Film Major Electives

Major electives – choose 5 (15 hours) for general bachelor of arts in film
Course Title
FILM 4100 Latinx Film and Visual Culture (fulfills multicultural req)
FILM 4250 History of Cinema I (Prerequisite: FILM 2120)
FILM 4260 History of Cinema II (Prerequisite: FILM 2120)
FILM 4270 History of Cinema III (Prerequisite: FILM 2120)
FILM 4600 Women and Film (Prerequisite: FILM 2120)
FILM 4620 Genre Cinema (Prerequisite: FILM 2120)
FILM 4640 Latin American Film and Media
FILM 4650 French Film History (Prerequisite: FILM 2120)
FILM 4660 History of Animation (Prerequisite: FILM 2120)
FILM 4670 Film, Technology, and Style (Prerequisite: FILM 2120)
FILM 4680 Introduction to Digital Video Production (Prerequisite: Permission of department**)
FILM 5481 Special Topics in Cinema (Prerequisite: FILM 2120)
FILM 5640 Directing for Cinema (Prerequisite FILM 4680 and permission of department**)
FILM 5680 Editing for Film and Video (Prerequisite FILM 4680)
FILM 5690 Special Effects for Film and Video (Prerequisite FILM 4680)
FILM 5700 Internship in Film/Media (permission of department)
FILM 5810 Computer Animation for Dramatic Media I
FILM 5820 Computer Animation for Dramatic Media II (prereq. FILM 5810)
FILM 5830 Computer Animation for Dramatic Media III (prereq. FILM 5810)
THEA 3020 Basic Dramatic Writing
THEA 3700 or 3300 Design for Film/TV OR Foundations of Performance Design
THEA 4000 Dramatic Writing I (Prerequisite: THEA 3020)
THEA 5620 Dramatic Writing II (Prerequisite: THEA 4000)
CMLT 4210                Literature and Cinema  (also fulfills Franklin literature requirement)
CMLT 4220                East Asian Cinema (also fulfills Franklin literature requirement)
CMLT 4230                African Cinema (also fulfills Franklin literature requirement)
GRMN 3300              Introduction to German Cinema
GRMN 3820              German Film (taught in German)
ITAL 4040 Italian Cinema, Culture, and Literature
RUSS 3300 Introduction to Russian Cinema
SPAN 4081 Spanish Film (taught in Spanish)
SPAN 4082 Latin American Film (taught in Spanish) 
Notes: 
  • The film production area of emphasis includes the above plus additional options.
  • For students pursuing the general film major who need 9 hours of upper division electives (if they are not pursuing a minor or second major), they may wish to consider additional film electives and/or courses listed in the production emphasis options and requirements. THEA 5383, Management and Production for Theatre and Events, is another good option for general upper division electives.

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