{"id":14725,"date":"2026-03-22T15:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/?page_id=14725"},"modified":"2026-03-22T15:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:17:55","slug":"all-undergraduate-film-studies-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/undergraduate\/film-studies\/all-undergraduate-film-studies-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"All Undergraduate Film Studies Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"default\">This is a list of all courses offered in the program. Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/undergraduate\/film-studies\/all-undergraduate-film-studies-courses\/upcoming-film-studies-courses\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"10831\">Upcoming Courses page<\/a>\u00a0for a list of courses offered for the current and next semester (when available).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\ndd { \n margin-left: 30px;\n  margin-top: 0px;\n\tmargin-bottom: 0px;\n}\n\t\n\tdt {\n\t\tmargin-top: 25px;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<dl><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0111 Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>History of film, television, and the internet. Focus on economic and aesthetic features of these media and interrelationships among them. Models for critiquing each form.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ARTHIST\u00a0111, ENGLISH\u00a0111, and FILMSTD\u00a0111 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0192 First-Year Seminar:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>The specific topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the class is offered.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0205 History of Film I: Development of an Art<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>The technology, style, history, and theory of the medium. Aesthetic advances from silent to color and sound films. Contributions of various nationalities and artists.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ArtHist 205 & FilmStd 205 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0206 History of Film II: Development of an Art<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>The technology, style, history, and theory of the medium. Aesthetic advances from silent to color and sound films. Contributions of various nationalities and artists.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ARTHIST\u00a0206 and FILMSTD\u00a0206 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0212 Intermediate Topics in Film and Television Studies:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Stylistic, generic, historical, or theoretical issues in film and\/or television studies.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>sophomore standing or ENGLISH\u00a0290(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0286 Writing about Film and Television<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Intensive practice and study of the critical and technical elements of writing with emphasis on close reading and writing about media images and narratives.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>grade of C or better in English 102(P) or score at level 4 on EPT.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 286 & FilmStd 286 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0290 Introduction to Film Studies<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis of formal, thematic, and generic components of narrative, documentary, and avant garde filmmaking.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 290 & FilmStd 290 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0291 Introduction to Television Studies<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>The forms, images, and narratives particular to television.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 291 & FilmStd 291 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0292 Classic Dramas in Film:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>A sampling of great plays in film versions, with performances by acclaimed actors.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Offered on a cr\/no cr basis. Retakable w\/chg in topic to 3 cr max. English 292 & FilmStd 292 are jointly offered; w\/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0294 Game Culture<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Critical study of games, digital and otherwise; forms, conventions, and practices that inform design and reception of games; place of games in contemporary culture.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>GER OWC-A.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Counts as repeat of English 380 w\/same topic. English 294 & FilmStd 294 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0295 Women and Film<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>A study of the representation of women in narrative, documentary, and avant garde film, television and\/or video, including a survey of psychoanalytic theories of spectatorship and feminist analyses of mass culture.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>soph st.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>HU<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 295 & FilmStd 295 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0297 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in 51ÁÔÆæ-sponsored program before coursework levels, content, and credits are determined  and\/or in specially-prepared program coursework.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0299 Ad Hoc:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period.  Requires only dept & assoc dean approval.  In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none, except as required for specific topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0305 Film Analysis I: Method and Theory<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Film language, critical methods, and theory applied to selected works of film art. Cross-cultural analysis of styles and themes. Study of major film artists.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ArtHist 305 & FilmStd 305 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0305G Film Analysis I: Method and Theory<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Film language, critical methods, and theory applied to selected works of film art. Cross-cultural analysis of styles and themes. Study of major film artists.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ArtHist 305 & FilmStd 305 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0306 Film Analysis II: Method and Theory<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Film language, critical methods, and theory applied to selected works of major national film artists. Cross-cultural analysis of styles and themes.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ArtHist 306 & FilmStd 306 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0306G Film Analysis II: Method and Theory<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Film language, critical methods, and theory applied to selected works of major national film artists. Cross-cultural analysis of styles and themes.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ArtHist 306 & FilmStd 306 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0307 Film Directors:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comprehensive analysis of the technique, style, and themes of specific major film artists. Biographical, cultural, artistic influences on artists' work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; ArtHist 205(R) or 305(R).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. ArtHist 307 & FilmStd 307 are jointly offered; w\/same topic they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2016.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0307G Film Directors:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comprehensive analysis of the technique, style, and themes of specific major film artists. Biographical, cultural, artistic influences on artists' work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; ArtHist 205(R) or 305(R).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. ArtHist 307 & FilmStd 307 are jointly offered; w\/same topic they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2016.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0308 Film Styles:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>A stylistic analysis of film of major filmmakers made within the structures of particular genres, such as gangsters, musicals, westerns, horror, science fiction and studios.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. ArtHist 308 & FilmStd 308 are jointly offered; w\/same topic they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2014, Spring 2014.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0308G Film Styles:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>A stylistic analysis of film of major filmmakers made within the structures of particular genres, such as gangsters, musicals, westerns, horror, science fiction and studios.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. ArtHist 308 & FilmStd 308 are jointly offered; w\/same topic they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2014, Spring 2014.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0312 Topics in Film, Television and Digital Studies:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of stylistic, generic, historical, or theoretical issues in film, television and\/or digital studies.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing, satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement, and ENGLISH\u00a0290(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0312 and FILMSTD\u00a0312 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0316 World Cinema:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>National cinemas in first, second, and\/or third world nations; relationships among representation, narrative, and social forms.