2018-2019 Program Requirements for AAFS

Film Studies (AAFS)

Associate in Arts Degree

Description

In this program, students will be introduced to film as a medium of artistic expression and persuasion. Students will critically study motion pictures covering a variety of eras, cultures and genres. They will be introduced to the various elements of the creative process involved in film making such as narrative, acting, mise-en-scene, editing, cinematography and sound. Students will develop the skills necessary to critically and technically evaluate one of the most dynamic and influential art forms of the past 100 years.

Contact Information

Division
Humanities, Social & Behav Sci
Department
Humanities Dept
Advisors
Allison Fournier

Requirements

(Items marked with an icon online icon are available online.)

First Semester
Class   Title Minimum Credits
COM 130   Introduction to Mass Communication 3
HUM 120   Introduction to Film 3
Elective(s)   Math 3
Elective(s)   Natural Sciences 3
ENG 111   Composition I 4
Total 16
Second Semester
Class   Title Minimum Credits
COM 101   Fundamentals of Speaking 3
ENG 226   Composition II 3
HUM 160   American Film 3
COM 150 or Introduction to Radio Production *  
VID 105   Foundations in Digital Video I * 3
    Elective(s) to reach a minimum 60 credits 5
Total 17
Third Semester
Class   Title Minimum Credits
HUM 150 or International Cinema  
HUM 185   The Horror Film 3
Elective(s)   Natural Sciences with Lab 3
Elective(s)   Social and Behavioral Science 1 3
COM 150 or Introduction to Radio Production *  
VID 105   Foundations in Digital Video I * 3
Total 12
Fourth Semester
Class   Title Minimum Credits
HUM 220   Great Directors 3
HUM 221   Film and Representation 3
Elective(s)   Social and Behavioral Science 2 3
    Elective(s) to reach a minimum of 60 credits 6
Total 15
Total Credits Required
60

Footnotes

*Do not select the same course twice.