2023-2024 Undergraduate Calendar-Film Studies

Last updated: May 11, 2023 @ 12:55PM

Film Studies

This program is offered through the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film

Chair
Jennifer Good

Academic Administrator
TBD

Academic Advisor/Experiential Learning Co-ordinator
Megan Johnson

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Tamara Milicevic

905-688-5550, extension 4290
Scotiabank Hall 309
brocku.ca/cpcf

The Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film offers four separate programs of study: Business Communication, Media and Communication Studies, Film Studies and Popular Culture. A four-year program leading to the BA Honours degree, a 4 Year BA with Major, and a three-year program leading to the BA Pass degree is offered in all four programs. In addition, the Department is involved in programs with community colleges which offer students the opportunity to earn a 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, Broadcast Journalism-Television News, and Visual Effects and Editing for Contemporary Media Fanshawe College
Communication, Popular Culture and Film provides three optional programs for Brock Film Majors. Students who successfully complete any of these four year programs will be granted both a Bachelor of Arts with Major Film Studies degree from Brock and an advanced post-graduate certificate from Fanshawe College. Graduates of these programs will have both a strong academic background from Brock along with applied knowledge and training from Fanshawe. Applicants must complete Year 1 at Brock with a minimum 70 per cent major average and minimum 70 per cent overall average to be considered for admission to the Brock Fanshawe programs and must have no more than 8.0 overall credits, at least 4.0 of which must be earned at Brock. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 per cent major and overall average during all three years of the Brock program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms and further details concerning the Advanced Film Making, Broadcast Journalism-Television News, and Visual Effects and Editing for Contemporary Media program are available at brocku.ca/social-sciences/collaborative-programs

Program Notes

Year 3 courses are normally restricted to students with at least three 2(alpha)00 credits or permission of the instructor.
FREN 1F90 is strongly recommended for Honours students intending to continue their studies at the graduate level.
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.
In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.

Honours Program

Year 1

·	FILM 1F94
·	COMM 1P91 and 1P92
·	one Social Sciences context credit
·	one Sciences context credit
·	one elective credit

Year 2

·	FILM 2P20, 2P54, 2P56, 2P90, 2P91 and 2P99
·	one credit from FILM 2F98, 2P93, 2P94, 2P95, COMM 2P50, 2P98, DART 1F01, PCUL 2Q91
·	one elective credit

Year 3

·	FILM 3P20, 3P54, 3P56 and 3P91
·	FILM 3P93 or 3P95
·	one and one-half credits from FILM 2P95, 3P03, 3P18, 3P21, 3P93, 3P94, 3P95, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, VISA 2P97, 2P99
·	one elective credit

Year 4

·	Two FILM credits numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
·	two FILM credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·	one elective credit

BA with Major

Year 1

·	FILM 1F94
·	COMM 1P91 and 1P92
·	one Sciences context credit
·	one Social Sciences context credit
·	one elective credit

Year 2

·	FILM 2P20, 2P54, 2P56, 2P90, 2P91 and 2P99
·	one credit from FILM 2F98, 2P93, 2P94, 2P95, COMM 2P50, 2P98, DART 1F01, PCUL 2Q91
·	one elective credit

Year 3

·	FILM 3P20, 3P54, 3P56 and 3P91
·	two credits from FILM 2P95, 3P03, 3P18, 3P21, 3P93, 3P94, 3P95, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, VISA 2P97 and 2P99
·	one elective credit

Year 4

·	One FILM credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)89
·	two FILM credits numbered 3(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)01
·	two elective credits

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, 2P20, 2P90, 2P91, 2P99 and 3P91
·	FILM 2P54 or 2P56
·	two credits from FILM 2F98, 2P54, 2P56, 2P93, 2P94, 2P95, 3P03, 3P18, 3P20, 3P21, 3P54, 3P56, 3P93, 3P94, 3P95, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, 4F00, 4F80, 4F99, 4P00, 4P01, 4P28, 4P30, 4P31, 4P34, 4P59, 4P61, 4V50-4V59, 4V60-4V69, 4V70-4V79, COMM 2P98
·	one credit from FILM 4P30, 4P31, 4P34, 4P59, 4P61, 4V50-4V59, 4V60-4V69, 4V70-4V79

