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Students are encouraged to work with their advisor(s), throughout the course of their college career, to make their academic experience at CU as meaningful and successful as possible. CinemaÌýmajors are expected to meet with their assigned advisor at least once a semester.

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Course Schedules

Spring 2025 CINE Class Schedule

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First-year studentsÌýmust declare their major as CinemaÌýand choose their emphasis with their First-Year Advisor.Ìý

Continuing studentsÌýinterested in declaring the CINE major may declare in the following ways:

AÌýdegree audit reportÌýis a tool that helps students track degree requirements to complete their degree on time. The audit outlines what courses are needed for the degree and applies college-defined course rules.ÌýThe audit will also show transfer courses that have been applied.

ÌýÌýAccess Your Degree AuditÌý

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NOTE: Buff Portal Advising is available to undergraduate students only at this time. Graduate students should contact their respective colleges to schedule advising appointments.

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Near the end of each semester, we accept BFA applications during a tight window. There are two windows, one in the Fall and one in the Spring.

The Fall 2023Ìýapplication window for BFA candidates is now closed.

Information about the application process can be found in our BFA Procedures document.

ÌýÌýApplication OverviewÌý

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Independent Study is an opportunity to earn academic credit for learning outside the formal class structure. A student who is interested in knowing more about a topic not covered in the regular Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts curriculum may propose a research project to any rostered department faculty member. If the student and faculty member can agree that the topic is worth investigating, it is not covered (or not covered in sufficient depth) in departmental courses, and that they share sufficient interest in the topic to sustain an independent study project, the student and faculty member may prepare an independent study contract.

ÌýÌýIndependent StudyÌý

Internship credit is available through the Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts; the purpose of this course is to provide professional internship experiences with film, video, and new media production companies, governmental agencies and production units, audio recording studios, and new media industries.

Detailed information can be found on our Internships page

For job opportunities, check out our Internship Bulletin and/or subscribe to the Opportunities Listserv.Ìý

WeÌýofferÌýabroad tripsÌýin Paris and Rome in alternate summers which count as upper division Critical Studies electives.Both classes are strongly interdisciplinary and focus on the relationships between film, art, and architecture. They run for three weeks (generally from mid-May), are taught in English, and involve screenings, lectures, discussions, and excursions.Ìý

We also offer an abroad program in Scotland which counts as a Production elective.ÌýGet hands-on experience by participating in all aspects of a film shoot on location andÌýwhile spending three weeks in Edinburgh, Scotland, a city with a vibrant arts community.ÌýThis also runs for three weeks (generally from mid-May).

CINE AbroadÌý

For further information and next steps, please visit the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ EducationÌýAbroad Programs website atÌý

Film courses taken at other accredited institutions may be petitioned to apply to specific requirements in the Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts, assuming they are first granted general transfer credit on the CU transcript. TheÌýpetition formÌýmust be accompanied by a copy of the course syllabus, so that the course(s) can be adequately and accurately evaluated. Completed forms should be returned to the main office or the Cinema Studies advisor. From there it will be submitted to the department for review.

The Department of Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts recognizes our increasingly media-dependent and screen-seeking society and understands the making, distribution, contextualization, and interrogation of visual media in all its forms is an everyday reality. We believe our students and faculty must understand the political nature and inequities embedded in technology, as well as in its content and global dissemination patterns. Our Department has the great opportunity and the tremendous responsibility of fostering an environment in which the creation, interpretation, analysis and engagement with the moving image will open the doors of diversity and inclusivity with every step and at every level.Ìý

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Degree Options

Minor

A minor is offered in Cinema Studies. Declaration of a minor is open to any student enrolled at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ, regardless of college or school. To obtain the Cinema Studies minor, students must:

  • Declare a minor in Cinema Studies
  • Complete 20 credits hours in Cinema Studies course work; requirements include the following:
    • Complete CINE 1502, CINE 3051 and CINE 3061 (11 credit hours)
    • Complete 9 credit hours from elective courses in the Cinema Studies Program.ÌýSix credit hours of the elective courses must be at the upper-division (3000-4000) level

The minor helps students interested in the study of cinema history, culture, and aesthetics, but too busy to pursue the full major, the opportunity to develop their interest by acquiring critical and comparative skills and understanding the place and importance of cinema as a cultural and social phenomenon. Students in the minor have access to lower and upper division courses on film history, aesthetics, criticism, social and historical contexts, classical genres, and groundbreaking directors from the US and International traditions, acquiring an edge in visual analysis and media literacy.

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

We offer two distinct paths for studying film.Ìý

Production Track

The Production Track in Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts at CU Â鶹ӰԺ focuses on an independent filmmaking perspective that encourages students to learn all aspects of the film making process. Students learn how to develop an artistic voice through screenwriting, cinematography, editing, directing, animating, and acting. Through a variety of required classes and electives, Production majors become prepared to create their own films and collaborate with others on sets. CU is the premiere destination for students interested in learning and exploring analog filmmaking alongside modern digital practices.

Production majors are also required to take 9 credits of critical studies electives to develop an understanding of film appreciation, analysis and critique.Ìý

Critical Studies Track

The Critical Studies BA in Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts at CU Â鶹ӰԺ emphasizes the critical study of film as an art form including reading and writing about film and film analysis, appreciation, and critique. This track is designed to give students a solid knowledge of the history and aesthetics of national and international film, as well as exposure to the various methodological approaches of cinema studies as an academic discipline.Ìý

Critical Studies students can take production courses as electives to further their understanding of the filmmaking process.

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Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

All students begin in the Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts declaring the Bachelor of Arts as their major. Application to the BFA program opens up a more intensive exploration of moving image arts and media production.ÌýIn addition to the core moving image arts curriculum, BFA students delve into more expansive filmmaking practices by spending an entire academic year developing one film project in conjunction with their fellow BFA cohort. This offers an opportunity to utilize all of the resources available at CU to create a strong piece of work in the student's voice for their portfolio.Ìý

The mission of the BFA is to prepare artists who will be competitive as independent filmmakers in the industry and beyond.

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Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

The MFA in Film is an interdisciplinary endeavor between the Art and Art History Department and the Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts Department and offers the best of both worlds.

We welcome applications from emerging film artists interested in creating fiction or non-fiction cinema, animation, moving image installations, media performance or hybrid time-based works from single channel to the white cube gallery, and beyond.

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Graduating with Honors

To obtain Honors in the Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts students must have a GPA of 3.3 or higher and complete and defend an honors thesis.

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