Film and Media Studies (BA in Interdisciplinary Studies)
Film and Media Studies Program
Film and Media Studies offers an interdisciplinary academic program that provides students the opportunity to explore the history and theory of film, television, print, radio, and other media as aesthetic and cultural practices and forms. The program develops critical and analytical skills and integrates creative work, as is key to an education in the humanities.
More information is available at the Film and Media Studies Program website: https://www.wm.edu/as/film-media-studies/index.php
Required Credit Hours: 36
The major in Film and Media Studies requires the successful completion of at least 36 credit hours. Of these, no more than 11 credit hours may be in courses numbered below 300 (including the required course FMST 250).
Core Requirements
Distributed as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FMST 250 | Introduction to Film and Media Studies | 3 |
| FMST 302 | Theories of Film & Media | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Topics in Global Media | ||
| East Asian Cultures Through Film | ||
| Introduction to Chinese Cinema | ||
| French Cinema | ||
| Topics in French/Francophone Cinema | ||
| German Cinema (Taught in English) | ||
| Holocaust in German | ||
| Topics in Hispanic Cinema | ||
| Puerto Rican Cultural Studies: Boriké's Cultural Production | ||
| Bodies, Gender & Empire (c. 1492-1700) | ||
| Cinema & Post-War Culture | ||
| East Asian Cultures Through Film | ||
| Japanese Cinema | ||
| Imagining Japanese Culture: Issues and Methods | ||
| Topics in Russian Cinema (Taught in English) | ||
| Russian Media Culture (Taught in Russian) | ||
| Russian Cinema: 'The Most Important Art' (Taught In English) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cinema & the Modernization of US Culture | ||
| World Cinema before TV | ||
| World Cinema after TV | ||
| Select one of the following: | 2-3 | |
| Intro to Production | ||
| Topics in Media Practice | ||
| Advanced Production | ||
or at least 2 credits in another course in the creative or performing arts approved by your advisor and the director of FMST. | ||
| FMST 401 | Seminar in Film and Media Studies | 3-4 |
| Additional Credit Hours | ||
| Chosen, in consultation with a FMST advisor, from other FMST courses or from courses in other departments/programs that add significantly to the student’s understanding of the cultural contexts in which media are produced. | 16-18 | |
Major Writing Requirement
A student who satisfies all the requirements for the Film and Media Studies major also satisfies the Major Writing Requirement.
Major Computing Requirement
The Major Computing Requirement is satisfied by successful completion of:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FMST 302 | Theories of Film & Media | 3 |
Additional Information
Students are strongly encouraged to take FMST 250 Introduction to Film and Media Studies before enrolling in 300-level courses in the program.