HITCHCOCK'S FILMS
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
   

FMST 1355 - HITCHCOCK'S FILMS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course will look at the development of Hitchcock's cinema as a way of touching upon issues central to the study of film as a cultural force; the relationship between art and entertainment; the social origins of suspense and fear; the role of the director in creating a film's meaning; the role and function of genre and cross-generic influence. We will closely look at films from all phases of Hitchcock's career and examine what their style, tone, and subject matter reveal about the powers of cinema and Hitchcock's influence on a new generation of directors. This is a Critical Studies course and counts for Category I towards the Film and Media Studies major and minor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212 or 0213 or 0214) or FP (0003 or 0006) *Applies to all WRIT Courses*
Course Attributes: Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)


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