Cinema Studies, B.A., Specialization in Filmmaking

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The B.A. in Cinema Studies with a specialization in filmmaking is a liberal arts-based B.A. including a solid foundation in film history and theory and a specialized sequence of filmmaking courses. The broad-based approach gives students hands-on experience with every aspect of narrative, documentary, essay, short-form and experimental filmmaking, from writing scripts, directing and cinematography to editing and post-production effects work. It culminates in an intensive capstone course that enables students to graduate having produced a substantive thesis film project.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in cinema studies, B.A., specialization in filmmaking

The Cinema Studies major with a specialization in filmmaking requires a total of 52 credit hours. Only 16 transfer credits may be counted towards the Cinema Studies major. Only courses in which the student has earned a grade of C may be counted towards the Cinema Studies major with a specialization in filmmaking.

4. One additional cinema studies elective course chosen from any CIN 3000 or 4000 level course or any course from this list

AN 3140 - Culture and Society Through Film (4)
CIN 2320 - Masterpieces of World Cinema (4)
COM 3606 - Media, Gender and Sexuality (4)
COM 3607 - Rise of Electronic Media (4)
CW 3400 - Screenwriting (4)
ENG 3675 - Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, Film (4) or CIN 3305 - Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, Film (4)
LIT 2905 - Studies in Foreign Film (4)
PS 3240 - Politics Through Film (4)

5. Four filmmaking elective courses selected from

CIN 3610 - Documentary Filmmaking (4)
CIN 3620 - Narrative Filmmaking (4)
CIN 3630 - Experimental Filmmaking (4)
CIN 3640 - Design, Motion, Effects (4)
CIN 3650 - Essay Filmmaking (4)
CIN 3660 - Short Form Filmmaking (4)
CIN 3906 - Topics in Filmmaking (2 or 4) *
CIN 4930 - Field Internship in Cinema Studies (1 TO 4) *
CIN 4996 - Independent Study (1 TO 4) *
CW 3400 - Screenwriting (4)
*To count as an elective course toward this requirement, CIN 3906, CIN 4930, or CIN 4996 must be taken for a total of 4 credits; or, CIN 3906, CIN 4930, and CIN 4996 may be taken for 2 credits each to satisfy a single 4-credit elective. Two-credit CIN 3906 courses may not be used to satisfy more than one 4-credit elective.

6. One additional non-filmmaking CIN elective at the 3000- or 4000- level

CIN 3150 - Film Theory and Criticism (4)
CIN 3200 - History of Film: The Silent Era (4)
CIN 3210 - History of Film: The Sound Era to 1958 (4)
CIN 3220 - History of Film: The New Wave and Beyond (4)
CIN 3230 - History of Film: Into the 21st Century (4)
CIN 3300 - Studies in Documentary Film (4)
CIN 3305 - Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, Film (4)
CIN 3310 - Experimental and Avant-Garde Film (4)
CIN 3320 - National Cinemas and Film Cultures (4)
CIN 3330 - Understanding Media Industries (4)
CIN 3900 - Topics in Film History, Industry, and Technology (4)
CIN 3901 - Topics in Film Genres (4)
CIN 3902 - Topics in Film Authors, Authorship, and Aesthetics (4)
CIN 4900 - Advanced Topics in Film (4)
CIN 4901 - Advanced Topics in Film Theory (4)

7. One filmmaking capstone course

CIN 4999 - Filmmaking Thesis (4)

Note

Students using this catalog to meet Cinema Studies major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the Cinema Studies electives category and published in a later catalog.

Additional Information

In addition to these major requirements, students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements , the College of Arts & Sciences College Exploratory Requirement , and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of course work used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.