Faculty of Arts

Film Studies Courses

FS100 Film and the Photographic Image 0.5

An introductory study of selected films (in English or with English subtitles) in relation to their cultural contexts and to other forms of representation, particularly photography.

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS240 Silent Film and Early Sound Film 0.5

A study of themes and techniques of selected films (in English or with English subtitles) from the silent and early sound period, 1895 to 1939.†

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS241 Film Genre 0.5

A study of the history and development, the nature and variety, of at least one film genre, such as the gangster, the western, or the musical.†

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS242 Contemporary Film 0.5

A study of themes, techniques and influences of Italian "neo-realist", French "new wave" and other films (in English or with English subtitles) made by major directors since 1939.†

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS243 The Film-Director as Artist 0.5

A study of the development of the themes and techniques in the work (in English or with English subtitles) of at least one major film director.†

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS244 Canadian Film 0.5

A study of Canadian film, from 1895 to the present, based on the screening and analysis of selected films (in English or with English subtitles).†

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS245 Documentary Film 0.5

A study of the documentary film as art, as propaganda, as social document, as instrument for social change.†

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS246 German Film 0.5

A study of major works (with English subtitles) of the German cinema, from the silent period to the present. (Cross-listed as GM246.)†

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS248 British Film 0.5

A study of major works of the British cinema, from the early sound period to the present.†

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS341 Film Theory and Criticism 0.5

Historical development of theoretical and critical writing on the film.†

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

FS343 Special Topics in Film Studies 0.5

Prerequisite: Permission of the department.††

Irregular course

3 lecture hours, 2 film-viewing hours

Faculty of Arts Faculty of Arts – Programs and Courses Film Studies

Official electronic version updated on February 4, 2002