Cinema and Screen Studies – BA Degree

A. Core Requirements (27 cr)

• CSS 210 - Introduction to Cinema and Screen Studies Credit: 3
• CSS 310 - Film Theory Credit: 3
• CSS 388 - Film Genre Credit: 3
• CSS 410 - World Cinema Credit: 3
• CRW 201 - Introductory Screenwriting Credit: 3
• CRW 301 - Screenwriting: Intermediate Credit: 3
• CSS 235 - Introduction to Cinema Production Credit: 3
• CSS 335 - Intermediate Cinema Production Credit: 3
• CSS 496 - Senior Thesis Credit: 3

B. Elective Requirements (12 cr)

Select four courses, two of wich must be upper division, from this list. Some courses may have prerequisites.

• ART 243 - Introduction to Digital Photography Credit: 3
• BRC 428 - Scriptwriting for Television Credit: 3
• COM 375 - Rhetoric of Film Credit: 3
• CRW 401 - Screenwriting: Advanced Credit: 3
• CSS 111 - First-Year Film Practicum Credit: 3
• CSS 123 - Planetary Cinema Credit: 3
• CSS 288 - Film and Philosophy Credit: 3
• CSS 333 - Critics and Criticism Credit: 3
• CSS 336 - Cinematography Credit: 3
• CSS 337 - Motion Picture Editing Credit: 3
• CSS 360 - Studies in National Cinemas Credit: 3 *
• CSS 368 - Little Theatres, Little Cinemas Credit: 3
• CSS 383 - Video Game Narratives Credit: 3
• CSS 385 - Children’s Literature and Film Credit: 3
• CSS 391 - Film Practicum Credit: 3 *
• CSS 392 - Indigenous Cinema Credit: 3
• CSS 395 - Special Topics Credit: 3
• CSS 435 - Motion Picture Directing Credit: 3
• CSS 485 - Experimental Filmmaking Credit: 3
• CSS 487 - Advanced Studies in Film Theory Credit: 3
• CSS 489 - Women and Screen Studies Credit: 3
• CSS 491 - Location-based Filmmaking Credit: 3

C. Cognate Requirements (0 cr)