2007-2008 Undergraduate Calendar

The Department of Communications, Popular Culture and Film offers three separate programs of study: Communications Studies, Film Studies and Popular Culture. A four-year program leading to the BA Honours degree and a three-year program leading to the BA Pass degree is offered in all three programs. In addition, the Department is involved in programs with community colleges which offer students the opportunity to earn an honours degree in Communications Studies and a college diploma or certificate.

Film Studies is a sequence of critical and historical courses that examines a variety of approaches to film. The courses explore the nature of film language and develop an analytical perspective on film as both an art and a medium. Other courses explore issues and theories in popular culture. Students may have opportunities to engage in media production in selected upper year courses.

Program Notes

1.	WRIT 1P93 is recommended.
2.	Year 3 courses are normally restricted to students with at least three 2(alpha)00 credits or permission of the instructor.
3.	FREN 1F90 is strongly recommended for Honours students intending to continue their studies at the graduate level.
4.	In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above. In all 15 credit degree programs, at least seven credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, three of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program

Year 1

	FILM 1F94
	COMM 1F90 or PCUL 1F92
	one Social Science context credit
	one Science context credit
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Year 2

	FILM 2F90, 2P10, 2P54, 2P56 and 2P91
	one credit from FILM 2P20, 2P21, 2P80, 2P81, 2P82, 2P94, COMM 2F50, 2P22, PCUL 2F92
	one elective credit

Year 3

	FILM 3P20, 3P54, 3P56 and 3P91
	FILM 3P93 or 3P95
	one and one-half credits from FILM 3F28, 3P21, 3P93, 3P94, 3P95, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, COMM 3P14
	one elective credit

Year 4

	Two credits from FILM 4P30, 4P31, 4V50-4V79
	two credits from FILM 3P93, 3P94, 3P95, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, 4F80, 4F99, PCUL 4P23, 4P34
	one elective credit

Film Studies Co-op (Honours only)

Co-op program in Film Studies is now closed.

Year 1

Year 1 is now closed

Year 2

	FILM 0N90, 2F90, 2P10, 2P54, 2P56 and 2P91
	one credit from FILM 2P20, 2P21, 2P80, 2P81, 2P82, 2P94, COMM 2P22, 2F50, PCUL 2F92
	one elective credit (MKTG 2P51 and 2P52 strongly recommended)

Year 3

Fall Term:

FILM 0N01

Winter Term:

	FILM 3P91
	one credit from FILM 3P54, 3P56, 3P93, 3P95
	FILM 3P93 or 3P95
	one-half elective credit (see program note 1)

Spring/Summer Sessions:

FILM 0N02

Year 4

	One credit from FILM 3P20, 3P54 or 3P56, 3P93, 3P95
	one credit from FILM 4P30, 4P31, 4V50-4V79
	two credits from FILM, 3P94, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, 4F80, 4F99, COMM 3P14, PCUL 4P23, 4P34
	one elective credit

Spring/Summer Sessions:

FILM 0N03

Year 5

Fall Term:

	One credit from FILM 3P20, 3P21, 3P94, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, PCUL 4P23, 4P34
	one-half credit from FILM 4P30, 4P31, 4V50-4V79
	one elective credit

Pass Program

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.

Combined Major Program

Students may take a combined major in Film Studies and a second discipline. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department/centre. It should be noted that not all departments/centres provide a combined major option.

Honours

	FILM 1F94, 2F90, 2P10, 2P91 and 3P91
	FILM 2P54 or 2P56
	three credits from FILM 2P20, 2P21, 2P54, 2P56, 2P94, 3F28, 3P20, 3P21, 3P54, 3P56, 3P94, 3P97, 3P98,3Q94, 4F80, 4F99
	one credit from FILM 4P30, 4P31, 4V50-4V79

Pass

	FILM 1F94, 2F90, 2P10, 2P91 and 3P91
	FILM 2P54 or 2P56
	one credit from FILM 2P20, 2P21, 3F28, 3P20, 3P21, 3P54, 3P56, 3P93, 3P94, 3P95, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94

Description of Courses

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

FILM 0N01

Co-op Work Placement I

First co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to FILM Co-op students.

FILM 0N02

Co-op Work Placement II

Second co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to FILM Co-op students.

FILM 0N03

Co-op Work Placement III

Third co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to FILM Co-op students.

FILM 0N04

Co-op Work Placement IV

Optional co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to FILM Co-op students.

FILM 0N05

Co-op Work Placement V

Optional co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to FILM Co-op students.

