English B.A. (Film, Media, and Culture Concentration)
Milledgeville, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 46,410 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Successfully Navigate a Changing World of Expression
The concentration in Film, Media, and Culture helps students achieve success in a changing world of expression. The concentration builds on the study of film history and theory to engage students in the analysis of many different types of media, including graphic and digital texts. Classes focus on a cultural approach that examines how media shapes our ideas about the world around us.
Key Benefits of this Degree
- Gain exposure to various literature and film topics throughout your studies such as American literature, British literature, and film topics like film studies and the evolution of film.
- Network with others by joining one of our student organizations such as GC 360 or The Colonnade. If literary is more your style, students can submit their works to GCSU's undergraduate literary and creative arts journal titled, The Peacock's Feet.
- Meet distinguished published authors. Each year we host visiting writers who meet with students, present readings, and other programs on campus.
- Volunteer as a student editor for several of our publications such as Arts & Letters, The Flannery O'Connor Review, and more.
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Curriculum
The B.A. in English with a concentration in Film, Media, and culture builds on the study of film history and theory to engage students in analysis of the newest forms of media, including graphic texts, digital texts, and video. The concentration focuses on a cultural approach, exploring how such texts reflect and shape our ideas about ourselves and the world around us.
Core Areas A-E
Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.
Core Curriculum
Georgia College, in cooperation with other institutions of the University System of Georgia, has adopted a core curriculum to allow the transfer of credit from one University System institution to another without penalty to the student. The University System's core curriculum is comprised of five areas: Areas A - E.
Students successfully completing an Area A-E course at one University System institution will receive full credit in Areas A-E for the course upon transfer to another System institution, even if the area has not been completed, as long as the course is within the area hour limitations of either the sending institution or the receiving institution and the student does not change from a non-science major to a science major.
Georgia College's approved core curriculum courses for Areas A, B, C, D, and E are listed below. Courses not listed here are not approved for these areas.
In this section
- Area A: Communication Skills
- Area A2: Quantitative Skills
- Area B: Institutional Options
- Area C1: Humanities and Ethics
- Area C2: Fine Arts
- Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Non-Science Majors
- Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Science Majors
- Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Health Professions Majors
- Area E: Social Sciences
- Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Student's Major Field
Total Credit Hours: 42
Area F
Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
- ENGL 2120: Intro to British Literature
- ENGL 2130: American Literature
- ENGL 2150: Shakespeare
- ENGL 2200: Engaging Texts
- Foreign Language 2002
Choose one of the following courses:
- ENGL 2310: Postcolonial Literature
- ENGL 2315: America's Diverse Lit Heritage
Total Credit Hours: 18
Foreign language requirement options include FREN 2002, GRMN 2002, ITAL 2002, and SPAN 2002.
Major Requirements
American Topics
Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
- ENGL 4530 Early American Literature
- ENGL 4540 American Romanticism
- ENGL 4555 American Realism
- ENGL 4660 Modern American Literature
- ENGL 4662 Southern Literature
- ENGL 4664 Flannery O'Connor
- ENGL 4667 African-American Literature
- ENGL 4669 Multicultural Amer Literature
- ENGL 4671 Studies in Native American Lit
- ENGL 4675 Contemporary American Lit
- ENGL 4680 Hip Hop Literature & Culture
- ENGL 4910 Spec Topics in American Lit
Total Credit Hours: 3
British Topics
Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
- ENGL 4220 Medieval English Literature
- ENGL 4223 Chaucer
- ENGL 4226 Topics in Shakespeare
- ENGL 4227 Milton
- ENGL 4228 Development of English Drama
- ENGL 4229 English Renaissance Drama
- ENGL 4330 Restoration & 18th Cent Lit
- ENGL 4331 Eighteenth-Cent English Novel
- ENGL 4335 English Romanticism
- ENGL 4337 Victorian Literature
- ENGL 4338 19th-Century English Novel
- ENGL 4441 20th-Century British Fiction
- ENGL 4820 Jane Austen on Film
- ENGL 4915 Spec Topics in British Lit
Total Credit Hours: 3
Film Topics
Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
- ENGL 3950 Evolution of Film
- ENGL 4810 Film Studies
- ENGL 4830 Topics in Film, TV, New Media
Choose two of the following courses:
- ENGL 4740 Women & Popular Culture
- ENGL 4820 Jane Austen on Film
- ENGL 4890 American Film & the South
- ENGL 4910 Spec Topics in American Lit
- ENGL 4915 Spec Topics in British Lit
- ENGL 4925 Spec Topics in Post-1800 Lit
Total Credit Hours: 15
Junior Seminar
Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
- ENGL 3900 Critical Theory
Total Credit Hours: 3
Senior Seminar
Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
- ENGL 4900 Seminar of Language & Literature
Total Credit Hours: 3
Senior Capstone Experience
Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
- ENGL 4960 Internship
- ENGL 4970 Thesis
- ENGL 4999 Undergraduate Research
Total Credit Hours: 3
Foreign Language Requirement
Demonstrate competence in one foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). Additional courses required to complete this requirement will count toward general elective hours.
Total Credit Hours: 0-12
Electives
Total Credit Hours: 18 - 30
Additional Degree Requirements
Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.
A grade of C or better is required in all English courses; more than one grade of D or below may disqualify a student from continuing in the major.
Total Credit Hours: 120
Career Opportunities
The degree in English develops critical thinkers and effective communicators, people whose skills are applicable in a wide range of careers including education, publishing, writing, information and research, media, politics, and public service. According to the 2012 census, 23% of English majors have careers in education, training, and library, while 17% go into management, business, sciences, and the arts (Source: ADE&ADFL).
The skills you master as an English major could prepare you for a job as a staff culture writer, a professor, a research associate, a nonprofit grant writer, a program officer at a think tank or foundation, or a curriculum designer at an education technology company (Source: MLA Profession).
English majors develop written/oral communication skills, listening skills, strong reading abilities, critical thinking and creative problem-solving abilities, storytelling, research skills, the ability to work independently, the ability to justify ideas and articulate arguments, respect for deadlines, the ability to learn quickly and accurately, and respect for different cultures and world views.
Employers want and need graduates who can write and communicate well, who can analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information, who have organizational, time management, and teamwork skills, who appreciate diverse viewpoints, and who have a global perspective.
The courses and programs in the Department of English, which is the cornerstone of a liberal arts education, will help you to master these skills and become a lifelong learner.