Program of Study

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Courses Required for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film Studies

Major Requirements

9 hours. All require FILM 2120 as a prerequisite.

FILM 5900                 Film Theory (prerequisite: FILM 4250, 4260, or 4270)

Choose two of the following:

FILM 4250                 History of Cinema I (1895-1945)

FILM 4260                 History of Cinema II (1945-1990)

FILM 4270                 History of Cinema III (1990-present)

Major Electives 

18 hours. Select any six of the following courses if not taken in major requirements.

FILM 2120 is a prerequisite for almost all upper-division film courses.

FILM 4250                 History of Cinema I (1895-1945)

FILM 4260                 History of Cinema II (1945-1990)

FILM 4270                 History of Cinema III (1990-present)

FILM 4600                 Women and Film

FILM 4620                 Genre Cinema

FILM 4640                 Latin American Film and Media

FILM 4650                 French Film History

FILM 4660                 History of Animation

FILM 4670                 Film, Technology, and Style

FILM 4680                 Intro to Digital Video Production

FILM 5481                 Special Topics in Cinema

FILM 5640                 Directing for Cinema

FILM 5700                 Internship in Film/Media

THEA 3020                Basic Dramatic Writing

THEA 3700                Design for Film/TV

THEA 4000                Dramatic Writing I (prereq. THEA 3020)

THEA 5620                Dramatic Writing II (prereq. THEA4000)

THEA 5810                Computer Animation for Dramatic Media I             

THEA 5820                Computer Animation for Dramatic Media II

THEA 5830                Computer Animation for Dramatic Media III

AFAM 4490               African American Women in Cinema

CMLT 4210                Literature and Cinema

CMLT 4220                East Asian Cinema

CMLT 4230                African Cinema

GRMN 3300              Introduction to German Cinema

GRMN 3820              German Film

HIST 4750                  History and Film

ITAL 4040                   Italian Cinema, Culture, and Literature

RUSS 3300                 Introduction to Russian Cinema

SPAN 4081                Spanish Film

SPAN 4082                Latin American Film               

Area VI requirements:

18 hours in 2000-level Fine Arts and Humanities courses from FILM, ARHI, ARTS, ARST, COMM, DANC, MUSI, CLAS, ENGL, HIST, PHIL, WMST.

NOTES:

1. No course will count toward the major unless it is earned with a grade of “C” or better
2. Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting 21 hours of elective courses.
3. Film Studies Majors are encouraged to pursue a Minor in a foreign language, English, Comparative Literature, History, Art History, or Mass Communication, or a certificate in New Media Studies.
4. Undergraduates, with careful planning, may carry a double major by judicious arrangement of electives and required general education courses. Students interested in a double major should be advised in both major departments.
5. Film production courses with Georgia Film Consortium may count towards area 6 fine arts and humanities requirements.

In place of graduation checks, students apply to graduate. They can do this up to two semesters ahead; for example, in spring, they can apply for fall. This triggers the graduation advising office to check to see if they have missing requirements or are on track.  https://osas.franklin.uga.edu/applying-graduation. Students should apply to graduate as soon as they are able so that they can make any schedule adjustments that seem prudent.