Film and Moving Image Studies Courses
Notes- Courses may occasionally be offered in French.
Description:
A survey course acquainting the student with the art of the film and the basic methods of analysis. The technical and critical terminology of film and moving image studies is discussed. Popular literature on film, such as reviews, is analyzed and the more specialized film literature is introduced. Directors whose films are usually viewed include Bergman, Eisenstein, Fellini, Ford, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Lubitsch, Keaton, and Welles.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Students in the Major or Specialization in Film and Moving Image Studies may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Enrolment in a major, minor or specialization program in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required. If prerequisites are not satisfied, permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
An introduction to world cinema history up until 1945, studied in relation to its cultural, social, and political contexts. Special emphasis is placed on film historical methodology, focusing on approaches based on genre, auteur, national cinemas, social history, particular cinematic modes, or other frameworks. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Students in Film and Moving Image Studies programs should complete FMST 201, FMST 202 and/or FMST 203, and FMST 220 as part of their first 30 credits. Students in Film Production programs and Major in Art History and Film Studies should complete FMST 201, FMST 202 , and/or FMST 203, and FMST 220 as part of their first 30 credits.
Students who have received credit for FMST 211 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Enrolment in a major, minor or specialization program in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required. If prerequisites are not satisfied, permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.
Description:
An introduction to world cinema history from 1945 to 1980, studied in relation to its cultural, social, and political contexts. Special emphasis is placed on film historical methodology, focusing on approaches based on genre, auteur, national cinemas, social history, particular cinematic modes, or other frameworks. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Students in Film and Moving Image Studies programs should complete FMST 201, FMST 202 and/or FMST 203, and FMST 220 as part of their first 60 credits. Students in Film Production programs and Major in Art History and Film Studies should complete FMST 201, FMST 202 and/or FMST 203, and FMST 220 as part of their first 30 credits.
Students who have received credit for FMST 322 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Enrolment in a major, minor or specialization program in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required. If prerequisites are not satisfied, permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
An introduction to world cinema history from 1980 to the present day, studied in relation to its cultural, social, and political contexts. Special emphasis is placed on film historical methodology, focusing on approaches based on genre, auteur, national cinemas, social history, particular cinematic modes, or other frameworks. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
- Students in Film and Moving Image Studies programs should complete FMST 201, FMST 202 and/or FMST 203, and FMST 220 as part of their first 60 credits. Students in Film Production programs and Major in Art History and Film Studies should complete FMST 201, FMST 202 and/or FMST 203, and FMST 220 as part of their first 30 credits.
Students who have received credit for FMST 322 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Enrolment in the Major, Minor or Specialization in Film and Moving Image Studies is required.
Description:
This course focuses on developing discipline‑specific skills for the study of cinema and the moving image. It supplements the formal and aesthetic approaches to film analysis with broader questions about seeing, interpreting and understanding cinema. By completing a broad range of assignments designed to test various academic approaches to film analysis, students become acquainted with different methodologies that are currently in use within the discipline.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Students in the Major in Film and Moving Image Studies program should complete this course as part of their first 30 credits.
Students who have received credit for FMST 216 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: FMST 204. Enrolment in the Major, Minor or Specialization in Film and Moving Image Studies is required.
Description:
This course focuses on developing discipline‑specific skills for the study of cinema and the moving image. It builds on and extends the work undertaken in FMST 204. By completing a broad range of assignments designed to test various academic approaches to the study of film, students become acquainted with different methodologies that are currently in use within the discipline.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Students in the Major in Film and Moving Image Studies program should complete this course as part of their first 30 credits.
