Film Studies (AAFS)

Associate in Arts

This program is being phased out. Students currently enrolled need to complete it by the end of the Spring/Summer 2025 semester.

If you have any questions about this program please contact your advisor or general advising.

Academic Requirements

In this program, students will be introduced to film as a medium of artistic expression and persuasion. Students will critically study motion pictures covering a variety of eras, cultures and genres. They will be introduced to the various elements of the creative process involved in film making such as narrative, acting, mise-en-scene, editing, cinematography and sound. Students will develop the skills necessary to critically and technically evaluate one of the most dynamic and influential art forms of the past 100 years.

 

Division
Humanities, Social & Behav Sci
Department
Communications, Media &Theatre
Advisors
Allison Fournier
First Semester
Class   Title Minimum Credits
COM 130   Introduction to Mass Communication 3
FLM 120   Introduction to Film 3
Elective   Math Elective(s) 3
Elective   Nat. Sci. Elective(s) 3
ENG 111   Composition I 4
Total 16
Second Semester
Class   Title Minimum Credits
COM 101   Fundamentals of Speaking 3
ENG 226   Composition II 3
FLM 160   American Film 3
VID 105   Foundations in Digital Video I 4
    Elective(s) to reach a minimum 60 credits 4
Total 17
Third Semester
Class   Title Minimum Credits
COM 150   Introduction to Radio Production 3
FLM 150   International Cinema 3
Elective   Nat. Sci. Lab Elective(s) 3
Elective   Soc. Sci. Elective(s) 1 3
Total 12
Fourth Semester
Class   Title Minimum Credits
FLM 185   The Horror Film 3
FLM 220   Great Directors 3
Elective   Soc. Sci. Elective(s) 2 3
Elective   Elective(s) to reach a minimum of 60 credits 6
Total 15

 

 

Total Credits Required
60