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Subject: Administered by the Department of Film and Media.
Plan: Consists of 60.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: FILM-S
Program: The Plan, alone, or in combination with a Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Film Studies: Approaches to Film Form | ||
| Introduction to Film History: Genres and Movements | ||
| B. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Media Studies: Cultures and Technologies | ||
| Introduction to Media Studies: Arts and Practices | ||
| 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 |
| D. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
| 3D Animation | ||
| Mobile Communications | ||
| The Frame | ||
| Documentary Production | ||
| Production: Issues of Form and Structure | ||
| Virtual and Augmented Reality App Development | ||
| Cinematography and Visual Aesthetics | ||
| Open Media Production | ||
| Advanced Open Media Production | ||
| Video Production | ||
| Advanced Video Production | ||
| Post-Production | ||
| 16mm Film Production | ||
| Sound Techniques for Film and Video Productions | ||
| Special Effects | ||
| E. Complete the following: | ||
| FILM 460 | Major Project | 6.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
ANIM at the 400-level | ||
MAPP at the 400-level | ||
| 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 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Transnational Media | ||
| Introduction to Creative Industries in Canada | ||
| Academic Research and Writing Methods for Film and Media | ||
| Special Topic in Film Histories | ||
| Media and Cultural Studies | ||
| Film and Media Concept Development | ||
| D. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
ANIM at the 100-level or above | ||
FILM at the 100-level or above | ||
FILM_Centric_Options at the 200-level or above | ||
MAPP at the 200-level or above | ||
| Electives and/or Other Plan Requirements | 60.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Additional Requirements
A. Maximum of 6.00 units may be taken from FILM_Centric_Options.
4. Notes
A. FILM 250/3.0 is the prerequisite course for all upper-year FILM production courses, therefore FILM 250/3.0 should be taken in 2nd-year. FILM 257/3.0 is the prerequisite for FILM 312/3.0.
B. 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 List
The following list may 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |