Campus: NYC
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| University Core Requirements | 44-55 |
| Major Requirements | 38 |
| Open Electives | 27-38 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
See complete University Core requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Complete University Core Requirements | 44-55 | |
| Total Credits | 44-55 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required FSS-Titled Major Courses | ||
| FSS 202 | History of Film | 4 |
| FSS 203 | The Art of Film | 4 |
| FSS 383 | Theories of Film | 3 |
| FSS 386 | Advanced Topics in Film and Screen Studies 1 | 3 |
| 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 Credits | 38 | |
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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Only applicable to major when the 'film theme' version is the one completed.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Open Electives | ||
| Select 27-38 credits | 27-38 | |
| Total Credits | 27-38 | |
In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| FSS 130 or FSS 135 |
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 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120-121 | |
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