Description:
This course introduces students to the concept of genre through the case study of genre films. By exploring genre conventions and aesthetic features in historical context, the course addresses how genres are established, and how they develop, evolve, and travel. It also explores their relation to society, industry and art cinema.Component(s):
LectureDescription:
A survey of Canadian film from the earliest surviving works to the present. Topics include fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental film, as well as the role of the National Film Board. The course includes discussions of national and transnational cinema within the Canadian context. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LectureDescription:
Tour d’horizon du cinéma québécois mettant l’accent sur des œuvres contemporaines. Les films sont examinés en fonction de leur valeur culturelle et politique. On y traite également de la structure de l’industrie du cinéma au Québec et du rôle joué, entre autres, par l’Office national du film. Visionnements hebdomadaires.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
- Ce cours peut, à l’occasion, être offert en anglais. / This course may occasionally be taught in English.
Description:
An examination of representation by and of Indigenous peoples in film and video. The emphasis is on Turtle Island and other parts of the Americas, but important works from other continents may be included. Films and videos, both mainstream and experimental, are discussed in the context of post‑colonial theory, socio‑cultural history, and contemporary aesthetic issues. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Enrolment in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.
Description:
A survey of animated film from the first decade of the 20th century to the present. Styles of animation viewed and discussed include abstract experimental film of the 1920s, Disney Studio films and computer animation. The contribution of the National Film Board of Canada and particularly that of Norman McLaren is considered. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Students who have received credit for FMST 323 may not take this course for credit.
Description:
An introduction to the formal components of film. Close attention is paid to how to understand elements such as narrative, mise‑en‑scène, cinematography, editing and sound. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Students in Cinema programs who require FMST 220 should complete the course as part of their first 30 credits.
Students who have received credit for FMST 212 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: FMST 220.
Description:
A focused study of a particular dimension of film aesthetics with attention to the social, cultural and historical questions of film art. Topics may include a digital or non‑Western concentration, attention to a particular historical period, or the philosophical study of aesthetics. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: FMST 220.
Description:
An intensive study of montage as an element of film style. This course includes weekly screenings that cover a wide range of film and media practice, from early cinema to contemporary media practice.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Students who have received credit for FMST 311 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: FMST 220.
Description:
An intensive study of camera movement as an element of film and moving image style. Consideration is given to relations between various techniques (deep and shallow focus, long and short takes) and the dynamic movement of cameras by human, mechanical or other means. Classic films and works in video and digital media may be examined. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Students who have received credit for FMST 312 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second-year standing with 66 or fewer credits remaining in their degree program.
Description:
An introduction to film comedy in the silent and sound eras. The visual and verbal sources of comedy are analyzed through the study of films ranging from Mack Sennett and Buster Keaton to Woody Allen and Jacques Tati. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; and FMST 204, FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course familiarizes students with some of the major developments in film theory and further develops their critical skills in approaching complex theoretical texts and concepts. Students examine a variety of theoretical writings concerned with aesthetic, social and psychological aspects of the cinema, including questions of spectatorship, ideology, gender, technology, and authorship.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; and FMST 204, FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course studies extra‑textual elements of cinema, such as production histories, stardom, film education, and, more generally, issues in the dissemination of film cultures around the world including screens, apparatuses, cinephilia, fandom and festivals.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; and FMST 204, FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course introduces students to geo‑political approaches to cinema, which question the primacy of the national as a determining category of analysis. This course emphasizes the transnational flow of global media production and circulation, and offers comparative perspectives on film movements and practices.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with 66 or fewer credits remaining in their degree program.
Description:
An examination of experimental film emphasizing developments from the late 1940s to the present. The New American Cinema is considered in relation to other North American and European experimental cinemas, and examples of the historical antecedents of recent experimental films are viewed and discussed. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; FMST 204, FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course explores the ways in which cinema and moving images shape ideologies of class, gender and race. Through a selection of key theoretical texts from cultural studies and related scholarly traditions, this course investigates the centrality of visual experience to everyday life. Through a selection of screenings and readings, students learn how the production and consumption of visual cultures intersect with issues of identity and historical consciousness. The aim of this course is to enable students to analyze different ideological aspects of film and the moving image.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203 ; and FMST 204, FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course introduces students to the proliferating forms of contemporary animation, and to the critical debates around digital media in which animation plays a central role. The course examines new forms of animation, including anime, web‑based animation and animated documentary along with big‑budget special‑effects films. Students are introduced to recent developments within film studies, animation studies, new media theory, game studies, gender studies, software studies, and theories of consumer culture.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
- Students who have received credit for this topic under a FMST 398 number may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; and FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course offers an introduction to the critical study and analysis of film acting and performance. It includes a survey of acting styles and practices. Performance styles are studied in relation to authorship, the film industry, stardom, scriptwriting, film technique, film genre, documentary and the other performing arts. The course helps students learn the multidimensional subject of acting for the screen.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with 66 or fewer credits remaining in their degree program.