BA with Major

·	FILM 1F94, 2P20, 2P90, 2P91, 2P99 and 3P91
·	FILM 2P54 or 2P56
·	one credit from FILM 2F98, 2P54, 2P56, 2P93, 2P94, 2P95, 3P03, 3P18, 3P20, 3P21, 3P54, 3P56, COMM 2P98
·	two credits from FILM 3P93, 3P94, 3P95, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, 4F00, 4P00, 4P01

Pass

·	FILM 1F94, 2P20, 2P90, 2P91, 2P99 and 3P91
·	FILM 2P54 or 2P56
·	one credit from FILM 2F98, 2P93, 2P94, 2P95, 3P03, 3P18, 3P20, 3P21, 3P54, 3P56, 3P93, 3P94, 3P95, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, COMM 2P98

Certificate Program

Certificate in Film Production

The Certificate in Film Production is taught at the Weengushk Film Institute, located on Manitoulin Island in Ontario. It is an eight-month program which provides hands-on training and instruction provided by industry professionals. Students are introduced to the seven core aspects of filmmaking: screenwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, editing, composing and marketing. Students work towards writing and directing a short film, creating a Public Service announcement, developing a story idea for a future project and creating an outline/treatment for a feature film of their conception.

Weengushk Film Institute is a charitable non-profit, artist-focused film and television training centre, dedicated to unlocking participants' creative potential while developing their market leading skills and experiences.

The Certificate in Film Studies is awarded upon completion of the following courses with a minimum of 60 per cent overall average:

·	FLIC 2F00, 2F01, 2F02, 3F00 and 3F01

Certificate in Film Studies

The Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film also offers a Certificate in Film Studies designed for persons who already have a degree or do not wish to pursue a degree. The program consists of required courses with core concepts in Film Studies and electives, where students study topics in more detail. The admission requirements are the same as for the degree program. Prospective students should consult with the Academic Adviser before beginning the certificate program.

The Certificate in Film Studies is awarded upon completion of the following courses with a minimum of 60 per cent overall average:

·	FILM 1F94, 2P90 and 2P99
·	three credits from FILM 2P54 and 3P54, FILM 2P56 and 3P56, FILM 2P91 and 3P91, FILM 2P94 and 3P94

Certificate in Television Production

The Certificate in Television Production is taught at the Weengushk Film Institute, located on Manitoulin Island in Ontario. It is a 10-month program which provides hands on training and instruction by industry professionals. Students are expected to have already completed the Certificate in Film Production at Weengushk, or an equivalent, before taking the Certificate in Television Production. Students are given the opportunity to enhance their media production skills through the development of techniques and formats specific to television, including scriptwriting, production planning, directing, editing, and sound composition. Students will develop and direct a television production. Weengushk Film Institute is a charitable, non-profit, artist-focused film and television training centre, dedicated to unlocking participants’ creative potential while developing their market leading skills and experiences.

The Certificate in Television Production is awarded upon completion of the following courses with a minimum of 60 per cent overall average:

·	FLIC 2F03, 2F04, 2F05, 3F02 and 3F03

Minor Program

Students in disciplines other than Film Studies can obtain a Minor in Film Studies within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

·	FILM 1F94
·	three credits from FILM 2P20, 2P54, 2P56, 2P90, 2P91, 2P93, 2P94, 2P95, 2P99, 3P20, 3P21, 3P54, 3P56, 3P91, 3P93, 3P94, 3P95, 3P96, 3P97, 3P98, 3Q94, 3R90

Articulation Agreement

BA with Major

Advanced Film-Making-Fanshawe College

Year 1

·	FILM 1F94
·	COMM 1P91 and 1P92
·	one Sciences context credit
·	one Social Sciences context credit
·	one elective credit

Year 2

·	FILM 2P20, 2P54, 2P56, 2P90, 2P91, 2P94 and 2P99
·	one credit from FILM 2P93, 2P95, COMM 2P98
·	one-half elective credit

Year 3

·	FILM 2F98 and 3P91
·	one credit from FILM 3P20, 3P54, 3P56
·	one FILM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·	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 1P91 and 1P92
·	one Sciences context credit
·	one Social Sciences context credit
·	one elective credit