FILM 0N90

Co-op Training and Development

Provides a framework for the development of learning objectives by students for individual work terms. Includes orientation to the co-op experience, goal setting, career planning, résumé preparation and interview skills preparation.

Lectures, presentations, site visits, 2 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM Co-op students.

FILM 1F94

Introduction to Film Studies

Critical and historical approaches to world cinema. Close analysis of selected films in relation to their cultural contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

FILM 2F90

Film History and Research Methods

Approaches to film history emphasizing classical Hollywood cinema, European art cinema and the avant-garde.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94.

FILM 2P10

Film Research Methods

Introduction to research and writing in the areas of film criticism, film history and film theory.

Lectures, lab, seminar, 5 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94.

Corequisite(s): FILM 2F90.

#FILM 2P20

Popular Culture Theory and Research Methods

(also offered as COMM 2P20 and PCUL 2P20)

Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of various forms of popular culture. Critical and research skills specific to studies in popular culture.

Lectures, seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), COMM and PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 1F94, CANA 1F91, COMM 1F90, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.

#FILM 2P21

Canadian Popular Culture

(also offered as COMM 2P21 and PCUL 2P21)

Survey of the media in Canada. Studies in the popular arts, with special reference to the ways that institutions (CBC, NFB) and selected artists identify and express a Canadian cultural imagination.

Lectures, seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), COMM and PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P20 or permission of the instructor.

*FILM 2P54

Documentary Film

(also offered as COMM 2P54 and SOCI 2P54)

History, theory, aesthetics and cultural implications of documentary film and other visual media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly film lab.

Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 1F94, COMM 1F90, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM (COMM/SOCI) 2F54.

*FILM 2P56

Canadian Cinema

(also offered as COMM 2P56 and PCUL 2P56)

Critical and historical study of Canadian cinema.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly film lab.

Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 1F94, COMM 1F90, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM (COMM) 2F97.

#FILM 2P80

Italian Cinema

(also offered as ITAL 2P80)

Major film directors and cultural trends in Italian cinema. Films studied include those by De Sica, Rossellini, Fellini, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Wertmüller, Amelio and Moretti.

Lectures, 3 hours per week; plus film lab.

Note: given in English. Knowledge of Italian not necessary.

#FILM 2P81

Ethics in Film

(also offered as PHIL 2P81)

Critical examination of the development and resolution of moral problems and ethical dilemmas arising in selected (mostly recent) films.

Lectures, seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94, one credit in PHIL or permission of the instructor.

#FILM 2P82

Latin American and Iberian Film

(also offered as PORT 2P82 and SPAN 2P82)

Spanish and Latin American representations of identity crises involving issues of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion and politics. Pastiche, parody and camp aesthetics, and the envisioning of new possibilities of solidarity leading to social transformations.

Lectures, 3 hours per week; plus weekly film lab.

Note: Spanish and Portuguese language films with English subtitles. Given in English. Knowledge of Spanish not necessary. Spanish majors complete written assignments and exams in Spanish.

FILM 2P91

Early Film Theory

Major early film theories including realism, formalism, and surrealism. Application of the theories to selected films.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94 or permission of the Department.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM 2P95.

*FILM 2P94

Popular Cinema

(also offered as COMM 2P94 and PCUL 2P94)

Popular cinema as art and institution emphasizing film genres and cultural contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94 or PCUL 1F92.

*FILM 3F28

Basic Production: Video

(also offered as COMM 3F28)

Introduction to the theory and practice of video techniques: critique of videos and production work.

Workshops, seminar, 3 hours per week; additional production time as required.

Restriction: permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): two FILM credits.

Note: enrolment limited to 15 students. Materials fee required.

#FILM 3P18

Audience Studies

(also offered as COMM 3P18 and PCUL 3P18)

Theoretical and methodological approaches to the understanding of audiences for media and cultural products, including print, sound, film, broadcasting, and digital media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2F90 or COMM 2P15 and FILM 2P20.

*FILM 3P20

Television Studies

(also offered as COMM 3P20 and PCUL 3P20)

Historical, theoretical and critical approaches to television.

Lectures, seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), COMM, PCUL and STAC majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 2P20 and 2P21, 2F90 or permission of the instructor.

*FILM 3P21

Canadian Television

(also offered as COMM 3P21 and PCUL 3P21)

Historical, theoretical and critical approaches to Canadian television.

Lectures, seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), COMM, PCUL and STAC majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 3P20 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM 3F50.

*FILM 3P54

Issues in Documentary Film

(also offered as COMM 3P54 and SOCI 3P54)

Advanced studies in selected aspects of documentary film and other visual media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly film lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P54

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM (COMM/SOCI) 2F54.

