Film Studies - Degree Requirements

Required of all Film Majors:
Six Core Courses

FLM/THR 216 Film Production I
ENL 241 Intro to Cinema Arts
ENL 371 History of Cinema
FLM/THR 420 Issues in Contemporary Cinema
COM 247 Documentary
THR 232 Acting, or THR 233 Acting for Camera

Five electives (three must be upper division) must be chosen from the three defined tracks below in consultation with
your adviser who is designated by the program director. Note that not all elective courses are offered every year, so alternatives within the track may have to be chosen.

Film majors should fulfill the Senior Keystone requirement in either the English Department or Art Department.

Track #1 Production: This track is designed for students interested in producing films/videos. Electives include: FLM/THR 312 16mm Film II, COM 343 Studio Production, COM 348 Digital Video Production, COM 499 Independent Study, Art 132 Photography, ART 215 Design for
New Media I, ART 315 Design for New Media II, ART 340 Digital Imaging, ENL 228 Broadcast and Online Journalism, MUS 130 Intro to Music and the Fine Arts, PHY 119 Physics for the Fine Arts, THR 328 Stage Design

Track #2 Performance: This track is designed for students interested in acting and directing. Electives include: THR 233 Acting for the Camera, THR/ENL 325 Playwriting, THR 366 Stage Direction, THR 328 Theatrical Design, THR 360 Interpretive Reading, THR 350 Voice for
Stage and Screen,THR 499 Independent Study, ENL/FLM 328 Screenwriting, PHY 119 Physics for the Fine Arts

Track #3 Theory & Culture: This track is designed for students interested in analysis of film, film genres, and cultural context. Electives include: ENL 221 Expository Writing about the Arts and Popular Culture, ENL 228 Broadcast and Online Journalism, ENL 240 Introduction
to Literary Study, ENL 430 Advanced Studies in Theory and Method, COM 499, AIS 364 Indigenous Filmmakers, AIS 264 American Indians in Cinema, AIS 208/408 Native American Women & Film, ART 240 Art History, PHI 260 Philosophy and the Arts, PHI 120 Ethics, PHY 119 Physics for the Fine Arts, SPA 248 Spanish and Latin American Culture Through Film, REL 309 Religion at the Movies

Film Minor
Six courses including:

ENL 241 Introduction to Cinema Art
FLM/THR 216 Film Production I
THR 233 Acting for Camera
COM 343 Studio Production
FLM/THR 420 Issues in Contemporary Cinema

Plus one of the following:

THR/ENL 325 Playwriting, or ENL/FLM 328 Screenwriting
THR 328 Stage Design
COM 247 Documentary
COM 348 Digital Video Production
THR 366 Stage Direction
AIS 364 Indigenous Filmmakers

Note: For transfer students, at least three of these six courses must be courses offered at Augsburg. Prospective minors must obtain prior approval from a film faculty adviser.

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Film Studies - Degree Requirements