Cinema and Television Studies

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
    • CIN3255/Media and Migration
    • CIN3500/Cinema in the Internet Age
    • CIN3875: Environmental Media
    • MSA3020/Reality TV
    • NME3010/Cross-Cultural Video Production

*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.