Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies through BDIC
Develop your own individualized film major.
The Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies offers a film studies major as a structured concentration within bachelor’s degree with individual concentration (BDIC) program.
To apply to the major, you must have completed or be currently registered for at least 15 credits. You’ll develop your individual plan of study through the BDIC Proposal Writing course. The major consists of 12 courses: five required core courses and seven electives. Required courses include one in the history of film before the 1950s, one in the history of film after the 1950s, one director or genre course, one national cinema course, and one film theory course.
Through the choices for the elective film courses, students can choose to develop a specialization within the discipline of film studies. Suggested specializations include: history of cinema, film theory, film criticism, world cinema, cinema cultures, international film, filmmaking, production, and self-designed.
Featured faculty
Barbara Zecchi
Professor, Film Studies & Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Barbara Zecchi is a feminist film scholar, film critic, film festival curator, and video essayist.
Barry Spence
Chief Undergraduate Advisor, Film Studies
Undergraduate Program Director, Film Studies
Barry Spence is a lecturer as well as the chief undergraduate advisor and the undergraduate program director for film studies.
Anne Ciecko
Associate Professor, Communication
Anne Ciecko is an associate professor of communication and the graduate certificate director of film studies.
Film Studies
Explore film theory, film criticism, the history of cinema, screenwriting, and cinematography with faculty from a wide range of disciplines and experiences.