Undergraduate Program

This program offers students the opportunity to examine closely the art form that defines our time through a series of courses covering the history, aesthetics, and criticism of the motion picture. Significant experience in film and video production is also a required element of the program. Cinema from around the world - narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation - form the core of the course of study. These texts offer penetrating insights into human behavior, cultural change, and the relationship between past and present.

Undergraduate film/video studies at the University of Utah is designed to develop the student's critical thinking skills, broaden understanding of visual literacy, and foster award-winning creative work.

Undergraduate Requirements

The major requires a minimum of 44 hours of Film Studies courses. This includes 16 core hours plus 28 elective credits of film history and production. In addition, the B.A. degree requires 16 hours of language or a demonstration of language proficiency. There is a requirement of 15 Allied hours; courses that relate to the major, yet are not a part of the curriculum, i.e., photography, art history, communication, or other fine arts courses. There is also the University Liberal Education requirements of core and distribution courses that total 36 hours. Finally, the student will need an additional 15 hours of electives to graduate with a minimum of 126 hours. Further, a minimum of 2.5 GPA must be maintained to graduate in Film Studies.

PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR B.A. IN FILM (126 credit hours)

Film Studies Courses 44, Language Courses 16, Allied 15, General Ed. 36, Electives 15 = Total 126

Film Core Courses (16 credit hours):

FILM/ENGLISH 2200 Introduction to Film (4 credits)
FILM 3310 History of Film -- Silent Period to 1950s (4 credits)
FILM 3320 History of Film --1950s to present (4 credits)
FILM 3710 Beginning Filmmaking (4 credits)

Choice of 28 Elective Film Courses from the Following:
FILM 1900 Film Festival (half semester) (3 credits*)
FILM 3880 Film & TV Acting (3 credits)
FILM 3190 Computer Animation (4 credits)
FILM/ENGLISH 3210 American Film & Culture (4 Credits)
FILM/ENGLISH 3220 Cinematic Vision (4 Credits)
FILM 3760 Film & Culture (4 credits)
FILM 3770 American Film 1950s-1960s (4 credits)
FILM 3780 American Film 1960s-1970s (4 credits)
FILM 3790 Special Topics (1-4 credits*)
FILM 3930 Undergraduate Research Project (1-4 credits)
FILM 4999 Honors Theis/Project (3 credits)
FILM/ENGLISH 5210 Film Genres (various topics) (4 credits*)
FILM/ENGLISH 5220 Film Studies (various topics) (4 credits*)
FILM 5280 Experimental Film Survey (4 credits)
FILM 5330 Directing Actors for Film (1-3 credits)
FILM 5340 Film & TV Acting (3 credits)
FILM 5340 Film & TV Acting (3 credits)
FILM 5340 Film & TV Acting (3 credits)
FILM 5350 Advanced Film & TV Acting (3 credits)
FILM 5370 Documentary Video Production (4 credits)
FILM 5480 Directing** (4 credits)
FILM 5490 Videography** (4 credits)
FILM 5520 Screenwriting I (4 credits)
FILM 5530 Screenwriting II (4 credits)
FILM 5540 Screenwriting III (4 credits)
FILM 5610 Advanced Film Production I (aka 16 mm)** (5 credits)
FILM 5620 Advanced Film Production II (aka 16 mm)** (5 credits)
FILM 5640 Film Post Production (3 credits)
FILM 5730 Documentary Film Survey (4 credits)
FILM 5790 Animation Film Survey (4 credits)
FILM 5790 Grad Film Festival Workshop (3 credits*)
FILM 5870 Studies in Film Theory & Criticism (4 credits)
FILM 5910 Independent Research Project (1-4 credits)
FILM 5960 Independent Project in Film Production (1-4 credits)
FILM 5970 Film Acting Project (1 credit)
FILM 6420 Film Theory (3 credits)
FILM 6900 Internship (1-5 credits)
FILM 7870 Seminar in Film (various topics) (4 credits*)

*May be repeated for credit.
**This course requires instructor's permission for registration.

For more info on the undergraduate program e-mail info@film.utah.edu or call the Film Division at (801) 581-5127.

Address inquiries by mail:
Darci Berg
Division of Film Studies
University of Utah
375 S 1530 E RM 257b
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0380