2025鈥�26 Cinema and Media Studies Elective Classes
The following electives taught in聽2025-2026can count toward the degree in Cinema & Media Studies. Unless otherwise indicated, they are taught at 麻豆传媒 or the University of King鈥檚 College.聽Click here for instructions for .聽 If the FILM course code is full, you can register on the other course code (e.g., RUSN, INDG) if there is space.聽聽
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Fall 2025 Electives
路聽聽聽聽聽 CANA/INDG/FILM 3401: Indigenous Representation in Film W 8:35 鈥� 11:25
路聽聽聽聽聽 ENGL 2095: Narrative in the Cinema W 17:35 鈥� 20:25 David Evans
路聽聽聽聽聽 FILM/MUSC 2016: Topics in Music and Cinema TR 8:35 鈥� 9:55 Estelle Joubert
路聽聽聽聽聽 FILM 2360: Pop Cinema W 17:35 鈥� 20:25 Claire Gray
路聽聽聽聽聽 FILM 3350/CHIN 3050: Topics in Asian Cinema: Chinese-Language Cinemas F 14:35 鈥� 17:25 Shannon Brownlee
路聽聽聽聽聽 *FILM 3601/THEA 3601: Scriptwriting 1 TR 13:05 鈥� 14:25 Roberta Barker. Note: film production credit
路聽聽聽聽聽 *HSTC 2500: Science Fiction in Film M 17:35 鈥� 20:55 Steve Snobelen
路聽聽聽聽聽 *JOUR 3660: Photojournalism W 18:35 鈥� 20:25 or asynchronous. Note: film production credit
路聽聽聽聽聽 *JOUR 3664: Advanced Photojournalism T 18:35 鈥� 20:25 Jeff Harper. Note: film production credit
路聽聽聽聽聽 SPAN 3515: Voices and Visions: Hispanic Literature and Film (Diana Pifano) TR 13:05 鈥� 14:25. Taught in English. Note: this is a new course and hasn鈥檛 gone through the process yet to count towards either the Major or Minor, but it will almost certainly be added to the Major at least, and hopefully both.
路聽聽聽聽聽 *Apprenticeships (FILM 4101 and 4103) by application due April 15. You can only register for this course after an application has been approved. Go to . May count as a production credit, depending on the nature of the apprenticeship.
路聽聽聽聽聽 NSCAD FHIS 2820: History of Animation Fall, Time TBD. Equivalent to Dal鈥檚 FILM 3370: Animated Film, so you can鈥檛 take both for credit.
路聽聽聽聽聽 NSCAD FHIS 3522: Architecture in the Filmic Imaginary Time TBA
Winter 2026 Electives
路聽聽聽聽聽 *ENGL 2085: Video Games: Story, World & Play TR 16:05 鈥� 17:25
路聽聽聽聽聽 FILM 2361: Horror Films and Society T 17:35 鈥� 20:25. Dawn Brandes
路聽聽聽聽聽 FILM 3313: Doc/Experimental/Animated Film M 17:35 鈥� 20:25 Shannon Brownlee. Note: counts as a Film Theory credit towards the CMS Combined Honours.
路聽聽聽聽聽 FILM 3320/ITAL 3600: Italian National Cinema: The New Wave T 14:35 鈥� 17:25. Taught in English.
路聽聽聽聽聽 *THEA 3602/FILM 3602: Scriptwriting 2 TR 13:05 鈥� 14:25 Roberta Barker. Note: film production credit
路聽聽聽聽聽 FILM/THEA 3915: Stars and Stardom on Stage and Screen MW 13:05 鈥� 14:25 Roberta Barker
路聽聽聽聽聽 FILM 4327: Sound in Cinema R 17:35 鈥� 20:25 Claire Gray. Note: counts as a Film Theory credit towards the CMS Combined Honours. If you took FILM 4391: Special Topics in Popular Cinema with Dr. Gray this semester, you can鈥檛 take FILM 4327 next year. It鈥檚 the same course with a different code.
路聽聽聽聽聽 *JOUR 3660: Photojournalism W 18:35 鈥� 20:25 or R 18:35 鈥� 20:25 or asynchronous. Note: film production credit
路聽聽聽聽聽 *THEA 4925: Puppets: Bringing Objects to Life F 9:05 鈥� 11:55 Dawn Brandes. To register, email Dr. Brandes with your B00 number
路聽聽聽聽聽 *Apprenticeships (FILM 4101 and 4104) by application due April 15. You can only register for this course after an application has been approved. Go to . May count as a production credit, depending on the nature of the apprenticeship.
路聽聽聽聽聽 NSCAD FHIS 3841: Cinema and Postcolonialism Time TBA
*Counts only towards the CMS Major/Combined Honours, not the Film Minor, although Minor students can take the course as a general elective.