Year 2

·	FILM 2P20, 2P54, 2P56, 2P90, 2P91, 2P94 and 2P99
·	one credit from FILM 2P93, 2P95, COMM 2P98
·	one-half elective credit

Year 3

·	FILM 2F98 and 3P91
·	one credit from FILM 3P20, 3P54, 3P56
·	one FILM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·	one FILM credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·	one-half elective credit

Year 4

·	taken at Fanshawe College

Visual Effects and Editing for Contemporary Media - Fanshawe College

Year 1

·	FILM 1F94
·	COMM 1P91 and 1P91
·	one Sciences context credit
·	one Social Sciences context credit
·	one elective credit

Year 2

·	FILM 2P20, 2P54, 2P56, 2P90, 2P91, 2P94 and 2P99
·	one credit from FILM 2P93, 2P95, COMM 2P98
·	one-half elective credit

Year 3

·	FILM 2F98 and 3P91
·	one credit from FILM 3P20, 3P54, 3P56
·	one FILM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·	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 COURSES

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 screening.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 2F00
New Media Literacy
(also offered as COMM 2F00 and PCUL 2F00)
Practical training in a repertoire of skills and tools essential to functioning in new media environments, and critical analytical training in key issues and theories related to the contemporary information age.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Note: this course is offered online.

FILM 2F98
Introduction to Digital Film Production
Introduction to the theory and practice of digital film techniques. Critiques of videos and production work.
Workshop, seminar, 3 hours per week; additional production time as required.
Restriction: open to FILM majors and minors until the date specified in the Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94.
Note: enrolment is limited to 20 students. Material fee required. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit in FILM 3F28.

FILM 2P20
Theories of Popular Culture
(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, screening, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors, DCUL, MEST and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 1F94, CANA 1F91, COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 2P21
Canadian Popular Culture
(also offered as CANA 2P21, COMM 2P21 and PCUL 2P21)
Survey of the media in Canada. Studies in the popular arts, referencing the ways that institutions (CBC, NFB) and selected artists identify and express a Canadian cultural imagination.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, CANA, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, CANA, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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 screening.
Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 1F94, COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 (1F90) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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 screening.
Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 1F94, COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 2P90
Film History I
History of cinema as a medium, industry and art form from its origins to the Second World War including Hollywood cinema and major international movements.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit in FILM 2F90.

FILM 2P91
Early Film Theory
Major early film theories including formalism, montage and . Application of the theories to selected films.
Lectures, screening, seminar, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94 or permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 2P93
Popular Narrative
(also offered as COMM 2P93, ENGL 2P93 and PCUL 2P93)
Analysis of storytelling across different media such as novels, film, television, the Internet and video games.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, ENCW (single or combined), ENGL (single or combined), ENGL (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), MCMN, PCUL and WRDS (single and combined) majors.
Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 1F94, COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, ENGL 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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 screening.
Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 1F94, CPCF 1F25, PCUL 1F92.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 2P95
Latin American and Iberian Film
(also offered as SPAN 2P95)
Iberian and Latin American film representations of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, exile/migration and politics. Emphasis on national and transnational cultural and socio-political contexts and on the study of national/regional cinema movements.
Delivered online.
Note: Spanish and Portuguese language films with English subtitles. Given in English. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in INTC 2P95 and SPAN 2P82.

FILM 2P99
Film History II
History of cinema as a medium, industry and art form since the Second World War including Hollywood cinema and major international movements.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94 and 2P90.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit in FILM 2F90.

