General Education Requirements
Courses that Satisfy General Education Requirements in the Dietrich School of Arts & Science
General Education Courses for those Admitted After Fall 2018:
The Arts:
· CHIN 1059/ FMST 1215 Adapted for the Screen: Chinese Literature and Film
· ENGFLM 0355 Visual Literacy
· ENGFLM 0400/ FMST 0120 Introduction to Film
· ENGFLM 0401/ FMST 0130 Introduction to Visual Culture
· ENGFLM 0530/HAA 0801/ FMST 0150 Film Analysis
· ENGFLM 0540/HAA 0820/ FMST 0170 World Film History
· ENGFLM 0570/ FMST 0505 Introduction to New Media
· ENGFLM 1390/ FMST 1275 Contemporary Film
· ENGFLM 1485/ FMST 1410 Film and Politics
· ENGFLM 1479/ FMST 1615 Children and Media
· ENGFLM 1483/ FMST 1440 Film Sound
· ENGFLM 1493/ FMST 1191 City Made Strange
· ENGFLM 1533/FMST 1533 Disability in Film and Television
· ENGFLM 1615/ FMST 1526 The War Film
· ENGFLM 1683/ FMST 1540 Documentary Film
· ENGFLM 1752/ FMST 1508 Television Analysis
· ENGFLM 1790/ FMST 1411 Film and Literature
· FMST 1200 Introduction to East Asian Cinema
· FMST 1321 Eastern European Communism at the Movies
· FR 0016/ FMST 0280 History of French Cinema
· GER 1548/ FMST 1253 New German Cinema
· HAA 0470/ FMST 1630 Photography and Art
· ITAL 0089/ FMST 0301 History of Italian Cinema
· JPNSE 1058/ FMST 1535 Westerns and Samurai Films
· JS 1295/ FMST 1331 Jews in the American Cinema
· RUSS 0870/ FMST 0320 Russian Film Eisenstein and Company
· RUSS 0871/ FMST 0321 Russian Film Stalin to Putin
· SPAN 1417/ FMST 1341 Latin American Film & Media
· SPAN 1419/ FMST 1346 Drugs, Money and Violence: Narco-Culture in Latin American Film
Creative Work:
· ENGFLM 0355 Visual Literacy
· ENGFLM 0585/ FMST 0790 Technologies of The Body
· ENGFLM 0590/ FMST 0710 Filmmaking: Production and Criticism
· ENGFLM 0712/ FMST 0760 Critical Making
· ENGFLM 1497/ FMST 1193 Urban Scavenging
· ENGFLM 1671/ FMST 1740 Making the Documentary
· FMST 0800 Filmmaking 1: Fundamentals
· FMST 0845 Filmmaking 2: Sight and Sound
Historical Analysis:
· ENGFLM 0540/ FMST 0170 World Film History
· ENGFLM 1487/ FMST 1415 Film Censorship and American Culture
· ENGFLM 1490/ FMST 1192 Political Media
· FMST 1321 Eastern European Communism at the Movies
· GER 1545/FMST 1292 Nazi Culture
· HAA 0470/ FMST 1630 Photography and Art
· ITAL 0088/ FMST 0302 Italian America on Screen
· JS 1295/ FMST 1331 Jews in the American Cinema
Diversity:
· ENGFLM 0585/ FMST 0790 Technologies of The Body
· ENGFLM 1410/ FMST 1250 Bollywood and Indian Cinema
· ENGFLM 1420/ FMST 1225 Transnational East Asian Cinemas
· ENGFLM 1533/FMST 1533 Disability in Film and Television
· ENGFLM 1585/ FMST 1585 Cinema and Revolution
· ENGFLM 1703/ FMST 1416 Gender and Film
· GER 1545/FMST 1292 Nazi Culture
· SPAN 1417/ FMST 1341 Latin American Film & Media
· SPAN 1419/ FMST 1346 Drugs, Money and Violence: Narco-Culture in Latin American Film
Cross Cultural Awareness:
· ENGFLM 1410/ FMST 1250 Bollywood and Indian Cinema
· ENGFLM 1420/ FMST 1225 Transnational East Asian Cinemas
· ENGFLM 1585/ FMST 1585 Cinema and Revolution
· FMST 1200 Introduction to East Asian Cinema
· JPNSE 1057/ FMST 1235 Japanese Culture and Society Thru Cinema
Geographic Region:
· CHIN 1059/ FMST 1215 Adapted for the Screen: Chinese Literature and Film
· ENGFLM 1493/ FMST 1191 The City Made Strange
· FMST 1200 Introduction to East Asian Cinema
· FMST 1321 Eastern European Communism at the Movies
· FR 0016/ FMST 0280 History of French Cinema
· GER 1548/ FMST 1253 New German Cinema
· ITAL 0088/ FMST 0302 Italian America on Screen
· ITAL 0089/ FMST 0301 History of Italian Cinema
· JPNSE 1057/ FMST 1235 Japanese Culture and Society Thru Cinema
· JPNSE 1058/ FMST 1535 Westerns and Samurai Films
· RUSS 0870/ FMST 0320 Russian Film Eisenstein and Company
· RUSS 0871/ FMST 0321 Russian Film Stalin to Putin
· SLOVAK 0890/ FMST 0335 Slovak, Czech and Central European Film
