Programs in Film and Media

The Department focuses on the history, theory, and criticism of film and television and offers training in the production of 16mm film, video and multimedia. Through the study of film and television, we address related issues, such as ideology and power, communication, aesthetics, advertising and consumption, economics, and spectatorship. We examine other forms of cultural expression-- literature, painting, music, architecture--as they impact on film and television, and we examine the role of cultural industries and institutions in relation to film.

Although Film and Media is principally an Arts (rather than a Fine Arts) department, film, video, and multimedia production are central to our curriculum. They are fundamental means to the achievement of our principal pedagogical goals: cultural awareness and literacy in language, image, sound, and film and video technology. Production as we teach it integrates creative expression; a strong grounding in film history, theory, and criticism; and an acute awareness of cultural issues. This rounded curriculum covers educational areas and skills that prepare students for a variety of professional careers--including but not restricted to work in the film and television industries.

Minor Concentration: This program normally takes three years to complete.

Major Concentration: This program normally takes four years to complete, and consists of a total of nineteen credits including at least ten in Film and Media.

Medial Concentration: This program normally takes four years to complete, and consists of a total of nineteen credits including seven credits in Film Studies and seven credits in another subject of concentration.

Special Field Concentration: Stage and Screen Studies (with the Department of Drama).

For full details on degree requirements, see the Arts & Science Calendar.

For details on admission requirements and academic regulations, see the University Registrar and the Faculty of Arts and Science.

Students with questions or problems regarding courses, registration or timetables should contact the Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies, at (613) 533-2178.

Queen's University also offers a Cultural Studies Graduate Program.