Film Studies

Professor Zachau, German

Professor Malde, Art

Associate Professor Pond, Art

Associate Professor Glacet, French

Assistant Professor Thompson, Art History, Chair

Associate Professor Skomp, Russian

Assistant Professor Yang, Asian Studies

Instructor L. Richardson, Italian

Minor in film studies:  The Film Studies Minor combines study in two tracks: Film Theory (FT) and Film Production (FP). Film Theory includes film analysis and the exploration of film histories in relation to genre and diverse national cultures. Film Theory encourages students to acquire a theoretical, comparative, and critical understanding of film as well as some appreciation for film production. Film Production focuses on the practice of film and video preparation within the context of film theory. As part of declaring the minor with the Chair, each student selects an advisor from program faculty in the appropriate track. Students in the Film Theory or Film Production track then select their courses in consultation with their advisor.

The Film Studies Minor comprises three tiers of courses: introductory level courses, advanced level courses, and several additional electives with a film component.

Requirements for the minor: Students in the Film Studies Minor must complete a total of six courses.  Two courses must be taken from the list of courses at the introductory level listed below; either Film Studies 105 or Art 108 is required as an introductory film foundation course. At least two more courses must be chosen from the advanced courses listed below.

Students in each track choose at least two courses within the Film Studies roster that are outside their track. Thus, a film production student elects two courses in film theory and a film theory student elects two courses in film production.

Introductory Courses (two courses including either Art 108, Film 105, or Film 109)

Film Production (FP)
Film Theory (FT)

Advanced Courses (at least two courses)
Film Production (FP)

Film Theory (FT)
Film Theory (FT)
With the benefit of guest presentations, this course offers an introduction to essential techniques of analyzing film along with an introduction to a number of national cinemas represented in the Film Studies program, such as Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish film.  (Credit, full course.)  Zachau

109. History of Film: Mid-Century to the Present
This course traces the major developments in world cinema from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. Organized chronologically, it covers the international, aesthetic, and technological benchmarks of film history, with an introduction to the critical vocabulary necessary for film analysis. (Credit, full course.) Yang