Major Requirements
The B.A. in Film and Visual Culture involves three possible tracks of courses, each with different emphases in curriculum. The requirements are as follows:
For all three tracks:
- Lower-division units: 16 units
- Upper-division units: 40 units
To view the complete course requirements for the Film and Visual Culture Major as well as the individual requirements for each track, please refer to the University General Catalog.
Track 1: Film and Visual Media
This track gives the student comprehensive coverage in film and media studies, covering history, theory, non-Hollywood cinema and media forms, and production. Undergraduate preparation for graduate work in fill studies, cultural studies with an emphasis on visual media, fill production. To view the complete course requirements for the Film and Visual Culture Major as well as the individual requirements for each track, please refer to the University General Catalog.
Track 2: Film, Literature, and Culture
While this track also offers a disciplinary foundation in film and visual studies, its focus is on the interrelations among film and visual media, literature and culture in international cinemas and literatures. The methodologies stressed here are less formally and more thematically and/or culturally based. To view the complete course requirements for the Film and Visual Culture Major as well as the individual requirements for each track, please refer to the University General Catalog.
Track 3: Ethnography, Documentary, and Visual Culture
This track provides a basic knowledge of film and visual studies as well as in-depth coverage of the theories and methods that guide production of ethnographic and documentary films, and visual media. Students will receive both critical and applied training in ethnographic methods and ethnographic and documentary film and video practices. To view the complete course requirements for the Film and Visual Culture Major as well as the individual requirements for each track, please refer to the University General Catalog.