*FILM 3P56

Issues in Canadian Cinema

(also offered as COMM 3P56)

Advanced studies in selected aspects of Canadian cinema.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly film lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P56

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM (COMM) 2F97.

FILM 3P91

Contemporary Film Theory

Current film theories including semiotics, psychoanalysis and postmodernism. Application of the theories to selected films.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P91

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM 2P95.

FILM 3P93

Authorship in the Cinema

Issues of personal and collaborative creativity in film through the study of the style, themes and development of selected film makers.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2F90 or permission of the instructor.

*FILM 3P94

Film Genre

(also offered as COMM 3P94 and PCUL 3P94)

Genre theory and its application to popular film.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2F90, 2P20 and 2P21 or permission of the instructor.

FILM 3P95

National Cinema

Study of selected national cinemas emphasizing their relationship to national cultural traditions.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2F90 or permission of the instructor.

#FILM 3P96

Issues in Popular Culture

(also offered as COMM 3P96 and PCUL 3P96)

Specialized studies in popular culture and its role in specific social, historical or theoretical contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2F90 or FILM 2P20 and 2P21.

*FILM 3P97

Gender, Race and Class in Cinema to the 1960s

(also offered as COMM 3P97 and WISE 3P97)

Representation of gender, sexuality, race and class, and implications of spectatorship and ideology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly film lab.

Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 2F90, FILM 2P20 and 2P21, WISE 2P91, or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM 3F97.

*FILM 3P98

Gender, Race and Class in Contemporary Cinema

(also offered as COMM 3P98 and WISE 3P98)

Representation of gender, sexuality, race and class via ideology, feminism, queer theory and spectatorship in film and video texts since the 1960s.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly film lab.

Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 2F90, FILM 2P20 and 2P21, WISE 2P91 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM 3F97.

*FILM 3Q94

Television Genres

(also offered as COMM 3Q94 and PCUL 3Q94)

Genre theory and its application to popular television.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2F90, FILM 2P20 and 2P21 or permission of the instructor.

FILM 3V50-3V59

Special Topics in Film Studies

Lectures, lab, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2F90 and 2P91 or permission of the instructor.

FILM 4F80

Directed Reading

Directed individual or group reading in an area of Film Studies.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits, a minimum 80 percent major average, approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.

Note: students are responsible for arranging their course with a faculty member, in consultation with the Academic Adviser and must submit a written proposal before registration. The reading may not be on the topic of the student's FILM 4F99 thesis.

FILM 4F99

Honours Thesis

Thesis on a topic of mutual interest to the student and the instructor, with a critical, historical or contemporary focus.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits, a minimum 80 percent major average, approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 4P30 and 4P31(may be taken concurrently).

Note: to register in the Honours thesis, the student must consult the Undergraduate Program Adviser about topics, department regulations and the selection of an adviser.

#FILM 4P30

Theories of Mass Culture

(also offered as COMM 4P30 and PCUL 4P30)

Studies in cultural theory and its application to mass media texts, with special reference to the work of the Frankfurt School, French Structuralism and British Cultural Studies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), COMM and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

*FILM 4P31

Theories of the Visible

(also offered as COMM 4P31 and PCUL 4P31)

Central 20th-century developments in the theories of visibility and their relevance to the field of media studies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), COMM and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

#FILM 4P34

Taste and Cultural Politics

(also offered as COMM 4P34 and PCUL 4P34)

Application of cultural theories to the analysis of taste, distinction, class, cultural standards and moral panics, transgression and trash culture.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), COMM and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

FILM 4V50-4V59

Special Topics in Film Studies

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

FILM 4V60-4V69

Issues in Film History

Specialized studies in Film History addressing issues such as aesthetics, ideological and theoretical concerns across a range of periods and cultures.

*FILM 4V61

2007-2008: Conventions of Film Realism

(also offered as PCUL 4V61)

How representation and perception of "reality" have evolved with technology and aesthetics, from the LumiPres to reality television.

Lectures, lab, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined) and PCUL majors with approval to year 4(honours) or permission of the instructor.

FILM 4V70-4V79

Issues in International Cinema

Specialized studies of the historical and social contexts influencing trends and developments in international cinema.

*FILM 4V71

2007-2008: Violence and Taboo in International Cinema

(also offered as PCUL 4V71)

Important works, trends and issues in the representation of violence, transgression and taboo in world cinema.

Lectures, lab, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined) and PCUL majors with approval to year 4(honours) or permission of the instructor.

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