2009-2010 Undergraduate Calendar

The Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film offers three separate programs of study: Communication 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 Film 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.

Advanced Film Making-Fanshawe College

The Advanced Film Making program involves courses offered through Brock University and Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology. This four-year program combines courses and training in Advanced Film Making at Fanshawe College with a With Major Film Studies degree at Brock. The program caters to individuals who wish to have a career in film production. This program caters to individuals who are career-oriented, with a goal of working in the film industry. By providing both a strong academic background, along with applied knowledge and training, students who graduate from this program are well-equipped to work in all aspects of filmmaking, including filming, directing, producing, and editing as well as project management and marketing. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a degree from Brock, and a Advanced Film Making post-graduate certificate from Fanshawe College. Gaining both a degree and certificate would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Fanshawe program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must complete Year 1 with a minimum 70 per cent major average and a minimum 70 per cent overall average to be considered for admission to the program and must have no more than 8.0 overall credits, at least 4.0 of which must have been earned at Brock. Completion of the Brock Foundations in Leadership Practicum Series is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms and further details concerning the Advanced Film Making program are available at http://www.brocku.ca/fss/collaborative.php.

Broadcast Journalism-Television News-Fanshawe College

The Broadcast Journalism-Television News program involves courses offered through Brock University and Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology. This four-year program combines courses and training in Broadcast Journalism-Television News at Fanshawe College with a With Major Film Studies degree at Brock. This program caters to individuals who are career-oriented, with a goal of working in the television industry. By providing both a strong academic background, along with applied knowledge and training, students who graduate from this program are well-equipped to work in a variety of aspects of television including television news production, presentation, reporting, and editing. Experience is gained at Fanshawe through the use of advanced equipment and labs at Fanshawe's state-of-the-art Broadcast Centre. Students also take part in a field placement and an internship while at Fanshawe College. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a degree from Brock, and a Broadcast Journalism-Television News post-graduate certificate from Fanshawe College. Gaining both a degree and certificate would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Fanshawe program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must complete Year 1 with a minimum 70 per cent major average and a minimum 70 per cent overall average to be considered for admission to the program and must have no more than 8.0 overall credits, at least 4.0 of which must have been earned at Brock. Completion of the Brock Foundations in Leadership Practicum Series is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms and further details concerning the Broadcast Journalism-Television News program are available http://www.brocku.ca/fss/collaborative.php.

Broadcast Television, Digital Post-Production-Fanshawe College

The Broadcast Television-Digital Post-Production program involves courses offered through Brock University and Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology. This four-year program combines courses and training in Broadcast Television-Digital Post-Production at Fanshawe College with a degree in Film Studies at Brock. This program caters to individuals who are career-oriented, with a goal of having a career in the production industry. By providing both a strong academic background, along with applied knowledge and training, students who graduate from this program are well-equipped to work in all aspects of digital post-production including video/film editing, visual effects, compositing, and motion graphics. Experience is gained at Fanshawe through the use of advanced digital equipment and labs at Fanshawe's state-of-the-art Broadcast Centre. At the end of the program, students will have developed a portfolio to illustrate skills and knowledge that have been gained during studies at Brock and Fanshawe. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a degree from Brock, and a Broadcast Television-Digital Post-Production post-graduate certificate from Fanshawe College. Gaining both a degree and certificate would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Fanshawe program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must complete Year 1 with a minimum 70 per cent major average and a minimum 70 per cent overall average to be considered for admission to the program and must have no more than 8.0 overall credits, at least 4.0 of which must have been earned at Brock. Completion of the Brock Foundations in Leadership Practicum Series is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms and further details concerning the Broadcast Television-Digital Post-Production program are available http://www.brocku.ca/fss/collaborative.php.

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 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits may be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In this 20 degree credit BA with Major degree program a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least four and one-half credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least one and one-half credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.

Honours Program

Year 1

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

Year 2

	FILM 2F90, 2P10, 2P54, 2P56 and 2P91
	one credit from FILM 2P20, 2P21, 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

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

Articulation Agreement

BA with Major

Advanced Film-Making-Fanshawe College

Year 1

	FILM 1F94
	COMM 1F90
	one Sciences context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit
	one elective credit (APCO 1P00 or 1P01 recommended)

Year 2

	FILM 2F90, 2P10, 2P54, 2P56, 2P91 and 2P94
	one credit from FILM 2P20, 2P21, COMM 2P22
	one-half elective credit

Year 3

	FILM 3F28 and 3P91
	one credit from FILM 3P20, 3P54, 3P56
	one FILM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or PCUL 2F92
	one FILM credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one-half elective credit

Year 4

taken at Fanshawe College

Broadcast Journalism-Television News-Fanshawe College

Year 1

	FILM 1F94
	COMM 1F90
	one Sciences context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit
	one elective credit (APCO 1P00 or 1P01 recommended)

Year 2

	FILM 2F90, 2P10, 2P54, 2P56, 2P91 and 2P94
	one credit from FILM 2P20, 2P21, COMM 2P22
	one-half elective credit

Year 3

	FILM 3F28 and 3P91
	one credit from FILM 3P20, 3P54, 3P56
	one FILM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or PCUL 2F92
	one FILM credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one-half elective credit

Year 4

taken at Fanshawe College

Broadcast Television, Digital Post-Production-Fanshawe College

Year 1

	FILM 1F94
	COMM 1F90
	one Sciences context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit
	one elective credit (APCO 1P00 or 1P01 recommended)

Year 2

	FILM 2F90, 2P10, 2P54, 2P56, 2P91 and 2P94
	one credit from FILM 2P20, 2P21, COMM 2P22
	one-half elective credit

Year 3

	FILM 3F28 and 3P91
	one credit from FILM 3P20, 3P54, 3P56
	one FILM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or PCUL 2F92
	one FILM credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one-half elective credit

Year 4

taken at Fanshawe College

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 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

History of cinema as a medium, industry and art form from its origins, including Hollywood cinema and major international movements.

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 lab.

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

*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 lab.

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

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.

*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): FILM 2F90, 2P20 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.

*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 lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P54.

*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 lab.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P56.

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.

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 lab.

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

*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 lab.

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

*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) and PCUL until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to COMM majors. Students must have 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) and PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to COMM majors. Students must have 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 PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to COMM and FILM (single or combined) majors. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

FILM 4V50-4V59

Special Topics in Film Studies

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

*FILM 4V53

2009-2010: Representing Crime in Canada

(also offered as PCUL 4V53)

Canadian popular novels, films and television programs depicting crime and justice in Canada.

Lectures, seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.

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

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

2009-2010: Conventions of Film Realism

(also offered as COMM 4V61 and PCUL 4V61)

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

Lectures, lab, seminar, 4 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 4V70-4V79

Issues in International Cinema

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

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