English - Film Studies Option, BA
Introduction
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The film studies option within the English major is designed to prepare students for a range of professional careers in areas such as film criticism, video production, and the teaching of film, as well as graduate programs in film studies.
These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.
Program Delivery
- This is an on-campus program.
Declaring This Major
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- Students planning to major in English must consult with an advisor as soon as possible.
- Students may choose only one of the three options in the English major.
General Requirements
To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.
- CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
- CU Denver Core Curriculum
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Program Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 39 ENGL credit hours.
- Students must complete a minimum of 27 upper-division (3000-level and above) ENGL credit hours.
- Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the major and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the major GPA. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to major requirements.
- Students must complete a minimum of 15 ENGL upper-division (3000-level or above) credit hours with CU Denver faculty.
Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations
- ENGL 1010 Writing Workshop, ENGL 1020 Core Composition I, and ENGL 2030 Core Composition II are not included in the major.
- Internship/cooperative education courses may be counted toward the major for students who have junior standing or higher.
- Double majors in English and English Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology must complete 63 hours total for both majors.
- The English Department also offers minors in Creative Writing, Literature, and English Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology. Courses counted in a minor cannot be counted toward the major.
- Latin Honors may be earned by participating in the department's Honors Program. You are encouraged to begin the program in your junior year. The program requires additional coursework and affords you the opportunity to work individually with the professor of your choice. Handouts are available in the English office.
- *Courses marked with an asterisk are repeatable if taken as a different genre/director/topic.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following film studies courses: | 15 | |
Introduction to Literature and Film | ||
Studies in Film History (*) | ||
Global Cinema (*) | ||
From Literature to Film | ||
Film Theory and Criticism (students should complete 3070 and 3080 prior to enrolling in 4420) | ||
Complete a minimum of eight of the following critical studies elective courses: | 24 | |
*Repeatable if a different genre/director/topic. | ||
Storytelling: Literature, Film, and Television | ||
Writing the Short Script | ||
Greatest Hits | ||
Critical Writing | ||
Studies in Film History (*) | ||
Film Genres (*) | ||
Global Cinema (*) | ||
Film Directors (*) | ||
Topics in Film (*) | ||
Contemporary Women Writers | ||
Religious Narratives | ||
Shakespeare | ||
American Literature to the Civil War | ||
American Literature after the Civil War | ||
Race and Ethnicity in American Literature | ||
International Perspectives in Literature and Film | ||
Studies of Major Authors (*) | ||
Major Authors: Am. Lit (*) | ||
Major Authors: Before 1650 (*) | ||
Major Authors: 1650-1900 (*) | ||
Major Authors: After 1900 (*) | ||
Poetics | ||
History of American Poetry | ||
Survey of the English Novel to 1900 | ||
African-American Literature | ||
The American Novel | ||
Faulkner | ||
The American Short Story | ||
Twentieth Century Fiction | ||
Survey of Feminist Thought | ||
Contemporary Feminist Thought | ||
Contemporary World Literature | ||
Medieval Literature | ||
Whores and Saints: Medieval Women | ||
English Renaissance | ||
Milton | ||
Restoration and the 18th Century | ||
English Romanticism | ||
The Victorian Age | ||
Modernism | ||
Chaucer | ||
Humanistic Writing About Medicine and Biology | ||
Illness & Disability Narrative | ||
Topics in English: Film and Literature (*) | ||
Topics in English Film and Lit: Film (*) | ||
Topics in English Film and Lit: Lit (*) | ||
Topics in English Film and Lit: Am. Lit (*) | ||
Topics in English Film and Lit: Before 1650 (*) | ||
Topics in English Film and Lit: 1650-1900 (*) | ||
Topics in English: Film and Lit: After 1900 (*) | ||
Senior Writing Project in Creative Writing or Film Studies | ||
Total Hours | 39 |
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