Fall 2025 Courses

FILM STUDIES COURSE SCHEDULE

Core courses for the major/minor are indicated by (*); other courses listed can be used to satisfy elective requirements.

Variable Topic (VT) courses may be taken twice for credit, provided the class content is different each time. Please see our degree requirements page for complete details.

Courses Within The Media Studies Department:

* MEDST 143: History of Cinema I: 1880 – 1930
On-Line (Asynchronous)
Noah Tsika

* MEDST 146: History of Cinema I: 1970 – 2000
On-Line (Asynchronous)
Julian Cornell

* MEDST 240: Styles of Cinema
Thursday 1:40 – 4:30 pm; On-Line (In-Person)
Ashley Marinaccio

MEDST 243-01: Introduction to Filmmaking
Thursday 9:10 am – 1:00 pm; (In-Person)
Leslie McCleave King Hall 105

MEDST 243-02: Introduction to Filmmaking
Tuesday 9:10 am – 1:00 pm; (In-Person)
Madeline Hunt-Ehrlich King Hall 105

MEDST 243-03: Introduction to Filmmaking
Wednesday 9:10 am – 1:00 pm; (In-Person)
Zoe Beloff King Hall 105

MEDST 245-01: Screenwriting
Tuesday 9:10 am – 12:05 pm; On-Line (Synchronous)
Leslie McCleave

MEDST 245-02: Screenwriting
Wednesday 6.30 – 9.20 pm; (In-Person)
Richard Vetere Kiely Hall 315

MEDST 310: Documentary Filmmaking
Thursday 1:40 – 5:30 pm; (In-Person)
Leslie McCleave King Hall 105

MEDST 317: Advanced Post-Production
Tuesday 1:40 – 4:30; On-Line (Synchronous)
Andrea DeFelice

MEDST 341W: Film Theory
Wednesday 1:40 – 5:30 pm, (In-Person)
Brandon Arroyo Kiely Hall 315

MEDST 342W-02: Film Genres (VT): Film Noir
Monday 6:30 pm – 9:20 pm; (In-Person)
Noah Tsika Kiely Hall 315

MEDST 343W: Non-Fiction Forms
Thursday 1:40 – 4:30 pm; (In-Person)
Ashley Marinaccio Kiely Hall 315

MEDST 344W-01: National Cinemas (VT): Japanese Cinema
Wednesday 9:10 am – 12:05 pm; (In-Person)
Julian Cornell Kiely Hall 315

MEDST 381: Advanced Studies in Media: Exploitation and Trash Cinema
Thursday 1:40 – 5:30 pm, (In-Person)
Brandon Arroyo

Courses In Other Departments: Department of European Languages & Literatures

German

GERM 250W: German Film and Media
Monday & Wednesday 3:10 – 4:25 pm; On-Line (Synchronous)
Christine Spreizer

Department of Classical, Middle Eastern & Asian Languages & Cultures

East Asian Studies

EAST 253: Contemporary Chinese Cinema
Thursday 3:10 – 4:25 pm; On-Line (Mix)
Nat Hartmann

JPNS 254: Japanese Cinema Tuesday &
Thursday 1:40 pm – 2:55 pm (In-Person)
Joshua Rogers Queens Hall 265H

Middle Eastern Studies

MES 240: Images of the Middle East:1001 Nights in World Literature and Film
Tuesday 1:40 pm – 5:30 pm; (In Person)
Teri Ginsberg Kiely Hall 312

Comparative Literature

CMLIT 241: Literature and the Movies
Tuesday & Thursday 1:40 pm – 2:55 pm On-Line (Synchronous)
Andrea Khalil

Department of Hispanic Languages & Literatures

SPAN 47: Hispanic Film in English Translation
Monday & Wednesday 10:45 – 12:00 pm (In Person)
Alvaro Fernandez Location TBA