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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

Film Studies, Minor

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  • Requirements

Our Film Studies program focuses on the history, theory and criticism of film and television. Students learn how to critically analyze analyze the impact of film and television on individuals and society; make connections between media, historical themes and cultural change; and compare different formats.

Film and media cross time periods and locations, languages and cultures. The courses that a well-rounded Film Studies student will take are equally as diverse. The major blends courses in Film Studies with classes from English, Art History, Comparative Literature, History, Religious Studies, French, Italian, Japanese, and other languages.

UWM students have the advantage of being in the heart of the largest city in Wisconsin, home to a lively art house movie scene, a growing independent film industry, and a thriving cinematic culture.

Students who are more interested in film and video production process and who are looking to become a filmmaker or videographer may wish to also explore the majors and minors offered through UWM's Peck School of the Arts.

Requirements

To complete the minor, students are required to take 18 credits of Film Studies Program approved courses. Students must attain a 2.0 GPA in UWM credits attempted for the minor. In addition, the College requires that students attain a 2.0 GPA in all minor credits attempted, including any transfer work.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 290Introduction to Film Studies3
Select one of the following:3
ARTHIST/FILMSTD 205
History of Film I: Development of an Art
ARTHIST/FILMSTD 206
History of Film II: Development of an Art
Electives
Select 3 additional credits from intermediate electives (see below)3
Select 9 credits from advanced electives (see below)9
Total Credits18

Intermediate-Level Electives

Course List
Code Title Credits
ARTHIST/ENGLISH/FILMSTD 111Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet3
ARTHIST/FILMSTD 206History of Film II: Development of an Art3
COMPLIT 233Literature and Film:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 286Writing about Film and Television3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 291Introduction to Television Studies (if not selected above)3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 293Literature and Media:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 294Game Culture3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 295Women and Film3
FILM 201Introduction to Experimental Media Arts3
FILM 203Media Workshop:3
FILM 22016mm Filmmaking II3
FILM 222Introduction to Digital Filmmaking3
FILMSTD 212Intermediate Topics in Film Studies:3
FILMSTD 299Ad Hoc:1-6
ITALIAN 229Italian Cinema3

Advanced-Level Electives

Course List
Code Title Credits
ARTHIST/FILMSTD 307Film Directors:3
ARTHIST/FILMSTD 308Film Styles:3
COMPLIT 360Seminar in Literature and Cultural Experience: (New Chinese Cinemas)3
COMPLIT 461Film-Fiction Interaction:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 312Topics in Film Studies:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 316World Cinema:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 320Studies in Film Authorship:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 329Film and Literature3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 380Media and Society:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 383Cinema and Genre:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 391Television Criticism and Theory3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 393Entertainment Industries:3
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 394Theories of Mass Culture:3
FILMSTD/JEWISH 350Global Jewish Film and Television:3
FILMSTD 412Global Cinemas - Cinematic Practices in the Context of Globalization:3
FILMSTD 489Internship in Film Studies, Upper Division1-6
FILMSTD 499Ad Hoc:1-6
FILMSTD 669Screening Sexuality:3
FILMSTD 699Independent Work1-3
FRENCH 451Cinema of the French-Speaking World:3
ITALIAN 629Major Film Directors:3
JAMS 562Media Studies and Culture3
JAMS 620Seminar in Global Media3
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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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Current Students contact Zach Finch, Advisor, zfinch@uwm.eduProspective Students contact a Letters & Science Admissions Counselor at(414) 229-7711 or let-sci@uwm.edu

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