Master of Arts Degree Curriculum Requirements
A total of 33 hours is required. All courses should be selected in consultation with the advisor.
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Core Courses (12) FMS 800 Introduction to Graduate Study in Film/Media (taken the first semester) 3 Studies: FMS 865 Contemporary Film and Media Theory 3 Production. Select two of the following: 6 Problems in Basic Screenwriting Problems in Basic Video Production Area of Concentration (15) Select 15 hours of courses from one of the following 4 categories: 15 A. History and Theory
FMS 841 Asian Film 3 FMS 842 Latin American Film 3 FMS 862 Survey of Film and Media History 3 FMS 863 Survey of Documentary and Experimental Film and Media 3 FMS 902 Film Seminar in: _____ (an appropriate seminar) 3 1 elective in film history or theory 3 B. International Film and Media
FMS 841 Asian Film 3 FMS 842 Latin American Film 3 FMS 862 Survey of Film and Media History 3 1 elective chosen with the graduate advisor from the film and culture sequences offered, for example, by French and Italian or African and African-American studies, or an appropriate FMS 902 Film Seminar in: _____ (3) 3 C. Practical Criticism
FMS 880 Development of American Popular Culture in the: _____ (1 elective from the sequence in American Popular Culture) 3 Select one elective of the following: 3 Asian Film Latin American Film Survey of Film and Media History Survey of Documentary and Experimental Film and Media Film Seminar in: _____ (an appropriate seminar) D. Theory and Practice of Production
Select two electives of the following: 6 Problems in Basic Video Production Problems in Intermediate Screenwriting Select two electives of the following: 6 Asian Film Latin American Film Survey of Film and Media History Survey of Documentary and Experimental Film and Media Master's Thesis
FMS 899 Master's Thesis 6