UNDERGRADUATE CONCENTRATION FILM STUDIES IN VES

The emphasis of the concentration track in film studies lies in strong and rigorous training in film and visual studies offering a blend of theoretical, analytical, and historical coverage, while drawing on the unique interdisciplinary strengths of the course offerings in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Harvard Film Archive’s vast holdings of films and documents, and the rich resources of Harvard’s museums, galleries, and libraries.

Film Studies at Harvard website: www.fas.harvard.edu/~filmstud

1. Introductory Courses
   Three half-courses including Introduction to Visual Representation and Film Analysis, Histories of Cinema I: Moving Pictures from the 1890s to the 1930s, and Histories of Cinema II: Sound, Space, and Image to 1960.
   
   
2. Advanced Courses
   Six (or seven) half-courses directly related to film and visual studies. Offerings under this heading will include both film studies classes offered in VES by regular and visiting faculty as well as pertinent film studies classes offered in departments offered outside of VES.  At least two of these half-courses must be advanced Film Studies seminars.
   
   
3. Interdisciplinary Courses
   Two (or three) half-courses in other departments that provide pertinent interdisciplinary perspectives to Film Studies but are not courses whose main emphasis is film related.  These choices are subject to the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies upon application to the department.
   
   
4. Electives
   Students who choose not to write a thesis will instead take two additional advanced film studies courses (these choices are subject to the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies).