Associate in Arts - Film Studies - Santa Monica - California - Santa Monica College - SMC - I384

The objectives of this program are to prepare students for
upper division study at a four-year college and/or to earn an
Associate in Arts degree.

Film Studies (21 units)

Required Courses: (9-12 units)
Film Studies 1, Film Appreciation: Introduction to Film (3) (formerly Cinema 9)
Film Studies 2, History of the Motion Pictures (3) (formerly Cinema 1)
Film Studies 5, Film and Society (3,3) (formerly Cinema 5)

Please note: Film Studies 1 (formerly Cinema 9) is intended
as a beginning course to introduce students to film studies.

Additional courses to total 21 units must be selected from:

Entertainment Technology 61, History of Animation (3)
Film Studies 6, Women in Film (3) (formerly Cinema 8)
Film Studies 7, American Cinema: Crossing Cultures (3) (formerly Cinema 7)
Film Studies 8, The Popular Film Genres (3,3) (formerly Cinema 2)
Film Studies 9, The Great Film-Makers (3,3) (formerly Cinema 4)
Film Studies 10, Film Criticism and Interpretation (3) (formerly Cinema 10)
Film Studies 11, Literature to Film (3) (same as English 11)
Film Studies 20, Introduction to Scriptwriting (3) (formerly Cinema 11A)
Film Studies 21, Advanced Scriptwriting (3) (formerly Cinema 11B)
Film Studies 30, Production Planning for Film and Video (3) (formerly Cinema 3)
Film Studies 31, Introduction to Digital Film Making (3)
Film Studies 32, Advanced Digital Filmmaking (4)