Description:
The course investigates films, film movements, filmmakers and film industries worldwide focusing on transnationalism as well as specific geopolitical cultural contexts. Among the possible topics: contemporary global art cinema and festivals, global and regional economies of film and media, film movements and genres, transcultural and diasporic cinemas, Third Cinema, postcoloniality and eurocentrism, international co‑productions, practices of dubbing and subtitling.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with 66 or fewer credits remaining in their degree program.
Description:
A cross‑cultural survey of contemporary developments in the documentary film. The course begins with the precursors of cinéma‑direct in North America and Europe during the 1950s, and extends through the most recent applications of cinéma‑direct in the emerging cinemas of the Third World. Emphasis is placed on both the artistic achievement and the theoretical, cultural, and political context of the non‑fiction film during this period of technological and aesthetic transition. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; and FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course examines films made by women, film criticism written by women, and the portrayal of women in films. These topics are considered within the context of film history and with an emphasis on their relation to ideas in contemporary feminist theory. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; and FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course provides an introduction to the concepts and language necessary to think and write cogently about the importance of sound in the cinema. It covers issues of technology, aesthetics and sound design in relation to the history of cinema as an audiovisual medium. Weekly readings and screenings offer students key analytical tools to better understand the soundscapes and soundtracks of a variety of film practices.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; and FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course provides a concentrated study of the work of selected major directors of narrative, documentary and experimental cinema. Concepts and theories of authorship are incorporated into close analysis of selected bodies of work. The films are considered in terms of thematic and stylistic consistency and variation as well as biographical, social, and political factors.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
- Students who have received credit for FMST 321 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; and FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course involves intensive study of selected tendencies in cinema produced outside the mainstream of the film industry. Topics may include documentary, video art, experimental or narrative film, or particular convergences of these modes of film practice. Topics will vary according to the instructor’s specialization.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with 66 or fewer credits remaining in their degree program.
Description:
An examination of films as reflections of national cultures. Films by a range of directors representing one or several national groupings such as Japan, Brazil, Eastern Europe, Great Britain, or contemporary West Germany are discussed in the context of their aesthetic, cultural, and political aspirations. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with 66 or fewer credits remaining in their degree program.
Description:
This course is a cross‑cultural survey of the history of the documentary film from its origins in early cinema to the emergence of direct cinema in the postwar period. Emphasis is placed on both the artistic achievement and the theoretical, cultural, and political context of nonfiction film during the first half of the 20th century. Directors studied may include Flaherty, Grierson, Lorentz, Ivens, Riefenstahl, Shub, Vertov, and Vigo.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with 66 or fewer credits remaining in their degree program.
Description:
A lecture or seminar course which provides an opportunity for the study of limited and more specialized aspects of U.S. cinema. Topics may include individual genres, directors, production studios, historical periods, or aspects of independent cinema. Topics vary from year to year according to the instructor’s field of specialization.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second-year standing with at least 24 credits completed in their degree program.
Description:
This course introduces students to the study of the film and moving image industries. Production studies and film and media industry studies are burgeoning fields of study. These fields offer insights into how film and media are produced; what their working conditions are; how production practices affect what is seen on screen; and how distribution and reception impacts industry practices. These practices are often transnational in scope and funding; this course will explore these conditions. This course also pays attention to how changes in technologies have an impact on production conditions, distribution practices, as well as labour and financial structures.
Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: ARTH 201, ARTH 202 and FMST 220; and one of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203. Enrolment in the Major in Art History and Film Studies is required. If prerequisites are not satisfied, written permission of the School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course offers a comparative examination of some aspects of film studies and art history.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
- Students who have received credit for ARTH 348 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: two of FMST 201, FMST 202 or FMST 203; FMST 220. If prerequisites are not satisfied, permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.Description:
This course offers an intensive analysis of one or two film genres, which assumes previous experience in film‑genre studies. The genre is discussed in terms of its structural characteristics and the ways in which it is a product of specific social situations. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with 66 or fewer credits remaining in degree program or must have completed six credits in the Major or Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality.
Description:
An investigation of cinematic sexual imagery as art, communication and socio‑cultural phenomenon. Weekly screenings of films and videos, representing fiction, experimental and documentary genres, as well as different historical and cultural contexts, are related to theoretical readings, both classical and contemporary, by authors from Freud and the Surrealists to Foucault and recent feminist and queer theorists. Contemporary issues such as pornography, autobiography, and the HIV epidemic are confronted. Learning is interdisciplinary, interactive and group‑oriented.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
- Students who have received credit for this topic under a FMST 498 number may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second-year standing with at least 24 credits completed in their program.Description:
An interdisciplinary, cross-cultural survey of cinema and media made by and about queer and trans people. The course historically situates a global spectrum of moving image media within the context of sex and gender politics, featuring major artists and lesser-known makers from across the LGBTQ2S+ spectrum.Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with at least 24 credits completed in their program.Description:
This course explores a wide range of methods and approaches to film and media from LGBTQ2S+ perspectives, including reception theory, queer theory, and identity studies. Students gain an understanding of how media and LGBTQ2S+ identities are interwoven as well as critical and analytical skills grounded in the cultures and experiences of queer and trans people.
Component(s):
LecturePrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second-year standing with at least 24 credits completed in their degree program.
Description:
A course which provides an opportunity for the study of limited and more specialized aspects of film and moving image studies.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Specific topics for this course, and prerequisites relevant in each case, are stated in the Undergraduate Class Schedule.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second-year standing with at least 24 credits completed in their degree program.
Description:
A course which provides an opportunity for the study of specialized aspects of film and moving image studies outside the scope of existing courses.Component(s):
LectureNotes:
Specific topics for this course, and prerequisites relevant in each case, are stated in the Undergraduate Class Schedule.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
An advanced course in the study of films made by women, as well as of the representation of women in films. The topics selected for study may vary from year to year and are considered within the context of film history, contemporary feminist philosophy, and feminist film theory. Students are expected to conduct independent research for class presentation.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
An advanced interdisciplinary course in gender, identity and politics in cinema and media. Topics may vary from year to year, drawing on approaches from feminist, masculinity, queer, sexuality and gender/transgender studies. Sexuality is approached as an art, a form of communication and socio‑cultural phenomenon, focusing on cinema and other moving image and sound‑based media. Regular screenings accompany theoretical, historical and critical readings.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
An advanced, interdisciplinary approach to the study of cinema and media cultures which draws on historical and theoretical approaches to old and new screen‑based forms. Topics include issues of exhibition, distribution, industry, art institutions and other socio‑cultural and historical issues related to moving image cultures. Regular screenings accompany theoretical, historical and critical readings.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
An advanced study of cinema and the ways in which space, place and geopolitical borders shape aesthetic, industrial, cultural and political dynamics of moving images and sound. This course may include national, regional, local, urban, rural and international and transnational approaches. Regular screenings accompany theoretical, historical and critical readings.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must have completed 18 credits in Film Studies prior to enrolling. Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
A seminar for advanced students which provides for more concentrated study of the work of specific film directors. The director or directors whose films are chosen for study varies from year to year according to the instructor’s field of specialization.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must have completed 18 credits in Film Studies prior to enrolling. Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
A seminar for advanced students which provides for the study of limited and more specialized areas of film history. The areas chosen for study vary from year to year according to the instructor’s field of specialization.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: FMST 214 or COMS 316. Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
A seminar in which selected aspects of Canadian film are examined and discussed. The areas chosen for study vary from year to year according to the instructor’s field of specialization.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
FMST 215, ainsi qu'une permission écrite de l’École de cinéma.
