The Film and Media Studies Program is an interdisciplinary collaboration of a number of departments in the humanities. The Program is comprised of courses in the theory, history and criticism of film, media studies, screenwriting, and film production. Important Links & Forms
***NEW: Beginning with Class of 2013***
The major in Film and Media studies is designed to enable students to understand the history of film and media, to think critically about them, and to gain hands-on experience in how they are made. In the process students also garner a strong background in the humanities and have ample opportunities to polish their skills in verbal, visual and written expression. Majors often participate in the projects of the Hopkins Film Society, including the planning and organization of the award-winning Johns Hopkins Film Festival, and may pursue a variety of internship opportunities in the media industries. The following courses are required for completion of the Film and Media Studies major*: - Thirty credits taken outside humanistic studies in the areas of social and behavioral sciences, quantitative studies, natural science or engineering science
- Introduction to the Study of Film I and II (061.140 and 061.141)
- One of three introductory production/visual theory courses:
- Introduction to Visual Language (061.145)
- Introduction to Film Production (061.150)
- Video I (061.152)
- At least two of the following courses:
- Film Genres (061.244)
- Introduction to Film Theory (061.245)
- Special Topics in Film and Media (061.246)
- Seven courses at the 300 or 400 level (with a maximum of two production-related classes)
- One 500 level course, either an internship or an independent study
- An area of emphasis: students must take three courses outside the program in a separate area (i.e., courses not cross-listed with Film and Media Studies), ideally in an area that can be brought to bear on the study of film or media in significant ways. Such clusters could be imagined, for instance, as focusing on other media and art forms (for example, photography, writing, the visual arts, literature, theater); cross-disciplinary topics or sets of problems (for example, the urban environment, violence and pornography, censorship, copyright and industry regulation, concepts of the public sphere, or globalization); or subfields within area studies (for example, Women and Gender, African-American, or Jewish Studies) and traditional disciplines, such as history, anthropology, philosophy, or political science. Students develop emphasis in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
***For classes 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012***
The major in Film and Media studies is designed to enable students to understand the history of film and media, to think critically about them, and to gain hands-on experience in how they are made. In the process students also garner a strong background in the humanities and have ample opportunities to polish their skills in verbal, visual and written expression. Majors often participate in the projects of the Hopkins Film Society, including the planning and organization of the award-winning Johns Hopkins Film Festival, and may pursue a variety of internship opportunities in the media industries. The following courses are required for completion of the Film and Media Studies major*: - Thirty credits taken outside humanistic studies in the areas of social and behavioral sciences, quantitative studies, natural science or engineering science
- Introduction to the Study of Film (061.140)
- One of two introductory production/visual theory courses:
- Introduction to Visual Language (061.145)
- Introduction to Film Production (061.150)
- At least two of the following courses:
- Film Genres (061.244)
- Introduction to Film Theory (061.245)
- Special Topics in Film and Media (061.246)
- Seven courses at the 300 or 400 level (with a maximum of two production-related classes)
- One 500 level course, either an internship or an independent study
- An area of emphasis: students must take three courses outside the program in a separate area (i.e., courses not cross-listed with Film and Media Studies), ideally in an area that can be brought to bear on the study of film or media in significant ways. Such clusters could be imagined, for instance, as focusing on other media and art forms (for example, photography, writing, the visual arts, literature, theater); cross-disciplinary topics or sets of problems (for example, the urban environment, violence and pornography, censorship, copyright and industry regulation, concepts of the public sphere, or globalization); or subfields within area studies (for example, Women and Gender, African-American, or Jewish Studies) and traditional disciplines, such as history, anthropology, philosophy, or political science. Students develop emphasis in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
***NEW: Beginning with Class of 2010*** - One semester of Introduction to the Study of Film, I or II (061.140-141)
- Two of the following:
- Introduction to Visual Language (061.145)
- Film Genres (061.244)
- Introduction to Film Theory (061.245)
- Special Topics in Film and Media (061.220, 061.246, 061.255)
- Four 300 level coures, excluding production courses
***For class of 2009*** Students may develop a minor from six courses in Film and Media Studies including: - One core course
- Introduction to the Study of Film (061.140)
- Introduction to Film Theory (061.245; previously 061.142)
- Special Topics in Film and Media (061.246; previously 061.143)
- One of the following introductory production course
- Introduction to Visual Language (061.145)
- Introduction to Film Production (061.240)
- Four 300 level courses including at least one course on a national cinema other than that of the United States
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