Fall 2026 Film Studies 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)
Thomas Grochowski

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

* MEDST 240: Styles of Cinema
Thursday 9:10 – 12:00 pm; (In-Person)
Ashley Marinaccio
Kiely Hall 321

MEDST 243-01: Introduction to Filmmaking
Thursday 9:10 am – 1:00 pm; (In-Person)
Madeline Hunt-Ehrlich
Music Building 225H

MEDST 243-02: Introduction to Filmmaking
Tuesday 9:10 am – 1:00 pm; (In-Person)
Zoe Beloff
I Building 212

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 248

MEDST 310:   Documentary Filmmaking
Wednesday 9:10 am – 1:00 pm; (In-Person)
Leslie McCleave
Music Building 225H

MEDST 313: Creative Sound Production
Tuesday 1:40 – 5:30 pm (In-Person)
Zoe Beloff
Music Building 225H

MEDST 341W: Film Theory
Wednesday 5:40 – 9:30 pm, (In-Person)
Brandon Arroyo
Kiely Hall 315

MEDST 342W-02:  Film Genres (VT): Horror
Wednesday 9:10 am – 12:00 pm; (In-Person)
Julian Cornell
Kiely Hall 321

MEDST  343W: Non-Fiction Forms
Thursday 1:40 – 4:30 pm; (In-Person)
Ashley Marinaccio
Kiely Hall 321

MEDST 344W-01:  National Cinemas (VT): West African Cinema
Wednesday 6:30 – 9:20 pm; (In-Person)
Noah Tsika
Kiely Hall 315

MEDST 381: Advanced Studies in Media: Kung Fu Cinema as Chinese History
Wednesday 1:40 – 5:30 pm, (In-Person)
Brandon Arroyo
Kiely Hall 315

MEDST 381: Advanced Studies in Media: Kung Fu Cinema as Chinese History
Monday 1:40 – 5:30 pm, (In-Person)
J.V. Fuqua
Kiely Hall 321

Courses In Other Departments:

Department of Classical, Middle Eastern & Asian Languages & Cultures 

East Asian Studies

JPNS 254: Japanese Cinema
Wednesday 3:10 pm – 4:25 pm (Hybrid, Asynchronous)
Joshua Rogers
Queens Hall 270F

History

HIST 370: History and Film
Thursday 10:40 am – 1:40 pm
Miryam Segal
Remsen Hall 105