Film and Electronic Arts, Theory and Practice of Cinema Option, B.A.

(120 units)

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

54 units required for the major.

Students are admitted to the Option in Theory and Practice of Cinema after completing the Major-Specific Admissions Requirements. Note: The 54 units required for the major includes the following 3-unit preparation course not included under the major requirements below: ART 110 - Introduction to the Visual Arts ; or AH 111B Foundation Art History: c.1300-present, Europe and the United States ; or articulated equivalent (grade of C or better required).

Requirements

Lower Division Core (grade of “C” or better required)

Take the following courses:

FEA 205 - Film History (3 units)
FEA 206 - History of Broadcasting (3 units)
FEA 207 - Introduction to Screenwriting (3 units)
FEA 208 - Introduction to Film Production (3 units)
FEA 299 - Media Aesthetics (3 units)

Upper Division Core

Take the following course:

FEA 301 - Critical Study of Film (3 units)

Culture and Media

Take three of the following:

FEA 310 - Film and Culture (3 units)
FEA 315 - Digital Culture (3 units)
FEA 316 - Mass Media and Popular Culture (3 units)
FEA 317 - Women in the History of U.S. Film (3 units)
FEA 318 - Theory of Fiction and Film (3 units)
FEA 380 - Documentary History and Theory (3 units)
FEA 395 - Special Topics in American Film (3 units)
FEA 486 - Alternative Media (3 units)

International Cinema

Take three of the following:

FEA 346 - The European Cinema of Communism, Fascism and Resistance (3 units)
RGR 346 - The European Cinema of Communism, Fascism and Resistance (3 units)
FEA 392 - Selected Topics in International Cinema (3 units) (choice of topics B, C, or D)
FEA 462 - East Asian Cinemas (3 units)
FEA 463 - Southeast Asian Cinemas (3 units)
FEA 464 - Middle Eastern Cinemas (3 units)

Only one of the following may be used to meet this requirement:

Tracks of Specialization

Select one of the following 15-unit tracks. Courses in any track may be applied as electives in other tracks. See an advisor to determine the most relevant electives for your track.