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FILM[----]-A or [----]FILM-A (where [----] is a second subject of study)
Subject: Administered by the Department of Film and Media.
Plan: Consists of 42.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Joint Honours Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units (114.00 units for students admitted prior to September 2017), will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.1
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Thinking Locally and Film Form and Modern Culture to 1970 | ||
| or | ||
| Film, Media and Screen Cultures | ||
| or | ||
| Film, Media, and Screen Cultures: History and Aesthetics and Film, Media, and Screen Cultures: Theory and Practice | ||
| B. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
| Introduction to Animation | ||
| Academic Research and Writing Methods for Film and Media | ||
or FILM 207 | Writing Foundations for Film and Media | |
| The Horror Film | ||
| Science Fiction Cinema | ||
| Historical Inquiry | ||
| Animated Feature Films from Disney to Ghibli | ||
| The Comedy Film | ||
| Critical Inquiry | ||
| Media and Cultural Studies | ||
| Film and Media Concept Development | ||
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| FILM 217 | Film Theory and History | 3.00 |
| FILM 218 | Media Theory and History | 3.00 |
| FILM 250 | Fundamentals of Media Production | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
ANIM at the 400-level or above | ||
FILM at the 400-level or above | ||
MAPP at the 400-level or above | ||
| B. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
ANIM at the 300-level or above | ||
FILM at the 300-level or above | ||
FILM_Centric_Options at the 300-level or above | ||
MAPP at the 300-level or above | ||
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
ANIM at the 200-level or above | ||
FILM at the 200-level or above | ||
FILM_Centric_Options at the 200-level or above | ||
MAPP at the 200-level or above | ||
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses 1 | 78.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Additional Requirements
A. Maximum of 6.00 units may be taken from FILM_Centric_Options.
4. Notes
A. FILM 110 has been replaced by FILM 111 and FILM 112.
B. FILM 250 is the prerequisite course for all upper-year FILM production courses, therefore FILM 250 should be taken in second year. FILM 257 is the prerequisite for FILM 312.
C. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Film and Media Course Lists
The following lists contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
FILM_Centric_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Cinema Focused Options | ||
| ARTH 203 | Art and Popular Culture | 3.00 |
| ARTH 319 | Art in the Age of the Internet | 3.00 |
| BLCK 200 | Black Studies and the Politics of Liberation: An Introduction | 3.00 |
| CWRI 295 | Introduction to Creative Writing in Short Fiction and Poetry | 3.00 |
| CWRI 397 | The Literary Screenplay | 3.00 |
| DEVS 306 | Cuban Culture and Society l | 3.00 |
| DEVS 307 | Cuban Culture and Society ll Havana | 3.00 |
| GEOL 290 | Worldbuilding | 3.00 |
| HIST 220 | Jews on Film | 3.00 |
| LLCU 200 | Semiotics: Interpreting the World | 3.00 |
| LLCU 206 | Rebel Cities | 3.00 |
| LLCU 209 | Rio de Janeiro: the Marvelous City | 3.00 |
| LLCU 214 | Mafia Culture and the Power of Symbols, Rituals, and Myth | 3.00 |
| LLCU 249 | Latin Lovers: Love, Sex, and Popular Culture | 3.00 |
| LLCU 325 | Is Less More? Historic and Current Cultural Aspects of Minimalism and Reduction | 3.00 |
| LLCU 326 | Film in the New Europe | 3.00 |
| LLCU 328 | Gender, Development, and Film in Latin America | 3.00 |
| SPAN 458 | Film y Politica en Argentina | 3.00 |