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Cinema Studies
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Cinema is one of the most popular and influential art forms, as well as core business at the heart of the media industries. The program leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Studies combines coursework in Film History, Theory and Aesthetics with coursework in film and video production. During the program, students will exercise their intellectual curiosity through critical studies of film while expanding their imaginations in critical writing, in concert with the filmmaking process. This combination of theory and practice prepares students for a variety of careers in film, television, and media industries in professions including directing, producing, screenwriting, editing/postproduction, cinematography, digital data management, archival research, and talent management, among others.
Students majoring in Cinema Studies choose to concentrate in either Critical Studies or Production. The Production concentration requires a Grade Point Average in the major of at least 3.0 and a Senior Thesis Project in the form of an original short film or video. Course work includes Cinematography, Documentary Video, Experimental Workshop, Sound for Film, Screen Comedy, American Myth/American Film, Women and Film, History of Television, Global Film, and much more. For more information, please see. https://www.csi.cuny.edu/academics-and-research/departments-programs/media-culture.
Upon completion of the program:
Students will be able to perform research in the history of filmmaking.
Students will be able to demonstrate technical proficiency in film- and videomaking.
Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the genres and applications that define the discipline.
Students will possess writing and practical skills related to film studies and film production.
Students will be prepared to pursue careers in a film and media industries or graduate studies in a related field.
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Requirements
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Liberal Arts and Sciences Content Courses
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Students who enter the College with fewer than six credits are required to complete the non-credit College Life Unit Experience Program (CLUE) or complete a one-credit orientation course (SPD 101: Issues in College Life, or SKO 100: SEEK Freshman Orientation.) Students are expected to complete this requirement during their first semester or prior to the completion of 12 equated credits.
To satisfy this requirement students must:
Choose one of the following:
Successfully complete a one-credit freshman orientation course: SPD 101: Issues in College Life or SKO 100: SEEK Freshman Orientation (open only to SEEK students)
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Complete the five components of the non-credit College Life Unit Experiences (CLUE) program, which include: attendance at a general orientation session on such topics as the purposes of higher education, an overview of College policies and services, and an appreciation of diversity. Students should attend the orientation session prior to the beginning of classes.
ANDAttend four CLUE-certified events: two Personal Growth Experiences and two Co-curricular Experiences. Personal Growth topics include study skills, career development, self-development, substance abuse, and pluralism. Co-curricular Experiences include events offered in conjunction with the scholarly, cultural, and civic programs presented regularly at the College.
Any 112-level language is recommended.
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STEM courses with the Life and Physical Sciences (LP) and Scientific World (SW) requirement designation may satisfy only one Common Core area.
Any 300-level or above course in foreign literature or equivalent courses in other languages will satisfy this requirement. Some courses require reading knowledge of the language; others allow students without knowledge of the language to read the works in English translation.
If the 114-level language requirement has been met through testing or exemption, an additional TALA or social science course must be substituted.
Students must complete at least six credits in courses at the 200 level or higher.
Social Scientific Analysis (Social Science) and Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis (TALA) may also fulfill Contemporary World or Pluralism and Diversity.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirement
Ninety (90) credits of liberal arts and sciences courses are required for the Cinema Studies BA.  Film production courses are non-liberal arts and sciences.
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Demonstration of proficiency in a foreign language through the Intermediate level 213 or above
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Demonstration of proficiency in a foreign language through the Intermediate level 213 or above
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Demonstration of proficiency in a foreign language through the Intermediate level 213 or above
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OR 0675201 - 1264611
OR 1264631 - 1300431
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OR 1300421 - 0625401
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OR 1285791
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The production option requires a senior thesis project in the form of a short film or video. A senior thesis project must be approved by a member of the cinema faculty in the semester prior to undertaking the production in a CIN 300 or higher-level production course or independent study.
To graduate with honors in Cinema Studies, a student must have a 3.5 grade point average in Cinema Studies courses and must complete an honors thesis or project, which may include the production of a film, approved by a faculty advisor.