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or ENGLISH\u00a0290(P); satisfaction of OWC-A.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max. COMPLIT\u00a0316, ENGLISH\u00a0316 & FILMSTD\u00a0316 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0320 Studies in Film and Television Authorship:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>The function of authorship in the cinema and\/or in television; the roles of producer, director, screenwriter, and star.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or ENGLISH\u00a0290(P), and satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0320 and FILMSTD\u00a0320 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0329 Film and Literature<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Capabilities and limitations of narrative film and literature, emphasizing the distinctiveness of each artistic mode.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st, English 290(P), satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 329 & FilmStd 329 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0329G Film and Literature<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Capabilities and limitations of narrative film and literature, emphasizing the distinctiveness of each artistic mode.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st, English 290(P), satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 329 & FilmStd 329 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0330 Film and Drama:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Capabilities and limitations of narrative film and drama, emphasizing the distinctiveness of each artistic mode.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st or English 290(P); satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 330 & FilmStd 330 are jointly offered; w\/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0350 Global Jewish Film and Television:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Global Jewish identity in its historic and contemporary cultural dimensions through film and media texts, analysis, and criticism.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0350, FILMSTD\u00a0350, and JEWISH\u00a0350 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0380 Media and Society:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>An examination of film, television, and\/or digital media culture, with attention to class, gender, race, sexuality, nation and the environment.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and ENGLISH\u00a0290(P) or ENGLISH\u00a0291(P) or 6 cr in courses approved for hum breadth cr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0380 and FILMSTD\u00a0380 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0380G Media and Society:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>An examination of film, television, and\/or digital media culture, with attention to class, gender, race, sexuality, nation and the environment.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and ENGLISH\u00a0290(P) or ENGLISH\u00a0291(P) or 6 cr in courses approved for hum breadth cr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0380 and FILMSTD\u00a0380 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0383 Cinema, Television, and Genre:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Stylistic and thematic analyses of film and\/or television genres (e.g., melodrama, film noir, sitcom). Consideration of writers, directors, producers and stars whose works represent forms of a genre.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing, satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement, and ENGLISH\u00a0290(P) or 6 cr in courses approved for hum breadth cr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0383 and FILMSTD\u00a0383 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0383G Cinema, Television, and Genre:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Stylistic and thematic analyses of film and\/or television genres (e.g., melodrama, film noir, sitcom). Consideration of writers, directors, producers and stars whose works represent forms of a genre.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing, satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement, and ENGLISH\u00a0290(P) or 6 cr in courses approved for hum breadth cr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0383 and FILMSTD\u00a0383 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0390 Classical Film Criticism and Theory<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Survey of the history of film theory, with particular attention to developing critical skills in film theoretical writing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st, satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req, English 290(P), & ArtHist 205(P); or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 390 & FilmStd 390 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0390G Classical Film Criticism and Theory<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Survey of the history of film theory, with particular attention to developing critical skills in film theoretical writing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st, satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req, English 290(P), & ArtHist 205(P); or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 390 & FilmStd 390 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0391 Television Criticism and Theory<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of the forms and representational strategies of television narrative, and the various modes of analysis that may be applied to television viewers and texts.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 291(P) or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 391 & FilmStd 391 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2020, Spring 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0391G Television Criticism and Theory<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of the forms and representational strategies of television narrative, and the various modes of analysis that may be applied to television viewers and texts.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 291(P) or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 391 & FilmStd 391 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2020, Spring 2019.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0392 Contemporary Film Criticism and Theory:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Current issues in film criticism and theory and an exploration of critical perspectives (psychoanalysis, feminism, structuralism, post-structuralism) informing recent debates in film studies.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 290(P) or 291(P) or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 392 & FilmStd 392 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0392G Contemporary Film Criticism and Theory:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Current issues in film criticism and theory and an exploration of critical perspectives (psychoanalysis, feminism, structuralism, post-structuralism) informing recent debates in film studies.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 290(P) or 291(P) or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max. English 392 & FilmStd 392 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0393 Entertainment Industries:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>In-depth look at contemporary media industries both in the U.S. and globally. Emphasis on changing content, production and viewing practices.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; satisfaction of OWC-A; English 290(P), English 291(P), or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 393 & FilmStd 393 are jointly offered; w\/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. May be retaken w\/change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0394 Theories of Digital Culture:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>An examination of theories of digital and new media in relation to cinema, television, literature, and other arts.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing, satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement, and ENGLISH\u00a0290(P) or ENGLISH\u00a0291(P) or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0394 and FILMSTD\u00a0394 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0394G Theories of Digital Culture:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>An examination of theories of digital and new media in relation to cinema, television, literature, and other arts.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing, satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement, and ENGLISH\u00a0290(P) or ENGLISH\u00a0291(P) or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0394 and FILMSTD\u00a0394 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0395 Feminist Media Criticism and Theory:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Theories of representation, spectatorship, and analyses of gender and identity in relation to film, television, and\/or digital media.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH\u00a0395 and FILMSTD\u00a0395 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>FILMSTD\u00a0412 Global Cinema and Media:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of cinema and media in the context of globalization; cinema and media's changing impact beyond national borders.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or ENGLISH\u00a0290(P); and satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max. 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