FILM 2Q96
Art of Activism: Sexuality to Racial Justice
(also offered as COMM 2Q96, PCUL 2Q96, VISA 2Q96 and WGST 2Q96)
Introduction to the ways marginalized and criminalized populations employ the arts of social change. Topics may include feminist activism, migrant rights, defunding the police and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Artists, film makers and activists in Canada will be featured.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3P03
Advanced Studies in Popular Narrative
(also offered as COMM 3P03, ENGL 3P03 and PCUL 3P03)
Case studies in the adaptation of popular texts across media.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, ENCW (single or combined), ENGL (single or combined), ENGL (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), MCMN, PCUL and WRDS (single and combined) majors.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P93.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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 2P20.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3P20
Television Studies
(also offered as COMM 3P20 and PCUL 3P20)
Historical, theoretical and critical approaches to television.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL, STAC majors and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P20 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3P21
Canadian Television
(also offered as COMM 3P21 and PCUL 3P21)
Historical, theoretical and critical approaches to Canadian television.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL, STAC majors and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 3P20 or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3P54
Issues in Documentary Film
(also offered as COMM 3P54 and SOCI 3P54)
Advanced studies in selected aspects of documentary film and other related media.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P54.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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 screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P56.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3P91
Representation Matters
(also offered as COMM 3Q96 and PCUL 3P91)
Theoretical approaches to studying representation in film and screen spectatorship. Topics may include psychoanalysis, critical race theory, Marxist theory, and other contemporary theoretical fields used in the analysis of film and visual media.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94 and 2P20.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM 3Q96 and PCUL 3P91.

FILM 3P93
Authorship in the Cinema
Historical, theoretical and critical approaches to the study of authorship conducted through close analysis of the style, themes and development of selected film makers, their collaborators and their contexts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P90 (2F90) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3P94
Film Genre
(also offered as COMM 3P94 and PCUL 3P94)
Genre theory, its history, development and application to cinema.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P20, 2P90 (2F90) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3P95
National Cinema
Study of selected national cinemas emphasizing their relationship to national cultural traditions.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P90 (2F90) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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 screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P20 or FILM 2P90 (2F90).
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3P97
Gender and Cinema to the 1960s
(also offered as COMM 3P97, PCUL 3P97 and WGST 3P97)
Representation of gender, sexuality, race and class, and implications of spectatorship and ideology.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 2P20, FILM 2P90 (2F90), one-half WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3P98
Gender and Contemporary Cinema
(also offered as COMM 3P98, PCUL 3P98 and WGST 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 screening.
Prerequisite(s): one of FILM 2P20, FILM 2P90 (2F90), one-half WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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 screening.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P20 and 2P90 (2F90) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3R90
Sound & Vision: The Rockumentary
(also offered as COMM 3R90 and PCUL 3R90)
Intersection of the music and film industries through an in-depth study of the popular music documentary (rockumentary), its history and its contexts.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94 and one of FILM 2P20, 2P54, PCUL 2P70.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 3V50-3V59
Special Topics in Film Studies
Topics selected on basis of instructional expertise and student interest
Lectures, screening, seminar, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P90 and 2P91 (2F90) or permission of the instructor.

FILM 3V90-3V99
Advanced Topics in Film Studies
Topics selected on the basis of instructional expertise and student interest.
Lectures, screening, seminar, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 2P20 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 or with the faculty member of the student's FILM 4F99 thesis. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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: 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 or with the faculty member of the student's FILM 4F80 directed reading. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 4P03
Applied Studies in Popular Narrative
(also offered as COMM 4P03, ENGL 4P03 and PCUL 4P03)
Practical, historical and theoretical approaches to popular narratives.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, ENCW (single or combined), ENGL (single or combined), ENGL (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), MCMN, PCUL and WRDS (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite(s): FILM 3P03.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 4P06
Advanced Studies in Popular Culture
(also offered as COMM 4P06 and PCUL 4P06)
Issues in popular culture and its role in specific social, historical and theoretical contexts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.
Restriction: open to FILM majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 3P96
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 4P28
Special Topics in Video Production
(also offered as COMM 4P28)
Theory, practice and technique of filmmaking, focusing on idea development, creative process and methods of production.
Workshop, seminar, 3 hours per week; additional production time as required.
Restriction: permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): three FILM credits.
Note: enrolment limited to 15 students. Material fee required. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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, referencing 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), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors, DCUL, MEST and PCUL minors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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), BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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), BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 4P58
Ecocinema: History, Theory and Practice
(also offered as COMM 4P58 and PCUL 4P58)
Topics may include climate change, species degradation/extinction, resource extraction and other industrial practices (including hydrocarbonized film industrial practices), forced migration, slow violence and eco-trauma, as well as questions of scale, magnitude and the sublime in nature.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hour per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.
Note: completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM (COMM/PCUL) 4V58. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 4P59
Writing Cultural Criticism for the Media
(also offered as COMM 4P59 and PCUL 4P59)
Skills and techniques for reviewing contemporary media culture for publication.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.
Note: weekly writing assignments discussed in a workshop context. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM (COMM/PCUL) 4V59.

