Film Studies   March 2005

FILM Course Descriptions
College of Fine Arts

Division Office: 257b Art Building

Mailing Address: 375 S. 1530 E., Rm. 161, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0380

Chair, W. Siska, Ph.D.

Associate Chair, B. Patrick, M.F.A.

Director of Graduate Studies, K. Hanson, M.F.A.

Faculty

Professors. B. Patrick, W. Siska.

Professor Emeritus. T. Sobchack.

Associate Professor. K. Hanson.

Assistant Professor. C.Lippard.

Adjunct Associate Professor. P. Larsen.

Adjunct Assistant Professors. E. Conley, S. Dunn, D. Elrod, S. Pecchia-Bekkum, L. Van Dam, C. Wilkerson.

Advisor. D. Berg. Call the division office, 581-5127.

The Division of Film Studies offers students the opportunity to examine closely the art form that defines our time through a series of courses, which cover the history, aesthetics, and criticism of the motion picture. Cinema from around the world—narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation—form the basis for the course of study. These visual texts offer keen insights into human behavior, cultural change, and the relationship between past and present. Also, significant experience in film and video production, animation, and screenwriting are available within the program. The B.A. in Film Studies at the University of Utah is designed to develop the student’s critical thinking skills, broaden understanding of visual literacy, and foster excellence in creative work.

Undergraduate Program

Degree. B.A.

Requirements. All students must complete one of the required courses: FILM 2200, 3310, 3320 with a grade of B or better and maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 before they are accepted as majors.

Film Studies 2200, 3310, 3320, 3710 and one additional critical studies course are required of all majors. The remainder of hours in the major are to be selected from Film Studies electives, please refer to requirement sheets available in the Film office. In addition, 15 hours of course work in allied fields are required and subject to approval by the Film Studies Committee.

All Film Studies courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

Requirements for the Major

Required Core Courses

FILM 2200 Critical Intro to Film

FILM 3310 History of Film

FILM 3320 History of Film

FILM 3710 Film Production I

Select 24 additional elective credit hours from the following:

FILM 3210 American Film and Culture

FILM 3220 Cinematic Visions

FILM 3750 Third World Cinema

FILM 3760 Film and Culture

FILM 3770 Film: 1950s and 1960s

FILM 3780 Film: mid-1970s and 1980s

FILM 3790 Special Topics

FILM 3880 Beginning Acting for TV and Film

FILM 3900 Film Festival Workshop

FILM 3930 Undergraduate Research Project

FILM 4250 Prose to Screenplay

FILM 4375 Film and the Law: Courtroom Drama

FILM 4500 Beginning Animation

FILM 4510 Intermediate Animation

FILM 4650 Film Post Production III

FILM 4700 Computer Animation I

FILM 4710 Computer Animation II

FILM 4800 Animation Project I

FILM 4810 Animation Project II

FILM 4990 Honors Thesis

FILM 4210 Film Genres

FILM 4220 Film Study

FILM 4280 Experimental Film Survey

FILM 4330 Directing Actors for Film

FILM 4240 Film and Television Acting

FILM 4250 Advanced Film and Television Acting

FILM 4370 Documentary Video Production

FILM 4480 Film Directing

FILM 4490 Videography

FILM 4520 Screenwriting I

FILM 4530 Screenwriting II

FILM 4540 Screenwriting III

FILM 4550 Advanced Screenwriting

FILM 4610 Adv Film Production I

FILM 4620 Adv Film Production II

FILM 4630 Film Post Production I

FILM 4640 Film Post Production II

FILM 4730 Documentary Film Survey

FILM 4740 Animation Film Survey

FILM 4870 Study Film Theory/Criticism

FILM 5910 Independent Research Project

FILM 5930 Independent Research

FILM 5960 Individual Projects: Film Production

FILM 5970 Film Acting Project

Total Major Hours: 40

(Major hours taken in excess of 40 must be counted as elective hours.)

Allied Hours: At least 15 hours in closely allied fields are required to be selected from academic classes. Courses used to satisfy other graduation requirements, e.g. General Education, American Institutions etc. cannot be counted as allied hours.

Film Studies: 40 hours

Language requirement: 16 hours

Allied requirement: 15 hours

General Education requirements - approx. 36 hours

Electives: 15 hours

Total Hours to Graduate: 122

Graduate Program

On the graduate level, the M.F.A. degree in Film Studies prepares students for employment in the motion picture industry, a career as an independent producer, or entry into the teaching profession. Candidates for the degree undertake substantial study of film history, theory, and criticism. In addition to course work, students are required to do significant work in film and video production.

Degree. M.F.A. Film applicants are required to submit samples of a film or video for review by the Film Committee. For additional information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog or e-mail Darci.Berg@utah.edu.

FILM 6010 Introduction to Graduate Studies

FILM 6280 Graduate Experimental Survey

FILM 6330 Graduate Directing Actors for Film

FILM 6370 Graduate Documentary Video Production

FILM 6420 Film Theory

FILM 6480 Graduate Film Directing

FILM 6490 Graduate Videography

FILM 6500 Graduate Animation I

FILM 6510 Graduate Animation II

FILM 6520 Graduate Screenwriting I

FILM 6530 Graduate Screenwriting II

FILM 6540 Graduate Screenwriting III

FILM 6550 Graduate Advanced Screenwriting

FILM 6560 History of Film

FILM 6570 History of Film

FILM 6610 Graduate Advanced Film Production I

FILM 6620 Graduate Film Production II

FILM 6630 Graduate Post Production I

FILM 6640 Graduate Post Production II

FILM 6650 Graduate Post Production III

FILM 6710 Graduate Film Production I

FILM 6720 Graduate Project: Film Production

FILM 6730 Graduate Documentary Film Survey

FILM 6740 Graduate Animation Film Survey

FILM 6750 Graduate Computer Animation

FILM 6760 Advanced Graduate Computer Animation

FILM 6790 Graduate Film Festival Workshop

FILM 6870 Studies n Film Theory and Criticism

FILM 6900 Internship

FILM 6950 Graduate Production Project

FILM 6980 Faculty Consultation

FILM 7870 Seminar: Film

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