Cinema and Media Arts

CINEMA and Media Arts is an interdisciplinary major and minor that combines the practice of filmmaking with the study of film and media theory and history. Emphasizing cinema as both a modern aesthetic form and a hands-on cultural practice, the program trains students for careers in film and media production, communications, academic media studies, and community and social relations. While the program encourages new ways of thinking, looking, and making, it also develops the traditional learning skills of a liberal education. A core curriculum in film and media theory, history, and filmmaking is supplemented with classes in the related arts, disciplines, and ethnic and non-U.S. national cinemas. The major concludes with a senior seminar. 

1. CMA 1500: Fundamentals of Film and Video Production

2. CMA 1600: Introduction to Film and Media Studies

3. CMA 2100: Intermediate Filmmaking: Alternate Forms (Topics Vary)
                    Prerequisite, CMA 1500

4. CMA 2200: Intermediate Filmmaking: Fiction (Topics Vary)
                    Prerequisite, CMA 1500

5. CMA 2300: Film and Media Theory
                    Prerequisite, CMA 1600

6. CMA 2400: History of World Cinema
                    Prerequisite, CMA 1600

7. Senior Seminar: CMA 4961 or 4962

8. Two courses in CMA electives: CMA 1111: First Year Writing Seminar, CMA 2500W: Screenwriting I, CMA 2600W: Screenwriting II, CMA 3891: Special Topics in Film and Video Production, CMA 3892: Special Topics in the Study of Film.

Please note that 2100 and 2200 may not count towards elective credit.

9. One course in cultural minority or non-U.S. national cinemas: African American and Diaspora Studies 1506 (Reel to Real: Film Aesthetics and Representation), Asian Studies 2512 (Explorations of Japanese Animation), French 3230 (French and Francophone Cinema), German 2442 (War on Screen), German 2444 (German Fairy Tales: From Brothers Grimm to Walt Disney), German 2443 (German Cinema: Vampires, Victims, and Vamps), German 2445 (Nazi Cinema: The Manipulation of Mass Culture), Italian 3640 (Classic Italian Cinema), Jewish Studies 2290W (Imagining the Alien: Jewish Science Fiction), Portuguese 3302 (Brazilian Pop Culture), Spanish 3355 (Advanced Conversation through Cultural Issues in Film), Spanish 3365 (Film and Recent Cultural Trends in Spain), Spanish 2990 (Images of the Feminine in Spanish Cinema).

10. One course in film and the other arts: Art Studio 1200 (Photography I), Art Studio 1202 (Digital Imaging I), Art Studio 1700 (Video Art), Art Studio 1702 (Interactive Portable Media and Cell Phone Art I), Art Studio 2200 (Photography II), 2202 (Digital Imaging II), 2700 (Video Art II), 2702 (Interactive Portable Media and Cell Phone Art II), History of Art 2680 (British Art: Tudor to Victorian), History of Art 2710 (Twentieth-Century European Art), Music Literature 1300 (Music, The Arts, and Ideas), Music Literature 2320 (Exploring the Film Soundtrack), Theatre 1711 (Introduction to Theatrical Production), Theatre 1811 (Marshals, Mobsters, Monsters, Magnums, and Musicals: American Movie Genres), Theatre 3721 (Elements of Basic Design: Scenery and Properties), Theatre 3761 (Elements of Basic Design: Lighting and Sound), Theatre 3741 (Elements of Basic Design: Costuming and Makeup).

11. One course in film and other disciplines: Communication Studies 3720 (Communicating Gender), Communication Studies 2950 (Rhetoric of Mass Media), Communication Studies 3710 (Cultural Rhetorics of Film), Communication Studies 3890 (Selected Topics in Communication Studies, when a film topic is offered), English 3642 (Film and Modernism), English 3694 (America on Film: Art and Ideology), English 3899 (Special Topics in Film), Philosophy 3013 (History of Aesthetics), Philosophy 3615 (Philosophy of Film), Religious Studies 3229 (The Holocaust: Its Meanings and Implications), Women’s and Gender Studies 1272 (Feminism and Film).

Requirements

• All required parts of either the Coalition Application, Common Application, or Universal College Application.
• $50 nonrefundable application fee, or fee waiver for qualified students
• Official high school transcript
• Counselor letter of recommendation
• Two academic teacher recommendations
• Standardized Test Results: SAT or ACT (SAT code: 1871 / ACT code: 4036)
• Official results of the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE Academic if applicable*
• A completed College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile, if applicable**

Scholarships

• Need-Based Aid for International Students
• Merit-Based Aid for International Students