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Film Studies

  • Business of Media and Film Studies, Undergraduate Certificate (College of Letters and Science, Department of Film Studies)
  • Film Studies, BA
  • Film Studies, Minor
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College of Letters and Science

Business of Media and Film Studies, Undergraduate Certificate (College of Letters and Science, Department of Film Studies)

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  • Requirements

The Certificate Program in Business of Media and Film Studies (BMFS) prepares students to be successful in their post-college careers by uniting the study of Business with the study of a popular, accessible, and pertinent area within the Humanities, Film Studies. Business students will have more sustained study in humanistic inquiry, both of their own field and of the diverse world that the Humanities investigates. Letters and Science students will have access to professional school curricula to help them be better equipped to enter a workforce that demands flexibility and a diversity of knowledge and experience.

The certificate in BMFS includes coursework engaging the financial and industry practices and structures in film and television. It is an interdisciplinary academic program consisting of an introductory course in Film or Television Studies, introductory courses in Business Administration (accounting, management, and marketing), an intermediate level Film Studies course focused on history and representational analysis, and a set of electives from Business Administration and Film Studies.

Eligibility

The program is open to all students seeking a bachelor’s degree from UWM, to students who previously earned a bachelor’s degree from UWM or any other accredited college or university, and to those who do not plan to pursue a college or university degree (non-degree students) but who have a strong interest in this subject. Students currently involved in baccalaureate studies at UWM who successfully complete the requirements of the certificate program will be awarded the certificate at the time of graduation. Other students will receive the certificate upon completion of the program requirements.

Requirements

To obtain the certificate, the student must complete, with a minimum grade point average of 2.25, a minimum of 19 credits in approved BMFS courses as indicated below, 15 of which must be earned in residence at UWM. Of these 15 residence credits, 9 must be taken at the 300 level or above. Nine credits must be taken in the College of Letters and Science, and nine credits must be taken in the Lubar School of Business. Courses for the certificate may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis.

Credits earned at other institutions equivalent to courses in the certificate program may be accepted in partial fulfillment of the program requirements, subject to review by the Certificate Program Advisory Committee (BMFSAC). Students currently enrolled at UWM who have fulfilled some of the program’s requirements prior to the program’s approval may have their credits applied retroactively to the certificate program.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required
BUS ADM 201Introduction to Financial Accounting4
or BUS ADM 230 Introduction to Information Technology Management
BUS ADM 360Principles of Marketing3
FILMSTD 212Intermediate Topics in Film Studies: (Business on Film)3
Select one of the following:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 290
Introduction to Film Studies
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 291
Introduction to Television Studies
Electives
Select one of the following:3
BUS ADM 330
Organizations
BUS ADM 397
Marketing Internship
BUS ADM 461
Consumer Behavior
BUS ADM 465
International Marketing
BUS ADM 467
Marketing Seminar:
Select one of the following:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 312
Topics in Film Studies: (Cinema and Digital Culture)
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 380
Media and Society:
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 391
Television Criticism and Theory
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 393
Entertainment Industries:
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 394
Theories of Mass Culture:
Total Credits19
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Film Studies

  • Business of Media and Film Studies, Undergraduate Certificate (College of Letters and Science, Department of Film Studies)
  • Film Studies, BA
  • Film Studies, Minor
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Zach Finch, Academic AdvisorCURTIN, 472

zfinch@uwm.edu

http://www.uwm.edu/film-studies

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