Program Requirements

The certificate in film studies requires 12 credit hours in film-oriented courses from any department, discipline or college that offers such courses. The certificate is offered both for those students seeking employment in some aspect of film, film making or film criticism, and for those wishing to improve their understanding of film or the influence of film on a discipline or on a culture. The film studies certificate can prove useful to students majoring in language, literature, broadcast journalism, speech and fine arts; it also can appeal to those in fields where some knowledge of mass communication as a cultural phenomenon is desirable or where film has influenced the view of that field, including sociology, history, anthropology, political science, psychology, criminal justice, education and administration. The certificate offers opportunities to study film as an art form and to gain experience in media production.

The film studies certificate consists of 12 credit hours from the courses listed below, selected with the approval of the coordinator of film studies. Other courses having film content may be substituted for the listed courses, with the approval of the coordinator as well. Courses (with different content) that can be repeated within their discipline can also be repeated for the film studies certificate. Courses approved for the film studies certificate include:

An overall grade point average of at least 2.000 for all courses comprising the certificate program, and no grade below C, is required to earn the certificate.