Description
Combining AUP's liberal arts tradition with hands-on practice in film and video, the Film Studies Department provides students with a strong background in the history, aesthetics and theory of film, and introduces them to the practical arts of writing, directing and producing.
This degree is offered in cooperation with the Department of Global Communications and also draws on courses from other departments.
Departmental HonorsIn addition to all required course work a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.3, and write an honors thesis or complete a creative project.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline Fall Admission : Round 1 by 15 November; Round 2 by 1 February; Round 3 by 15 March; Round 4 by 1 June; Round 5 after 1 June; Spring Admission: Round 1 by 1 October; Round 2 by 15 November; Round 3 after 15 November Tuition fee- EUR 26590 Year (EEA)
- EUR 26590 Year (Non-EEA)
- English
Course Content
Requirements for the Major in Film StudiesFirstBridge
8 FirstBridge courses change every year
General Education Requirements
Up to 8 EN 1010 College Writing, EN 2020 Writing and Criticism
8 French through FR 1200 Elementary French Language and Culture II
4 Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings
4 Social Experience and Organization
4 from either of the above two categories
Up to 8 Scientific and Mathematical Investigations
Core courses (20 credits)
FM 1010 Films and their Meanings or
CM 1023 Media Analysis
FM/CM 1019 Principles of Video Production
FM 2075 Introduction to the History and Analysis of Narrative Film I or
FM 2076 Introduction to the History and Analysis of Narrative Film II
FM 3027 Film Theory and Criticism
FM 3096 Junior Seminar in Film Studies
Group A: Film Pragmatics and the Art of Directing (12 credits)
Select three from the following:
FM/CM 2018 Writing Fiction for Television
FM 2025 Set Design in Cinema
FM/CL 2028 The Art of Screenwriting
FM/CM 2032 Paris Documentaries (if not taken in Film Genres and Topics)
FM 2038 Producers and Producing
FM 2080 Film Directors: Orson Welles and His Inheritors
FM 2081 Film Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
FM 2082 Film Directors: Tarantino and his Many Fathers
FM 2086 The American New Wave: Penn, Altman, Scorsese
FM 3063 Making a Documentary
FM 3081 The Editing Process
CM 4028 Advanced Video Production
Group B: Film Genres and Topics (8 credits)
Select two from the following:
AH/ES 3016 Society and Spectacle: Painting, Photography and Film in Germany and Russia
CM/AN 3049 Media and Ethnography
CM/GS 3053 Media and Gender
CM 3062 Media Semiotics
FM/FS 2045 Photographie et le cinéma
FM 2090 Film Noir
FM 2092 Women and Film
FM 2093 Cinema and Poetry
FM/PL 2095 Philosophy and Film
FM 2097 Film Genres and Topics: European Cinema and the Body
FM 2098 Cinema and the Political
FM 3000 Topics in Film Studies
FM/CM 2032 Paris Documentaries (if not taken in Film Pragmatics)
FM/FR 3011 Issues in Contemporary French Film and Literature
FM/CL 3034 Paris Reel and Imagined: Perspectives on the City of Lights
FM/CL 3048 Shakespeare and Film
FM/CL 3069 The Aesthetics of Crime Fiction
FM/FR 3077 Du livre à limage
FM/FR 3079 Prostitution and Cinema
Group C: International Cinema (8 credits)
Select two from the following:
FM 3072 German Cinema
FM 3073 Asian Cinema
FM/CM 3074 Italian Cinema
FM 3075 East European Cinema
FM 3076 Arab Cinema
FM 3078 Iberian and Latin American Cinema
FM/FR 3086 French Cinema: La Nouvelle Vague
FM/FR 3087 Paris Cinema
Senior Project (4 credits)
FM 4095 Senior Project
Plus general electives to total 128 Credits
Departmental HonorsIn addition to all required course work a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.3, and write an honors thesis or complete a creative project.
Requirements
Application requirements - what you need to submit to usAn application to The American University of Paris requires several supporting documents and sometimes tests. Most requirements can be uploaded directly in your online application. We cannot provide you with a decision until we receive all of your documents.
- Online application form
- Personal statements
- Extracurricular activites and work experience
- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- English language test
- SAT/ACT test scores (optional)
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Want to improve your English level for admission?
Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.
- ✔️ Flexible study schedule
- ✔️ Experienced teachers
- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Alumni Study Travel Fund
Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.
- Amsterdam Merit Scholarships
The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than The American University of Paris.
Funding
Financial aid and scholarshipsAn AUP education is an important investment in your future, and we work hard to make it an affordable one. Our tuition and costs are competitive with those of small, selective universities in the United States, and we offer merit scholarships and need- and merit-based financial aid that make affording AUP even more manageable.
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