北卡萊羅納大學威明頓分校

The Department of Film Studies offers a two-year Master of Arts degree in the history, theory, and aesthetics of cinema. Our comprehensive curriculum offers advanced classes in film style, historiography, global cinema, and film production. Students work closely with faculty to develop an individualized course of study that supports their research agenda and leads them to a culminating thesis. Students also complete an applied learning experience, which may involve teaching, festival programming, conference planning, magazine and journal publishing, or professional writing.

Degree Requirements (39 total credit hours)

The program consists of 39 hours, distributed as follows. No more than nine credit hours may be taken from cross-listed 400/500 courses.

• FST 500 - Introduction to Film Study and Production Credit Hours: 6
• FST 505 - World Cinema Credit Hours: 3
• FST 540 - Film Theory Credit Hours: 3
• 6 hours of FST 569 - Seminar in Film Studies Credit Hours: 3
• FST 570 - Historiography Credit Hours: 3
• FST 579 - Studies in Film History Credit Hours: 3
• FST 589 - Studies in Global Cinema Credit Hours: 3
• FST 595 - Thesis I Credit Hours: 3
• FST 596 - Thesis II Credit Hours: 3
• FST 598 - Applied Learning Credit Hours: 3

Production elective, 3 hours selected from:

• FST 501 - Advanced Practicum in Cinematography Credit Hours: 3
• FST 510 - Screenwriting Credit Hours: 3
• FST 516 - Advanced Practicum in Film Production Credit Hours: 3
• FST 518 - Screenwriting II: Writing the Feature Film Credit Hours: 3
• FST 519 - Screenwriting III: Film Adaptation Credit Hours: 3
• FST 522 - Digital Visual Effects Credit Hours: 3
• FST 531 - Editing Credit Hours: 3
• FST 535 - Cinematography Credit Hours: 3
• FST 536 - Sound Recording and Design Credit Hours: 3
• FST 537 - Producing Credit Hours: 3
• FST 551 - Directing the Narrative Film Credit Hours: 3
• FST 552 - Directing the Documentary Credit Hours: 3
• FST 553 - Directing the Experimental Film Credit Hours: 3