Description:
Un séminaire dans lequel des aspects sélectifs du cinéma québécois sont analysés et discutés. Les sujets d’étude choisis varient d’année en année selon la spécialisation de l’instructeur.Component(s):
SeminarNotes:
- Ce cours peut, à l’occasion, être offert en anglais. / This course may be occasionally offered in English.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
This course brings together critical readings and practices across media forms with an emphasis on blending theory and creative work. Topics may include curating practices, video essays, collaborative media practices and web journalism.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
This seminar provides an in‑depth and focused engagement with discourses on cinema from different cultural traditions and theoretical perspectives. Specific topics may vary from year to year and will be placed in dialogue with a range of film and media materials.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
An intensive course in the analysis of film style. Films are examined using an analytical projector in order to discover their formal and thematic structures. The contribution of cinematographers, editors, scriptwriters, directors, and performers to the development of a style are discussed. Weekly screenings.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
An examination of conventions of film narrative from a theoretical and historical point of view. Innovations in narrative structure are discussed and consideration is given to the origin, development, and transformation of narrative traditions in their cultural and aesthetic context.Component(s):
SeminarPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with at least 24 credits completed in the Major or Specialization in Film and Moving Image Studies. Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.
Description:
A Film and Moving Image Studies student who has been commissioned to work in such areas as film research, archival work, editing film publications, or writing film criticism, may seek permission to apply three credits towards the Film and Moving Image Studies degree program. A written proposal describing the project must be submitted prior to the work taking place in order to determine the appropriateness of the level and scope of the project. The School of Cinema must be satisfied that the work will be done under the joint supervision of a qualified professional and a full‑time Cinema faculty member.Component(s):
Practicum/Internship/Work TermPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with at least 24 credits completed in the Major or Specialization in Film and Moving Image Studies. Written permission of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema is required.
Description:
A Film Studies student who has been commissioned to work in such areas as film research, archival work, editing film publications, or writing film criticism, may seek permission to apply three credits towards the Film Studies degree program. A written proposal describing the project must be submitted prior to the work taking place in order to determine the appropriateness of the level and scope of the project. The School of Cinema must be satisfied that the work will be done under the joint supervision of a qualified professional and a full‑time Cinema faculty member.Component(s):
Practicum/Internship/Work TermNotes:
- This course is for students wishing to enrol in a subsequent internship to FMST 426
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must have completed at least 24 credits in Film and Moving Image Studies. Written permission of the Department is required. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required.
Description:
This course offers a limited number of students the opportunity to pursue advanced research under the supervision of a full‑time Cinema faculty member. A written agreement between the student and the supervisor shall clearly state the nature of the student’s research, the scope of the project, and the work schedule. The study workload should be equivalent to a three‑credit course in the program. Independent study may not duplicate curriculum offerings.Component(s):
Independent StudyPrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: FMST 428. Students must have completed at least 24 credits in Film and Moving Image Studies. Written permission of the Department is required. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required.
Description:
This course offers a limited number of students the opportunity to pursue advanced research under the supervision of a full‑time Cinema faculty member. A written agreement between the student and the supervisor shall clearly state the nature of the student’s research, the scope of the project, and the work schedule. The study workload should be equivalent to a three‑credit course in the program. Independent study may not duplicate curriculum offerings.Component(s):
Independent StudyPrerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: ARTH 348 or FMST 348. Enrolment in the Major in Art History and Film Studies is required. If prerequisites are not satisfied, permission of the program director is required.
Description:
A seminar designed to permit an in‑depth course of study on some aspects of art and film history.Component(s):
SeminarNotes:
Students who have received credit for ARTH 448 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with at least 24 credits completed in the Specialization in Film and Moving Image Studies. Written permission of the School of Cinema is required.