FILM 4P61
Conventions of Screen Realism
(also offered as COMM 4P61 and PCUL 4P61)
How representation and perception of reality have evolved with technology and aesthetics, from the Lumières to reality television.
Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 4P80
Directed Reading
Directed individual or group readings in an area of Film Studies.
Restriction: open to FILM majors with a minimum of 14.0 credits, a minimum of 75 per cent 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, signed by the Undergraduate Program Adviser before registration. The reading may not be on the topic or with the faculty member of the student's FILM 4F99 thesis. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FILM 4V50-4V59
Special Topics in Film Studies
Seminar, 3 hours per week.

FILM 4V57
2023-2024: Visual Culture
(also offered as COMM 4V57 and PCUL 4V57)
Survey of selected practices and phenomena related to visuality in media and culture. Primary focus is on the role of visuality in the production of knowledge and power relations. Topics may include scientific visualization, themed environments, photographic cultures, museums, and cartography.
Lecture, Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined) and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

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 4V70-4V79
Issues in International Cinema
Specialized studies of the historical and social contexts influencing trends and developments in international cinema.

FILM PRODUCTION COURSES

FLIC 2F00
Screenwriting: Writing for Movies
Turning a story idea into a short film screen play, moving from outline, through treatment, first and final draft.
Restriction: open to Film Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FLIC 2F01
Directing/Cinematography: Shaping the Vision
Introduction to the different roles of directors and the methods that transform script to performance. Familiarization with camera and lighting equipment. Technical, aesthetic and logistical considerations for scene shooting in both documentary and dramatic films.
Restriction: open to Film Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FLIC 2F02
Editing and Soundtrack (Composing): Post-Production
Development of skills for giving structure, form, rhythm, and pace to a film to tell a compelling story. Relation between sound and music. Sound’s power to convey information and mood as part of storytelling.
Restriction: open to Film Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FLIC 2F03
Television Structure: Genres and Forms
Structures of different television genres and the different requirements of each form: sitcoms, drama, drama series, documentary, movie of the week (MOW) and feature films.
Restriction: open to Television Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FLIC 2F04
Television Series Scriptwriting
Fundamentals of writing scripts for an episodic television series.
Restriction: open to Television Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FLIC 2F05
Directing for Television
Technical and creative areas of the director’s and the directing unit’s role during preproduction, production and post-production. Collaborative nature of film making with a show runner and the key crew.
Restriction: open to Television Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FLIC 3F00
Pre-Production and Production: Making a Motion Picture
Step by step understanding of the film-making process. Understanding the various roles involved in film production through the completion of a short film.
Restriction: open to Film Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: students will assume different roles on a production. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FLIC 3F01
Producing and Marketing: The Business of Film
Preparation of budgets, marketing and distribution plans and other facets of film promotion. Consideration of varied media markets and venues, contract negotiation, talent booking, and financing.
Restriction: open to Film Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FLIC 3F02
Television Production Process
Project development, planning, budgeting, pre-production, production, post-production, marketing and distribution of a television series.
Restriction: open to Television Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

FLIC 3F03
Television Post-production: Editing and Composing
Editing to give structure, form, rhythm and pace to a limited series. Relation between sound and music in a television series.
Restriction: open to Television Production students and permission of the Department.
Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COURSE

FILM 4F00
Placement in Communication, Popular Culture or Film
Application of course theories, knowledge, and core concepts to workplace experience. Synthesis and reflection of prior learning. Part-time placement related to communication, popular culture or film in a company, agency, or not-for-profit organization. Students are responsible for arranging their own placements in consultation with the department Academic Adviser and Experiential Learning Co-ordinator.
Lectures,160-hour placement.
Restriction: open to FILM (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: enrolment is limited. Students will be required to complete a major paper setting the placement experience within a theoretical context. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM 4P00, 4P01, COMM 4F00, 4P00, 4P01, PCUL 4F00, 4P00 and 4P01.