Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies Program By Tufts University |Top Universities
Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

FMS Major Requirements The Film and Media Studies major requires the completion of 12 courses: THREE required core courses SEVEN or EIGHT elective courses ONE- or TWO-course capstone Required Core Courses (THREE courses) The three required core courses impart analytical skills, historical background, and theoretical underpinnings, providing a coherent knowledge base and consistent language among FMS students. The three required core courses are: FMS20 Art of the Moving Image FMS21 Global History of Cinema FMS22 Media Literacy OR SOC40/FMS23 Media and Society We strongly encourage students to take these courses early in their program of study. Elective Courses Students must take either seven or eight elective courses (depending on whether they take a one- or two-course capstone) from the list of FMS-approved courses. Of these: One must be a theory course One must be an introductory film or media practice course One must be a non-U.S. film or media course One must be an upper level course or seminar

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

FMS Major Requirements The Film and Media Studies major requires the completion of 12 courses: THREE required core courses SEVEN or EIGHT elective courses ONE- or TWO-course capstone Required Core Courses (THREE courses) The three required core courses impart analytical skills, historical background, and theoretical underpinnings, providing a coherent knowledge base and consistent language among FMS students. The three required core courses are: FMS20 Art of the Moving Image FMS21 Global History of Cinema FMS22 Media Literacy OR SOC40/FMS23 Media and Society We strongly encourage students to take these courses early in their program of study. Elective Courses Students must take either seven or eight elective courses (depending on whether they take a one- or two-course capstone) from the list of FMS-approved courses. Of these: One must be a theory course One must be an introductory film or media practice course One must be a non-U.S. film or media course One must be an upper level course or seminar

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Undergraduate

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