Program Overview

Film Studies, B.A.

The major in film studies provides liberal arts students with the history, theory, and production techniques for all forms of visual storytelling, including film and television. The degree prepares the professionally minded student with the knowledge and experience necessary to study in graduate school, enter the entertainment industries, or to advance in related fields, such as law or business, where a deep understanding of narrative strategies may be central to success.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the undergraduate program in film will demonstrate or show proficiency in:

1. The analysis and interpretation of the historical, theoretical, artistic, and production elements of film, such as screenwriting, film production, postproduction, theory/criticism, and film scoring.
2. The production of film from script to final edit and the use of technological tools as evidenced by the creation of cinematic projects.
3. Knowledge of the professional requirements of the film industry and related fields.

Tulsa Curriculum and First Year Experience

• FYE 1001 First Year Experience
• AS 2001 The Liberal Arts and Preparation for Life after Graduation
• ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation or
  • FS 1963 First Seminar I and
  • FS 1900 Writing Studio
• FS 1973 First Seminar II
• Foreign Language (12-14 hours)
• MATH 1083 Contemporary Mathematics (STAT 2013 or a higher MATH course taken for the major requirements will fulfill this requirement)
• 4973 Senior Project (3 hours)

General Curriculum

• Quad I: Creative Arts (6 hours)
• Quad II: Humanities (6 hours)
• Quad III: Social Sciences (6 hours)
• Quad IV: Natural and Applied Sciences (7 hours)

Some major required courses may be double counted to fulfill a quad requirement.

Film Studies Major Requirements (33 hours)

Required Courses (6 hours)

• FLM 3273 Film History
• FLM 3143 Screenwriting I or
  • FLM 4143 Screenwriting II
• FLM 4220 Film Major Colloquium (taken every semester)

Electives (27 hours)

Film studies majors must take a minimum of nine courses from the following list of electives. At least two courses, normally beginning with FLM 2013 taken in the first year, must be in production. Seven of the nine courses must be at the 3000-level or above. The entire schedule - with a particular emphasis on a subfield such as production, screenwriting, recording/scoring, and/or film theory/history - will be determined by the student in consultation with a film studies advisor.

Production

(including Screenwriting and Scoring)

• FLM 2013 Introduction to Filmmaking
• FLM 3023 Documentary Foundations or
  • MSTU 3023 Documentary Foundations
• FLM 3083 Advanced Techniques in Film Production
• FLM 3163 Digital Recording II or
  • MUS 3123 Digital Recording II
• FLM 3213 Introduction to Digital Recording or
  • MUS 3113 Introduction to Digital Recording
• FLM 3223 Introduction to Film Scoring or
  • MUS 3223 Introduction to Film Scoring
• FLM 3413 Introduction to Video Game Scoring or
  • MUS 3413 Introduction to Video Game Scoring
• FLM 3473 Media Production and Criticism or
  • MSTU 3473 Media Production and Criticism
• FLM 3573 Advanced Media Production and Criticism or
  • MSTU 4573 Advanced Media Production and Criticism
• FLM 4014 Directing/Producing Fiction Films
• FLM 4024 Narrative Film Production II
• FLM 4143 Screenwriting II
• FLM 4153 Advanced Post-Production
• FLM 4183 Film Scoring Workshop
• FLM 4243 Screenwriting III

History, Theory/Criticism, Genres

• FLM 2133 Music and Film or
  • MUS 2133 Music and Film
• FLM 2243 Music and Italian Cinema or
  • MUS 2243 Music and Italian Cinema
• FLM 2313 Gangster Films or
  • CPLT 2313 Gangster Films
• FLM 2363 Understanding Movies
  • MSTU 2363 Understanding Movies
• FLM 3153 Literature and Film or
  • ENGL 3053 Literature and Film or
  • FLM 3283 Film Theory and Criticism or
  • MSTU 3283 Film Theory and Criticism
• FLM 3503 The Middle Ages on Film or
  • HIST 3503 The Middle Ages on Film
• FLM 3923 Ancient Greece on Film or
  • HIST 3923 Ancient Greece on Film
• FLM 3883 Imperial Rome on Film or
  • HIST 3883 Imperial Rome on Film
• FLM 4073 Science of Cinema /Neurocinema/Cinemetrics
• FLM 4163 Film Genres: Sci-Fi/The Western/Horror/Film/War/Comedy/Road/Noir/Neo-Noir/The 1970s or
  • ENGL 4163 Film Genres
• MSTU 4283 Contemporary Documentary Film

Internships, Independent Study, Special Topics

• FLM 3593 Internship
• FLM 4593 Internship
• FLM 2993 Independent Study
• FLM 3993 Independent Study
• FLM 4993 Independent Study
• FLM 4803 Special Topics

Senior Project

In the senior year, film studies majors enroll in FLM 4973 Senior Project and spend a semester completing a project that may be a short film (narrative, documentary, animated), screenplay, or scholarly study. This course fulfills the Tulsa Curriculum Senior Project requirement and does not count as part of the major.

Required Minor (12 hours)

Film studies majors may minor in a variety of fields that complement the major such as the Creative Writing Minor or Art Minor . Courses in the minor cannot count toward the major. At least 12 credit hours must be completed with six hours at the 3000 level or higher. Some minors require more than 12 hours.

General Electives (22-24 hours)

Total: 120 hours