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Film and Media Studies is an undergraduate program incorporating courses in film history, aesthetics, and theory; theory and practice in television, popular culture, and new media; and all aspects of 16mm film and digital video production, including narrative, documentary, animated, and experimental film.
The program’s curriculum is designed to foster critical understanding and historical knowledge of media forms, as well as their relationship to modern cultures, literatures, art, history, and philosophy. Students are afforded the opportunity to apply their analytical and theoretical knowledge to the production and creation of visual texts, a process that is crucial to enhancing their understanding of film, television, and other media.
Our small size allows us to focus on offering undergraduates an unusual amount of hands-on experience, intensive mentoring, and significant individual attention. Students work in a highly collaborative environment in small classes, and are taught by instructors known for their teaching excellence. The majority of our students have gone on to attend the top graduate film schools and to work in the film and media industries.
Majors often participate in the projects of the Hopkins Film Society, including the planning and organization of various film series and events, and the award-winning Johns Hopkins Film Festival. Through the Film Society, students learn to curate and to operate 35mm and 16mm projectors.
| Core Required Courses | ||
| AS.061.140 | Introduction to Cinema, 1892-1941 | 3 |
| AS.061.141 | Introduction to Cinema, 1941-present | 3 |
| One writing course: | 3 | |
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AS.060.113 |
Expository Writing | |
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AS.060.114 |
Expository Writing | |
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AS.060.100 |
Introduction to Expository Writing | |
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AS.061.226 |
Special Topics: Writing About Film | |
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AS.360.133 |
Freshman Seminar: Great Books at Hopkins | |
| Foreign language (two semesters at elements level or demonstrated proficiency equivalent to one year of elements) | 6-9 | |
| Completion of Critical Studies or Production Track | ||
| Critical Studies Track | ||
| One (1) of the following introductory production/visual theory courses: | ||
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AS.061.145 |
Introduction to Visual Language | |
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AS.061.150 |
Introduction to Film Production: Rediscovering Early Cinema | |
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AS.061.152 |
Introduction to Digital Video Production | |
| Two (2) 200-level critical studies film courses (POS tag FILM-CRITST) | ||
| Seven (7) critical studies courses at 300- or 400-level courses with POS tag FILM-CRITST (one JHU cross-listed class with POS tag FILM-CRITST and a maximum of 2 study abroad courses can count toward this requirement. Students are strongly encouraged to take one course focusing on cinema outside the United States. MI.061 classes cannot count toward this requirement) | ||
| AS.061.441 | Sen Proj-Film Production | 3.00 |
| Production Track | ||
| Two of the following: | ||
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AS.061.145 |
Introduction to Visual Language | |
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AS.061.150 |
Introduction to Film Production: Rediscovering Early Cinema | |
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AS.061.152 |
Introduction to Digital Video Production | |
| One (1) 200-level critical studies film course (POS tag FILM-CRITST) | ||
| Four (4) 300- or 400-level critical studies film courses with POS tag FILM-CRITST (a maximum of one class outside Film and Media Studies can count toward this requirement. This coule be one cross-listed JHU class with POS tag FILM-CRITST or one study abroad course. Students are strongly encouraged to take one course focusing on cinema outside the United States. MI.061 classes cannot count toward this requirement) | ||
| One (1) 200-300 level screenwriting course (including, but may not be limited to): | ||
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AS.061.314 |
Sketching the Scene: Image as Narrative Tool | |
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AS.061.270 |
Writing for the Screen | |
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AS.061.316 |
Characters for the Screenplay | |
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AS.220.204 |
Introduction to Dramatic Writing: Film | |
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AS.061.205 |
Introduction to Dramatic Writing: Film | |
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AS.220.337 |
Intermediate Dramatic Writing: Film | |
| Intermediate Film Production or Intermediate Digital Video Production course (note: the prerequisite for Intermediate Film Production is AS.061.150) | ||
| One (1) Advanced Film Production Course: | ||
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AS.061.301 |
Advanced Film Production: The mongrel film | |
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AS.061.356 |
Narrative Productions | |
| AS.061.440 | Senior Capstone Project: Production | 3.00 |
- Application and Supplement
- $70 nonrefundable application fee or fee waiver
- Signed Early Decision Agreement
- Secondary School Report
- SAT Reasoning Test or ACT Test
- Mid-year Report*
- TOEFL or IELTS results (recommended)
- International Certification of Finances Form and Bank Statement
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- ✔️ Flexible study schedule
- ✔️ Experienced teachers
- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.
Scholarships
Both need- and merit-based financial assistance is available for international applicants, although both types of assistance are limited. The admissions process for international students is need-aware, meaning the offer of admission is directly linked to the student’s ability to meet expenses.
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