Sample courses that might be required for a degree in Film and Media:

Film and Media Courses

• Introduction to the Film Medium
• Film and Media Aesthetics
• History of the Silent Film
• History of the American Sound Film
• American Popular Culture
• Classical Film/Media Theory
• Contemporary Concepts in Media Studies
• Documentary Film and Video
• Experimental Film and Video
• Basic Video Production
• Basic Film Production
• Animation
• Film History

Colleges will also require you to take some core undergraduate courses in addition to some electives. Required core courses and electives will vary from college to college. Here are a number of examples:

Arts and Humanities

• Arts
• History
• Languages
• Literature
• Music

Math

• Algebra
• Calculus
• Computer Science
• Logic
• Statistics

Natural Sciences

• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Science
• Physics

Social Sciences

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Government
• Psychology
• Sociology