{ "college": "uc-irvine", "edition": "2026-2027", "departmentName": "Department of Film and Media Studies", "id": "department-of-film-and-media-studies--filmandmediastudies-ba", "name": "Film and Media Studies", "award": "B.A.", "department": "department-of-film-and-media-studies", "sourceUrl": "https://catalogue.uci.edu/schoolofhumanities/departmentoffilmandmediastudies/filmandmediastudies_ba/", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "markdown": "Film and Media Studies provides students with a strong liberal arts background by combining theory and practice, giving our majors the tools necessary to navigate the complex film, broadcast, and digital media landscape. Led by award-winning faculty who are leaders in areas like TV and broadcast media, gaming, and new media, students gain skills in theoretical, visual, historical, and cultural analysis and broad knowledge of the history of moving image studies, broadcast policy, popular culture, and social media. Students are trained to actively read and explore audio-visual media through both theoretical and practical approaches. They strengthen their writing through active engagement with all aspects of cinematic, broadcast, and digital culture." }, { "kind": "text", "markdown": "### Requirements\n\n##### Requirements for the B.A. in Film and Media Studies\n\n##### All students must meet the University Requirements.\n\n##### All students must meet the School Requirements.\n\n12 courses (48 units) are required for the major." }, { "kind": "courselist", "title": "Departmental Requirements for the Major", "rows": [ { "type": "comment", "text": "A. Complete the following:" }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 85", "title": "Introduction to Film and Visual Analysis", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 86", "title": "Introduction to Television Analysis", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 87", "title": "Introduction to New Media and Digital Technologies", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "B. Select three of the following:" }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 101A", "title": "History of Film I: The Silent Era", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 101B", "title": "History of Film II: The Studio Era", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 101C", "title": "History of Film III: The Contemporary Era", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 101D", "title": "History of Radio and Television", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 101E", "title": "History of Digital Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "C. Complete either:" }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 110", "title": "Film and Media Theory", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "or" }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 111", "title": "Film and Media Theory and Practice", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "D. Select one of the following:" }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 117A", "title": "Introduction to Screenwriting 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 117B", "title": "Intermediate Screenwriting 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 118A", "title": "Writing Television I 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 118B", "title": "Writing Television II 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 120A", "title": "Basic Production 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 120B", "title": "Intermediate Production 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 120C", "title": "Production Workshop 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 191", "title": "Special Topics in Critical Practice", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 192", "title": "Special Topics in Advanced Film Production 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 193", "title": "Special Topics in Advanced Screenwriting 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "comment", "text": "E. Select four of the following:" }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 75", "title": "Media and Identities", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 76", "title": "Global Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 112", "title": "Topics in Genre Study", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 113", "title": "Topics in Narrative/Image", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 115", "title": "Topics in Authorship", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 117B", "title": "Intermediate Screenwriting 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 118B", "title": "Writing Television II 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 120B", "title": "Intermediate Production 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 120C", "title": "Production Workshop 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 130", "title": "Multicultural Topics in the Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 139W", "title": "Writing on Film and Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 143", "title": "Critical Theory of Television", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 144", "title": "Studies in New Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 145", "title": "Topics in Popular Culture and Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 146", "title": "Topics in Sound Studies", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 151", "title": "Topics in Documentary and Experimental Film and Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 160", "title": "National/Regional Cinemas and Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 161", "title": "Global/Transnational Cinemas and Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 162", "title": "Topics in US Cinema", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 185", "title": "Topics in Television and New Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 190", "title": "Special Topics in Film and Modern Media", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 191", "title": "Special Topics in Critical Practice", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 192", "title": "Special Topics in Advanced Film Production 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 193", "title": "Special Topics in Advanced Screenwriting 1", "indent": false }, { "type": "course", "code": "FLM&MDA 194", "title": "Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies", "indent": false } ] }, { "kind": "text", "markdown": "1. Only three of the courses marked may be applied toward departmental requirements for the major.\n2. Course may not fulfill requirement for category E.\n3. Course may not fulfill requirement for category D.\n\n**Residence Requirement for the Major:** At least five upper-division courses required for the major must be completed successfully at UCI." }, { "kind": "text", "markdown": "### Career Opportunities\n\nFilm and Media Studies at UC Irvine prepares students for graduate study and professional life in the Film and Media Studies areas. Our students have been admitted to Ph.D. and M.F.A. programs at UCLA, USC, New York University, and the University of Texas at Austin. Film and Media studies majors have gone on to law school and to get Ph.D.s in a variety of fields. Alumni also make careers in all aspects of the entertainment industry, finding work in the film, television, and game industries in Southern California and beyond. Film and Media Studies students find careers in directing, cinematography, editing, journalism, advertising, marketing, and distribution. Our students’ diverse backgrounds have enabled them to work in bilingual or global media outlets. The Department encourages all qualified students to do professional internships. Visit the internship page on our website for more information about the diverse array of internships that you can do for credit.\n\nThe UCI Division of Career Pathways provides services to students and alumni including career counseling, information about job opportunities, a career library, and workshops on résumé preparation, job search, and interview techniques. See the UCI Division of Career Pathways website for additional information." } ] }