Humanities and Social Sciences
Film
Department of Art, Media and Performance
Credit requirements
Min Credits
4 Minor Core
12 Elective Basket 1
16 Total Credits
Number of Credits to Choose
4 Minor Core
20 Elective Basket 1
Core Course
Elective Basket 1 (take any 3)
Production
Interpreting Cinema
The Photographic Image
Film and the Moving Image
Editing and Post Production
Why pursue this
- Hands-on experience in film production and post-production — directing, cinematography, editing, and sound design — including resourceful filmmaking with simple cameras and cell phones, so you can work independently and creatively with basic technology.
- An interdisciplinary lens on how moving images influence and reflect broader societal issues, opening career pathways in fiction and non-fiction filmmaking, journalism, media arts, and communications.
What you'll come out with
- Critical analysis and visual literacy: how narrative structure, cinematography, sound, and editing create meaning.
- Global cinematic perspectives across Western and non-Western traditions, contextualising films from varied cultural and historical backgrounds.
- Technical skills and resourceful filmmaking — executing independent film projects with limited resources and basic equipment.
- Cross-disciplinary understanding of how film intersects with history, psychology, sociology, the arts, and beyond.
- Personal expression through film, balancing creative freedom with socially responsible, ethically aware practice.
From the University's minor program documents. Confirm with your UG Advisor before you plan around a pathway.