INTRODUCTION TO FILM GENRES   [Archived Catalog]
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog
   

FMST 0500 - INTRODUCTION TO FILM GENRES


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course surveys major film genres, which may include Westerns, musicals, horror, film noir, screwball comedy, etc. We will trace the history of film genres from the studio era to the present, including European transformations. The course seeks to relate film genres to the culture that created them. This is a Critical Studies course and counts for Category II towards the Film and Media Studies major and minor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)


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