Film Studies

School/College: College of Letters and Science

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Courses numbered 300-699 are Undergraduate/Graduate. Courses numbered 700 and above are Graduate only.

305 Film Analysis I: Method and Theory. 3 cr. U/G.

Film language, critical methods, and theory applied to selected works of film art. Cross-cultural analysis of styles and themes. Study of major film artists. ArtHist 305 & FilmStd 305 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st.

306 Film Analysis II: Method and Theory. 3 cr. U/G.

Film language, critical methods, and theory applied to selected works of major national film artists. Cross-cultural analysis of styles and themes. ArtHist 306 & FilmStd 306 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st.

307 Film Directors: (Subtitled). 3 cr. U/G.

Comprehensive analysis of the technique, style, and themes of specific major film artists. Biographical, cultural, artistic influences on artists' work. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. ArtHist 307 & FilmStd 307 are jointly offered; w/same topic they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st; ArtHist 205(R) or 305(R).

308 Film Styles: (Subtitled). 3 cr. U/G.

A stylistic analysis of film of major filmmakers made within the structures of particular genres, such as gangsters, musicals, westerns, horror, science fiction and studios. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. ArtHist 308 & FilmStd 308 are jointly offered; w/same topic they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st.

329 Film and Literature. 3 cr. U/G.

Capabilities and limitations of narrative film and literature, emphasizing the distinctiveness of each artistic mode. English 329 & FilmStd 329 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st, English 290(P), satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; or cons instr.

380 Media and Society: (Subtitled). 3 cr. U/G.

An examination of film and/or television, with attention to the representation of class, gender, race, and nation. Subtitles vary. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 380 & FilmStd 380 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st; English 290(P) or 291(P) or 6 cr in courses approved for hum breadth cr.

383 Cinema and Genre: (Subtitled). 3 cr. U/G.

Stylistic and thematic analyses of literary and film genres (e.g., melodrama, film noir). Consideration of writers, directors, producers and stars whose works represent forms of a genre. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 383 & FilmStd 383 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 290(P) or 6 cr in courses approved for hum breadth cr.

390 Classical Film Criticism and Theory. 3 cr. U/G.

Survey of the history of film theory, with particular attention to developing critical skills in film theoretical writing. English 390 & FilmStd 390 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st, satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req, English 290(P), & ArtHist 205(P); or cons instr.

391 Television Criticism and Theory. 3 cr. U/G.

Study of the forms and representational strategies of television narrative, and the various modes of analysis that may be applied to television viewers and texts. English 391 & FilmStd 391 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 291(P) or cons instr.

392 Contemporary Film Criticism and Theory: (Subtitled). 3 cr. U/G.

Current issues in film criticism and theory and an exploration of critical perspectives (psychoanalysis, feminism, structuralism, post-structuralism) informing recent debates in film studies. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 392 & FilmStd 392 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 290(P) or 291(P) or cons instr.

394 Theories of Mass Culture: (Subtitled). 3 cr. U/G.

A survey of theories of mass culture relative to film from the late 19th century to the present. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 394 & FilmStd 394 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 290(P) or 291(P) or cons instr.

395 Feminist Film Criticism and Theory: (Subtitled). 3 cr. U/G.

Theories of representation and spectatorship that focus on the position of women in film, television, and/or video. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 395 & FilmStd 395 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 295(P) or cons instr.

412 Global Cinemas - Cinematic Practices in the Context of Globalization: (Subtitled). 3 cr. U/G.

Cinema within global transformations that reshape the way we think about film and its history; cinema's changing impact beyond national borders. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: jr st or English 290(P); satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

669 Screening Sexuality: (Subtitled). 3 cr. U/G.

Relationship between discourses of sexuality and media artifacts/texts. Historical/theoretical approaches to apprehend construction and representation of sexuality/sexual identities in media. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Repeat of English 312 w/same topic. Prereq: jr st.

700 Teaching Film Studies: (Subtitled). 3 cr. G.

Theory of and approaches to teaching film studies on the college level. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: grad st.

742 Media Culture. 3 cr. G.

A graduate level introduction to media culture, with an emphasis on forms and theories of media culture from the mid-19th century to the present. English 742 & FilmStd 742 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: grad st.

743 Film Studies: (Subtitled). 3 cr. G.

A graduate-level introduction to film studies, including methods of film analysis and approaches to the history of film. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 743 & FilmStd 743 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: grad st.

876 Seminar in Media Culture: (Subtitled). 3 cr. G.

Seminar focused on a broad issue related to media culture or specific forms of media, including alternative textual production, cinema, and digital culture. Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max. English 876 & FilmStd 876 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: grad st.

877 Seminar in Film Theory: (Subtitled). 3 cr. G.

A graduate-level seminar in film theory. Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max. English 877 & FilmStd 877 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: grad st.