Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences · major
Film Studies requirements
Explore the reviewed Film Studies major at Boston College, organized by requirement and course.
Introduction to Film Art
Required for the program.
At least two production courses
Choose from these approved options.
- ARTS1156 Imagemaking with Photoshop and Illustrator
- ARTS1161 Photography I
- FILM1171 Filmmaking I
- FILM2230 Video Art
- ARTS2261 Intermediate Photography: Image & Context
- FILM2273 Filmmaking II
- FILM2285 Adobe Premiere Editing
- FILM3396 Screenwriting II
- FILM3301 Screenwriter
- FILM3303 Screenwriting I
- FILM3310 Cinematography
- FILM3316 Film Directing
- FILM3318 Documenting Performance
- FILM3390 Audio Production
Two film history courses and six electives
Choose from these approved options.
- FILM3312 World Cinema
- FILM3331 Independent American Film
- FILM2216 Philosophy of Comedy: Classic Hollywood Film
- FILM2220 Holocaust and the Arts
- FILM2282 Political Fiction Film
- FILM2283 History of European Cinema
- FILM3304 From Script to Screen
- FILM3306 Social Issues in Film
- FILM3307 German Cinema: Light and Shadows
- FILM3308 Autobiography in Film: Re-Imaging Life Stories
- FILM3309 Nazi Film, Nazi Art: The Power of Propaganda
- FILM3314 Cinema of the Greater Middle East
- FILM3325 The Comic Film
- FILM3332 Maverick Hollywood Directors
- FILM3333 War Is Hell: The Combat Film
- FILM3336 Cold War Revisited on Screen
- FILM3381 Propaganda Film
- FILM3382 Documentary Film
- FILM3383 Film Criticism and Theory
- FILM3389 American Directors Series
- FILM3391 Film Genres
One senior year course
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Source and limitations
Requirements sourced from Boston College University Catalog — Art, Art History, and Film.
Applies to the Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year cohort.
39 courses across 4 requirement groups.
Requirement eligibility varies by school, cohort, and section. Confirm every degree requirement in EagleApps or with an advisor.