Film and Media Studies (FMS) is a department in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences that follows an integrated curriculum combining the study of film and media history, theory, and criticism as well as the practices of film and digital media production. The FMS curriculum is built around a rich variety of FMS courses and courses from other units ("Guided Electives"). The Guided Electives include offerings in the Departments of Anthropology, African & African-American Studies, English, Communication, History, History of Science, Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, and Women’s and Gender Studies, as well as in the Colleges of Journalism & Mass Communication, Fine Arts, and Atmospheric & Geographic Studies. The comprehensive undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree provides students with the knowledge and skills required for careers in media-related fields, film production, academics, or other jobs in the liberal arts and humanities.
The Film and Media Studies major coursework consists of 39 hours of FMS courses or courses approved for FMS major credit. Of these 39 hours of FMS credit, all FMS majors are required to take the Core Requirements, which comprise five courses (15 hours):
The second component of the FMS major curriculum is an additional 24 hours of coursework that can be chosen from any FMS courses not used for the Core Requirements, and from the list of Guided Electives.
Checksheets are used by students to keep track of the degree requirements of their major. Specific General Education and major requirements are outlined as well as the number of credit hours and minimum grade point averages required. Students should check with their academic counselor in the College of Arts and Sciences or with the FMS advisor to discuss which year's requirements may govern their degree plan.
It is also possible to minor in Film and Media Studies: Minor Checksheet.
The course descriptions are a valuable resource for understanding FMS courses.
