Bachelor of Arts in English - Film

Students of SU English engage with important questions about the human condition, especially where issues of race, gender, ethnicity, identity, and class are concerned. Moreover, the faculty of English all champion values of diversity, empathy, and integrity as we educate our students with a view to their lifelong journey as people who understand the value of human expression. SU English emphasizes innovative thinking, which prepares students not only for the workplace of today, but the workplace of tomorrow, graduate school, and life-long-learning. Following Salisbury University’s mission and values, SU English strives to empower students with intellectual curiosity, critical and analytical thinking, exceptionally-crafted writing and rhetorical skills, and appreciation of linguistic diversity. The Film Concentration We are proud of the ambition, range, rigor, and depth of our film program which allows students to: Develop specific skills that apply to virtually any workplace: audio-visual literacy, highly developed analytical and critical thinking, the ability to creatively apply a huge range of concepts, an understanding of many different audiences and cultures, and innovative approaches to research, writing, and communication Explore the world through at least 90 films over the course of their degree, all of which allow us to understand humanity from various perspectives Enjoy a wide range of courses that span various films genres (including science fiction, westerns, musicals, gangster films, films noir, independent movies, blockbusters, silent film, documentaries and everything else that defies definition!) Learn about the entire history of film analysis and production from multiple points of view-artistic, industrial, cultural, and personal Strike a balance between studying the work of well-known directors (such as Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford) alongside the work of numerous other filmmakers who represent important challenges to the mainstream (including Spike Lee and Jane Campion) Experience a full range of American and international cinema, travelling the globe through wildly different filmic representations of reality Study film sound tracks as well as their visual elements Develop a greater capacity for empathy and compassion for all humanity through understanding different points of view through film