Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 439 - Race and Ethnicity in American Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 469* - Sexuality and Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 482* - Special Topics in Global Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 489 - Special Topics in Film 3 Credit Hours

Complete additional hours from the following list to complete 30 hours of coursework:

History/Theory/Aesthetics:

CLAS 256* - The Ancient World Reimagined 3 Credit Hours
CNST 100 - History of Film 3 Credit Hours
CNST 204* - Religion and American Horror 3 Credit Hours
CNST 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
CNST 306 - Shakespeare and Film 3 Credit Hours
CNST 310* - American Film Genres 3 Credit Hours
CNST 312* - Popular Culture and American Politics 3 Credit Hours
CNST 314 - Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
CNST 315 - Asian Film 3 Credit Hours
CNST 316* - Topics in Religion and Film 3 Credit Hours
CNST 320 - Middle Eastern Film 3 Credit Hours
CNST 321 - Japanese Popular Media 3 Credit Hours
CNST 323* - German Film Survey 3 Credit Hours
CNST 325* - Russian and Soviet Film 3 Credit Hours
CNST 326 - Brazilian Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 330 - Film, TV, and Media 3 Credit Hours
CNST 334* - Film and American Culture 3 Credit Hours
CNST 400 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
CNST 419 - Sociology, Science Fiction Film, and Artificial Intelligence 3 Credit Hours
CNST 420 - French Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 422* - Topics in Italian Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 423 - Themes and Genres in German Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 433 - History of Film and Modern and Contemporary Art 3 Credit Hours
CNST 434* - Film and Visual Culture in the Hispanic World 3 Credit Hours
CNST 439 - Race and Ethnicity in American Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 461 - Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 465 - Latin American Film and Culture 3 Credit Hours
CNST 469* - Sexuality and Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 482* - Special Topics in Global Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 489 - Special Topics in Film 3 Credit Hours

Production:

ARTC 233 - Animation I 3 Credit Hours
ARTC 333 - Animation II 3 Credit Hours
ARTC 433 - Animation III 4 Credit Hours
ARTC 401 - Experiments in Sequencing 4 Credit Hours
ARTC 439 - Special Topics in Time-Based Arts 3 Credit Hours
CNST 424 - Topics in Nonfiction Filmmaking 3 Credit Hours
CNST 425* - Narrative Filmmaking 3 Credit Hours
CNST 340 - Topics in Post-Production 3 Credit Hours
CNST 365* - Writing the Screenplay 3 Credit Hours
CNST 431 - The Business of Cinema 3 Credit Hours
CNST 436 - Video Art 4 Credit Hours
CNST 496 - Senior Projects 4 Credit Hours
JMED 336 - Video Production 3 Credit Hours
JMED 436 - Advanced Video Production 3 Credit Hours
JMED 446 - Documentary Video Production 3 Credit Hours
JMED 480 - Media Programming in the Digital Era 3 Credit Hours

Other:

CNST 490 - Internship 1-9 Credit Hours
CNST 491 - Foreign Study 1-15 Credit Hours
CNST 492 - Off-Campus Study 1-15 Credit Hours
CNST 493 - Independent Study 1-15 Credit Hours

Note:

Majors are encouraged to take courses, or even minor or major, in related areas (e.g., Journalism and Electronic Media, Time-Based Art, English, History, Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, Music, Theatre).

*Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .