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BFA Specialization in Film Studies

Program Requirements

Specialization in Film Studies (66 credits)

3

credits:

• FMST 220 Film Analysis (3.00)

Note: FMST 220 should be taken as part of the first 30 credits.

3

credits chosen from:

• FMST 222 Topics in Film Aesthetics (3.00)
• FMST 223 Montage Aesthetic (3.00)
• FMST 224 Moving Camera Aesthetic (3.00)

9

credits:

• FMST 201 Film History I (3.00)
• FMST 202 Film History II (3.00)
• FMST 203 Film History III (3.00)

Note: One of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203 should be taken as part of the first 30 credits.

6

credits:

• FMST 204 Approaches to Film Studies I (3.00)
• FMST 205 Approaches to Film Studies II (3.00)

3

credits chosen from:

• FMST 214 Canadian Cinema (3.00)
• FMST 215 Le cinéma québécois (3.00)
• FMST 217 First Peoples’ Cinema (3.00)

6

credits chosen from:

• FMST 315 Introduction to Film Theory (3.00)
• FMST 316 Film and Moving Image Cultures (3.00)
• FMST 317 Transnational Approaches to Cinema (3.00)
• FMST 319 The Moving Image and Society (3.00)
• FMST 320 Digital Media and Animation (3.00)

3

credits chosen from:

• FMST 418 Seminar in Canadian Cinema (3.00)
• FMST 419 Séminaire sur le cinéma québécois (3.00)

Note: COMS 301 may be substituted for three credits in Film Studies and must be considered as Film Studies credits for degree purposes.
6

credits chosen from Cinema electives approved by the head of Film Studies or from the following courses:

• FMPR 231 Filmmaking I (6.00)
• VDEO 350 Video History and Theory (6.00)

3

credits:

• FMST 450 Film Studies Specialization Seminar (3.00)

21

credits credits of electives chosen from Film Studies Courses excluding FMST 200 or from the following courses:

• FMPR 341 Writing for Film I (3.00)
• FMPR 441 Writing for Film II (3.00)

3credits of Film Studies seminar courses chosen in consultation with an advisor
Note: Up to 12 credits chosen from the Communication Studies Film Courses list may be applied as Film Studies or Cinema electives for degree purposes.

Notes

  • It is strongly recommended that students in the Specialization in Film Studies have, or acquire, a knowledge of French.
  • Students are responsible for fulfilling their particular degree requirements; hence, the sequences above must be read in conjunction with Section 81.20 Degree Requirements.

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