Brett Boessen, Director
Film studies investigates the wide range of approaches to understanding and interpreting cinema, both historically and in contemporary society. Students will become familiar with the history of film production, distribution, and consumption, and the major philosophical and critical approaches applied to the study of film. Students may take courses in film history and analysis, national and world cinemas, and cinema in relation to other academic disciplines.
A minor in film studies consists of five course credits including Film Studies 201 and 450 and three other courses from different disciplines approved for the film studies minor. At least one of the three courses must be at the 300 level or higher. A student may repeat Film Studies 450 if the topic differs.
Courses approved for the minor:
- ANTH 250 Screening Difference: Film and Ethnography
- CLAS 170 The Ancient World in Film
- ENG 250 Melodrama
- ENG 250 Monsters
- ENG 252 Shakespeare and Film
- FR 350 French Cinema:1895 to Today
- MEDA 351 Digital Video Production II
- SPAN 481 Cinelandia
201 Film Culture
This course allows students to begin exploring the variety of roles and meanings the cinema plays in our daily lives. Students will become familiar with the history of film production, distribution, and consumption, the primary vocabularies employed by producers, theorists, and critics who speak and write about film, and some of the major philosophical and critical approaches through which we have come to understand film culture over the past century. This is an excellent course for students interested in developing a framework for thinking about and understanding other Austin College courses with a film component. (Each spring)
260 Intermediate Directed Study in Film Studies
(Variable course credit)
450 Advanced Topics in Film Studies
Study of advanced film issues based upon faculty and student interests. Topic varies yearly. Prerequisite: Film 201. May be repeated once for credit if topics differ. (Each fall)
460 Advanced Directed Study in Film Studies
(Variable course credit)
490 Independent Study in Film Studies
