Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

FILM 310 Film Theory and Criticism

A historical survey of film theories and criticism, including formalist and structuralist, psychoanalytic, feminist, and queer theory. Genre theory and theories of spectator-ship and audience response will also be considered.
3

Prerequisites

FILM 120 with a minimum grade of D-

Corequisites

FILM 311

FILM 311 Screening for Film 310

Required once per week film screening time to complement FILM 310.
0

Corequisites

FILM 310

FILM 320 Special Topics in Film

(3 lecture, 1 film screening) This course will allow students to study a particular area of film criticism, history, or theory, or consider a specific national cinema.
3

Corequisites

FILM 321

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

FILM 321 Screening For Film 320

Required once per week screening time to complement FILM 320. S/U graded.
0

Corequisites

FILM 320

FILM 330 Studies in a Genre or Director

(3 lecture, 1 film screening) An introduction to key theories and methods of analysis in genre studies or auteur theory, focusing on a particular genre or a particular director.
3

Corequisites

FILM 331

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

FILM 331 Screening For Film 330

Required once per week film screening time to complement FILM 330.
0

Corequisites

FILM 330

FILM 350 Advanced Filmmaking

A hands-on course in advanced visual and aural storytelling through the medium of cinema.
3

Prerequisites

(FILM 230 or ENG 229 with a minimum grade of D-)

Course Fee

Course Fee Required

FILM 379 Film and Literature

This course considers the relationship between literature and film, including the aesthetic and commercial processes of adaptation and media convergence.

3

Offered

Generally offered Spring - Check with department/school for next offering

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours