Film and Screen Studies Major, BA

Campus: NYC

Major Completion Summary

Requirement Credits
University Core Requirements 44-55
Major Requirements 38
Open Electives 27-38
Total Credits 120

University Core Requirements (44-55 Credits)

See complete University Core requirements.

University Core
Complete University Core Requirements44-55
Total Credits44-55

 Major Requirements (38 Credits)

Required FSS-Titled Major Courses
FSS 202History of Film4
FSS 203The Art of Film4
FSS 383Theories of Film3
FSS 386Advanced Topics in Film and Screen Studies 13
Required Major Electives
Select 24 credits from department-approved elective courses from FSS and other academic programs with film themes:24
Available Elective FSS Courses (see below)
Available Electives from Other Disciplines (see below)
Total Credits38
1

FSS 386 Advanced Topics in Film and Screen Studies may be taken for credit more than once, because each semester the course topic differs (to include genres, movements, major figures or periods). See program director for registration assistance.

Available FSS Courses

The Aesthetics and Technology of Motion Picture Production
Introduction to Production Design
Freaks, Queers, and Outsiders: Filmmaking from the Margins
Introduction to Filmmaking
Film and Screen Studies Practicum
History of Film II: World War II - Present
Film and Television Editing 1
Writing for the Screen: An Introduction
Directing for Film and Television
Digital Television Field Production
Digital Production Design
Topics in Horror
Film Genres
Cinema Auteurs
Major Film Movements
Film and Revolution: World Cinemas
Cinematography
Topic: History of the Documentary
Topic: Film Auteurs of NYC
Filmmaking: Image and Sound
Cinema After the Digital
Editing for Film and Television 2
Fundamentals of Screenwriting
Advanced Screenwriting
Writing for Television
Special Topics in Filmmaking
Internship in Film and Screen Studies
Independent Study in Film & Screen Studies
Creative Projects in Film History
Topic: Rewriting for Film and Television
Film and Screen Studies Advanced Practicum
Hollywood and Big Data
Race and Representation
History of Writing for the Screen

Available Electives from Other Disciplines

Available Electives
Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies
Topics: Entertaining America's Children
Introduction to Anthropology 1
African Diaspora Through Film
Topic: Middle East through Film
Introduction to Photography
Digital Photography I
Picturing Art in Film and Video
Visual Literacy
Digital Design I
Stop Motion Animation
Art History: History of Photography
Photography II: Black and White
Digital Design II
Mobile Media: City as Screen
Digital Photography 2
Photography III: Experimental Photography
Computer Illustration
Writing in the Disciplines 1
Media, Culture, and Society
Creative Writing: Film Scenario
Screenwriting
Advanced Screenwriting
Topics in Professional Writing: TV Scriptwriting
The French Speaking World Seen Through Its Films
Introduction to French Cinema
Seminar: French Literature and Film
Topic: Unity and Disunity: History of South Korean Cinema
Japanese Manga & Anime: History of Asian Media
Modern East Asia in Film
Topic: Of Swords and Cherry Blossoms: Samurai Images Past and Present
Topic: Italian Cinema
Urban Social Photography
Computers and the Surveillance Society
Gender and Television
Topics: There's No Place Like Home
Topic: The City in Film, Literature and Social Theory
Hong Kong and Bollywood: Globalization of Asian Cinema
Media and the Politics of War
The Biology of Science Fiction Film
Lords, Ladies, and Avatars: the Middle Ages in Art, Literature, and Second Life
Disability Stories through Film and Media
Topic: Italian Cinema
From the Page to the Screen: Transforming Italian Literature and Film
Topic: Modern Japanese Literature and Film in English Translation
Topic: Japanese Culture Through Film
Topic: Love and Marriage in Japanese Literature and Film
Luz, Camara, Accion! : Film as Mirror of Social Change in Latin American History and Culture
Selfies, Literature and the Visual
Literature and Film
Literature and Film: Ambiguous Discourse in Film and Literature
Shakespeare on Film
The Making of a Motion Picture
Media Production I
Media Production II
Digital Editing Workshop I - Introduction
Digital Editing Workshop II - Advanced
Creative Writing: Drama
Writing for the Screen: An Introduction
Playwriting
Advanced Writing: Playwriting
Writing for Television
Topic: French-Speaking World in Film - Learning Community
The French Speaking World in Film - Learning Community
Modern Italian Culture and Film
Tpc:italian American Identity in Literature and Film
Topic: Italian Cinema
Italian Cinema
Topic: Neo Realism in Italian Film
Rome on the Silver Screen
Topic: Italian Film
Seminar: Italian Cinema
Literature and Film: Screen Adaptations of African American Literature
Screenwriting
Producing the Documentary
Topic: From Script to Screen
Directing
Seminar in Media and Communication Arts: The Science Fiction Film
Acting For Film and Television
Topic: Script Analysis
Film and Philosophy
Topic: Feminism Film and Philosophy
Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies
Middle East Politics through Film
The Russian Soul Through Film
Sociology Through Film
Sociology of Visual Media
Topic: Latin American Literature and Film
Latin American Cinema
Seminar: Culture of Spain through Film
Magical Realism in the Literature and Film of Latin America and the Caribbean
Seminar: Love and Repression in Modern Latin American and Caribbean Literature and Film
Topic: Latin American Literature and Film of the 21st Century: The Andean World
Intro to Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Gender, Race and Class
Men and Masculinities 1
Lesbians in Literature and Film
Queer Cinema
Women and Film: Past and Present
Topic: Melodrama in America
Introduction to Communication
Introduction to Mass Media
Writing for the Electronic Media
Writing for Convergent Technologies
New Communication Technologies and Moral Panic
Digital Cultures
Communication and Popular Culture
Comics, Cartoons and the American Conversation
Introduction to Cultural Studies
Propaganda
Documentary Photography
Graphic Design I
Video I
Lighting
Clay, Puppet and Object Animation
Traditional Animation
3D Games and Worlds
Live Art - Performance, the Body, and the Camera
Video Animation
Design for the Internet
Video Animation
Documentary Film and Video Production
Narrative Video and Film
Native and Indigenous Peoples Studies
Global Culture and Local Identities
Drawing I
3D Design
Digital Drawing I
Topics: ICP Photography: Home and The Places We Live
Art History: Modern Art
Shooting the Word: The Photographer's Eye. The Novelist's Vision
Illustration
Drawing II
Graphic Design 2
Large Format Photography
Video II
Topic: Podcasting: Audio Storytelling
Creative Writing: Fiction
Creative Writing: Poetry
Writing Comics & Graphic Novels
The War Film in History: Genre, Gender and Race
Italian Literature and Translation: Italian Film
Philosophy of Art: Aesthetics
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in American Entertainment
Topic: Gender, Science Fiction, and Fan Communities
Game Development for Everyone
1

Only applicable to major when the 'film theme' version is the one completed.

Open Electives (27-38 Credits)

Open Electives
Select 27-38 credits27-38
Total Credits27-38

In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These cour​ses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
FSS 130
The Aesthetics and Technology of Motion Picture Production
or Introduction to Production Design
4
FSS 203 The Art of Film 4
ENG 110 Composition 3
UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community 1
Take any Area of Knowledge course with Anti-Racism (ARE) Attribute 3
 Credits15
Spring
FSS 202 History of Film 4
FSS 210 Film and Television Editing 1 4
ENG 120 Critical Writing 4
COM 200 Public Speaking 3
 Credits15
Second Year
Fall
FSS 215 Writing for the Screen: An Introduction 3
FSS 204 Introduction to Filmmaking 4
First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines 3
One Lab science Course 4
 Credits14
Spring
FSS 206 History of Film II: World War II - Present 3
ENG 201 Writing in the Disciplines 3
Second Language Course, if applicable 3
Take a Learning Community (LC) course 6
 Credits15
Third Year
Fall
FSS 383 Theories of Film 3
FSS 301 Filmmaking: Image and Sound 4
MAT 102 Mathematics for Life 3-4
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course with Anti-Racism (ARE) attribute 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits16-17
Spring
FSS 302 Cinema After the Digital 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course with Writing-Enhanced (WE) attribute 3
One Civic Engagement (CE) elective 3
Open elective course 3
Open elective course 3
 Credits15
Fourth Year
Fall
FSS 386 Advanced Topics in Film and Screen Studies 3
CIS 101 Introduction to Computing 3
One elective course in subject FSS with Writing-Enhanced (WE) attribute 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open Elective Course 3
 Credits15
Spring
FSS 393 Internship in Film and Screen Studies 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course 3
Open elective course 3
Open elective course 3
 Credits15
 Total Credits120-121