Academic Requirements
In addition to meeting General Education requirements and other degree requirements, all Cinema and Television Studies majors must meet the following requirements (53–54 credits):
- CIN 1500/Introduction to Cinema Studies I (4 credits)
- CIN 1510/Introduction to Cinema Studies II (4 credits)
- One art history course (3–4 credits), chosen from the following or approved by the cinema studies program coordinator:
ARH 1020/History of Art Survey II
ARH 1060/Touchstones of Modern Art
ARH 1070/The Work of Images: The Function of Art in Western Culture
ARH 2050/Introduction to Modern Art
ARH 2060/Art Since 1945 - CIN 3005/Cinema and the Archive (4 credits)
- One of the following courses (4 credits):
CIN 2000/Close Analysis
CIN 2500/Principles of Montage - Five upper-level elective courses in cinema studies* (20 credits total)
- One of the five elective courses must be a course focused on Television Studies. These courses include:
- CIN3065/Netflix in Latin America
- CIN3070/Television Studies
- CIN3075/History of American Television
- CIN3095/Canadian Film and Television
- CIN 3280/Self Documentary
- CIN3500/Cinema in the Internet Age
- CIN3875: Environmental Media
- MSA3020/Reality TV
- NME3010/Cross-Cultural Video Production
- One of the five elective courses must be a course focused on Television Studies. These courses include:
*Learning assistantships, internships and independent studies cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
- CIN 3890/Cinema Studies Junior Seminar (4 credits)
- CIN 4890/Cinema Studies Senior Colloquium (2 credits)
- SPJ 4990/Senior Project I (4 credits)
- SPJ 4991/Senior Project II (4 credits)
Notes:
- A grade of B or higher is required in CIN 1500 and 1510.
Effective: 2020-21:
CIN3005/Cinema and the Archive is a required course. Number of upper level elective courses changed from six to five.
Effective Fall 2022:
Students will be able to formally declare Cinema and Television Studies as a major as of Fall 2022.