Bachelor of Science in Cinema Studies
The department offers bachelor of arts (BA) and bachelor of science (BS) degree programs, consisting of 56 credits divided among four categories: fundamentals, production, core courses, and electives. The major includes the option of graduating with honors.
Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade, and students must earn a grade of mid-C or better for credit toward the major. At least 28 credits must be taken in residence at the University of Oregon.
Undergraduate Studies
The department offers bachelor of arts (BA) and bachelor of science (BS) degree programs, consisting of 56 credits divided among four categories: fundamentals, production, core courses, and electives. The major includes the option of graduating with honors.
Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade, and students must earn a grade of mid-C or better for credit toward the major. At least 28 credits must be taken in residence at the University of Oregon.
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
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Fundamentals Courses 1 | ||
J 201 | Media and Society | 4 |
CINE 260M | Media Aesthetics | 4 |
Select two of the following: | 8 | |
History of the Motion Picture I | ||
History of the Motion Picture II | ||
History of the Motion Picture III | ||
Production Courses | ||
Select one of the following Production A courses: 2 | 4 | |
Introduction to Documentary Production | ||
Introduction to Production | ||
Introduction to Narrative Cinema Production | ||
For a list of courses that satisfy Production B requirements (one is required), review the term course lists at cinema.uoregon.edu/term-course-lists. | 4 | |
Core Courses 3 | ||
For a list of courses that satisfy core requirements, review the course lists at cinema.uoregon.edu/term-course-lists. A total of six core courses, at least one from each category, is required. | 24 | |
Electives 4 | ||
For a list of courses that satisfy elective requirements, review the course lists at cinema.uoregon.edu/term-course-lists. Two electives are required and may include additional fundamentals, production, and/or core courses. | 8 | |
Total Credits | 56 |
1 | Fundamentals courses (16 credits) introduce majors to three central approaches to cinema studies: historical, social-institutional, and aesthetic. These must be completed before entry into production courses.
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2 | Production courses (8 credits: 4 from Production A and 4 from Production B) give majors a chance to learn the essentials of media production.
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3 | Core courses (24 credits) strengthen students’ understanding of cinema as a dynamic, multicultural, and transnational phenomenon. Please see term course list for offerings.
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4 | Electives (8 credits) allow students to broaden their exposure to cinema and media studies. These courses are not focused exclusively on cinema but instead study it in relation to other modes of inquiry, including (but not limited to) Asian studies, comparative literature, ethnic studies, folklore and public culture, philosophy, journalism, literary studies, music, Romance languages, and women's, gender, and sexuality studies. A wide variety of elective courses from a range of departments and programs are available. Additional fundamentals, production, and core courses may also count as elective courses. Elective credit for the major may also be derived from internship and/or independent study. |
Honors
The department provides qualified undergraduate majors with options for participating in the honors program. Students arriving in the 2018–19 academic year or earlier may receive program honors at graduation if they have a final cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.75 in cinema studies course work. Beginning in 2019–20, incoming students must meet this GPA and, in addition, complete a scholarly or screenwriting project that originates from a cinema studies course and is then expanded in a faculty-led project development seminar. An honors college thesis also fulfills program honors requirements.
For more information, contact cinema@uoregon.edu