· SPAN 1417/ FMST 1341 Latin American Film & Media
· SPAN 1419/ FMST 1346 Drugs, Money and Violence: Narco-Culture in Latin American Film
Philosophical Thinking or Ethics
· HAA 0470/ FMST 1630 Photography and Art
Literature:
· CHIN 1059/ FMST 1215 Adapted for the Screen: Chinese Literature and Film
· ITAL 0088/ FMST 0302 Italian America on Screen
"W" - Designated Courses
Periodically, the following courses will be offered in "W" - designated sections: [students must have completed their Writing Composition requirement (Seminar in Composition: Film or the equivalent before taking)]
· ENGFLM 0520/ FMST 0430 Film Theory
· ENGFLM 0532/ FMST 0500 Introduction to Film Genres
· ENGFLM 1390 Contemporary Film
· ENGFLM 1472/ FMST 1355 Hitchcock’s Films
· ENGFLM 1482/ FMST 1420 The Star System
· ENGFLM 1485/ FMST 1410 Film and Politics
· ENGFLM 1703/ FMST 1416 Gender and Film
· ENGFLM 1752/ FMST 1508 Television Analysis
· ENGFLM 1790/ FMST 1411 Film and Literature
· ENGFLM 1920/ FMST 1699 Advanced Seminar in Film Studies
· FR 0085 French Film: 1930-1960
· RUSS 0870 History of Russian Film I: The Beginnings to Stalin
· RUSS 0871 History of Russian Film II: Stalin to Present
· SLAV 1220 The Holocaust in Easter European Film and Literature
General Education Courses for those Admitted Prior to Fall 2018:
The Arts:
· ENGFLM 0401 - Introduction to Visual Culture
· ENGFLM 0530/HAA 0801 - Film Analysis
· ENGFLM 0540/HAA 0820 - World Film History
· ENGFLM 0570 - Introduction to New Media
· ENGFLM 1390 - Contemporary Film
· ENGFLM 1485 - Film and Politics
· ENGFLM 1533/FMST 1533 Disability in Film and Television
· ENGFLM 1683 - Documentary Film
· ENGFLM 1752 - Television Analysis
· ENGFLM 1790 - Film and Literature
Lit/Music/Art/Creative Expression:
· ENGFLM 0401 - Introduction to Visual Culture
· ENGFLM 0870 - History of Russian Film I: The Beginnings to Stalin
· ENGFLM 0871 - History of Russian Film II: From Stalin to Present
· ENGFLM 1410 - Bollywood and Indian Cinema
· ENGFLM 1615 - The War Film
· ENGFLM 1671 - Making the Documentary
· SLOVAK 0890 - Slovak, Czech and Central European Film
· FILMST 0100 - Filmmaking 1: Fundamentals
· FILMST 0200 - 35MM Photography and Darkroom
· FILMST 0601 - Fimmaking 2: Sight and Sound
Historical Analysis:
· ENGFLM 0540 – World Film History
· ENGFLM 1487 – Film Censorship and American Culture
· ENGFLM 1490 – Political Media
· Courses in Foreign Cultures:
· International Foreign Culture:
· Non-Western and Comparative:
· CHIN 1085/JPNSE 1085 – Introduction to East Asian Cinema
· JPNSE 1058 – Westerns and Samurai Films
· Non-Western and Regional:
· CHIN 1088 – New Chinese Cinema
· ENGFLM 1410 – Indian Cinema
· JPNSE 1059 – Japanese Literature on Screen
· RUSS 0870 - History of Russian Film I: The Beginnings to Stalin
· RUSS 0871 – History of Russian Film II: Stalin to Present
· GER 1380 – New German Cinema
· POLISH 0870 – Contemporary Polish Cinema
"W" - Designated Courses:
Periodically, the following courses will be offered in "W" - designated sections: [students must have comepleted their Writing Composition requirement (Seminar in Composition: Film or the equivalent before taking)]
· ENGFLM 0520 - Film Theory
· ENGFLM 0532 - Introduction to Film Genres
· ENGFLM 1390 - Contemporary Film
· ENGFLM 1482 - The Star System
· ENGFLM 1485 - Film and Politics
· ENGFLM 1703 - Gender and Film
· ENGFLM 1752 - Television Analysis
· ENGFLM 1790 - Film and Literature
· ENGFLM 1920 - Advanced Seminar in Film Studies
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Graduate Contact Information
Director, Film and Media Studies Program: Randall Halle
Director of Graduate Studies, Film and Media Studies: Mark Anderson
Film and Media Studies Program
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
454 Cathedral of Learning
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-624-6564
E-mail: filmandmedia@pitt.edu
