Film Studies - A.B.

I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S  ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H   MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E

II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.

Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Physical Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.

World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

V. Social Sciences (9 hours) Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H. A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.

Required Courses (9 hours) Note: At least 18 hours taken towards completion of the major requirements must be in residence. No non-equivalent transfer credits may be used towards the major.  FILM 5900/7900 Choose two courses from the following: FILM 4250/6250 FILM 4260/6260 FILM 4270/6270

Major Electives (18 hours) Choose eighteen hours of courses numbered 3000-5999 not taken in major requirements from the following courses: CMLT 4210/6210 CMLT 4220/6220 CMLT 4230/6230 FILM 4100/6100 FILM 4250/6250 FILM 4260/6260 FILM 4270/6270 FILM 4600/6600 FILM 4620/6620  FILM(LACS) 4640/6640  FILM 4650/6650  FILM 4660/6660  FILM 4670/6670 FILM 4680/6680  FILM 5481/7481  FILM 5640/7640  FILM 5690/7690 FILM 5700/7700   GRMN 3300 GRMN 3820 HIST 4750/6750 ITAL 4040/6040 RUSS 3300  SPAN 4081 SPAN 4082 THEA 3020  THEA 3700  THEA 4000/6000  THEA 5620/7620  THEA 5810 THEA 5820/7820  THEA 5830/7830

General Electives (33 hours) (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.) Upper division (12 hours) Any level (21 hours) *Film Studies majors are encouraged to pursue a double major or Minor in areas such as: a Foreign Language, Art/Art History, Comparative Literature, English, History, Entertainment and Media Studies, Theatre, or earn a certificate in New Media Studies or Film and Media Scoring.

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)