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The major in film studies provides liberal arts students with the history, theory, and production techniques of film and prepares the professionally minded student with the knowledge and experience necessary to continue to study in graduate school.
***Language requirement may vary depending upon placement.
****No more than two courses from any one discipline may be used to fulfill General Curriculum requirements. Two courses must be taken which meet the Cultural Diversity and Gender Studies requirement.
Film studies majors must take a minimum of ten courses from the following list of electives. At least two courses, including one in the second term of the first year, must be in production. Seven of the nine courses must be at the 3000-level or above. The entire schedule - with a particular emphasis on a subfield such as production, screenwriting, recording/scoring, and/or film theory/history - will be determined by the student in consultation with a film studies advisor.
In the senior year, film studies majors enroll in FLM 4973 Senior Project and spend a semester completing a project that may be a short film (narrative, documentary, animated), screenplay, or scholarly study. This course fulfills the Tulsa Curriculum Senior Project requirement and does not count as part of the major.
Minor (12-15 hours)
Film studies majors may minor in a variety of fields. Courses in the minor cannot count toward the major.
Students may emphasize scripting/screenwriting in the creative writing minor by selecting a minimum of four courses from the following list:
