About this program
Film & Screen Studies
- Film and screen studies is an interdisciplinary program devoted to teaching students to understand moving images not just as entertainment, but also as aesthetic creations and an art form composed of cultural/historical artifacts.These cultural forms saturate our environment and are partof our globalizing world: we are inundated by cinema, television shows, YouTube clips, game animation, advertisementseven the videos we so casually shoot on small mobile devices.
- A minor in Film and Screen Studies can prepare students for graduate study or careers within the film industry as theatre producers, analysts and consumers of moving images. The minor also complements major studies in most fields; for example, Interactive Media Technology, Graphic Arts, Speech Communication, Marketing, English Studies, Film History, Theater, Global Studies, Music and Journalism.
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Program content
Film and Screen Studies Minor Requirements
At least 24 credit hours, including:
Core Courses
- Introduction to Film and Screen
- History of American Film
- History of Global Film
- Film Theory and Criticism
Electives
Take two courses from the following:
- TV Form: History and Theory
- Special Topics in Film and Screen Studies
- Critical Theory
- Graphic Narratives
- Visual Literacy
- Animation I: Methods and Story
- Animation II: Sequential Art
- Gender, Sexuality and Mass Media
- Video Storytelling I
- Introduction to Digital Audio
- Screenwriting
- Hollywood, Values and Religion
- Introduction to Acting
- Directing
- Acting on Camera
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the college website for more information
Tuition
Tution fee: $42,026
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North Central College
North Central College is a nationally ranked institution located in Naperville, Illinois, a thriving suburb just thirty minutes by train from Chicago. Our students have access to state-of-the art facilities and distinctive programs, particularly in the sciences and business. At...
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