Options. The program offers two different options to fulfill degree requirements. Both program options require original research.
Courses. All students may take 9 of their required additional course credits in graduate courses offered by other departments in the university. Such courses must be approved by the Department’s Graduate Studies Committee, with permission of the other department concerned.
In admitting students to Film and Moving Image Studies MA Option A - Thesis , the GPD will ensure that a potential supervisor exists within the faculty for the student’s research area. The onus is on the student, however, to secure a member of the faculty to supervise the thesis. See the course description for FMST 690 for further detail.
In each course, students pursuing Film and Moving Image Studies MA Option B - Course-based are required to submit a research paper and make an oral presentation. Students will become familiar with a broad range of methodologies and film practices. Within this framework, they may also be able to pursue specific areas of interest by enroling in independent studies, internships or taking courses in other departments in the university.