Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Film Studies, B.A.


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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.

Tulsa Curriculum Requirements (53 hours)


Core Curriculum (28 hours)


General Curriculum (25 hours)


  • Block I Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Experience (6 hours)
  • Block II Historical and Social Interpretation (12 hours)
  • Block III Scientific Investigation (7 hours including one lab)

Notes:


**AS 2001  is required for sophomores.

***Language requirement may vary depending upon placement.

Some students may be required to take ENGL 1004 Introduction to College Writing  and MATH 1043 Essentials of Algebra .

Film Studies Major Requirements (33 hours)


Electives (27 hours)


Film studies majors must take a minimum of 9 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.

Senior Project


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 that compliment the major such as the Creative Writing Minor   or Art Minor  . Courses in the minor cannot count toward the major.  Twelve credit hours must be completed with six hours at the 3000 level or higher.

 

General Electives (23-26 hours)


Total: 124 hours


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