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Film Studies

School for Studies in Art and Culture
(Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) 423 St. Patrick's Bldg. 613-520-5606 carleton.ca/ssac/filmstudies

This section presents the requirements for the B.A. programs in:

Graduation Requirements

In addition to the requirements listed below, students must satisfy:

  1. the University regulations including the process of Academic Performance Evaluation (see the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar),
  2. the Faculty regulations applying to all B.A. students including those relating to First-Year Seminars and Breadth requirements (see Academic Regulations and Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree).

Students should consult with the School when planning their program and selecting courses.

Program Requirements

Film Studies
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

  1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits):
  1. 4.5 credits in FILM 1000 [1.0], FILM 2000 [1.0], FILM 2608 [1.0], FILM 3505 [1.0], FILM 4001;
  2. 1.0 credit in FILM at the 3000-level;
  3. 1.5 credits in FILM at the 4000-level;
  4. 2.0 credits in FILM at the 2000-level or higher;
  1. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (11.0 credits):
  1. 8.0 credits in electives not in FILM;
  2. 3.0 credits in free electives.
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Film Studies
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)

  1. Credits Included in the Film Studies Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
  1. 4.0 credits in FILM 1000 [1.0], FILM 2000 [1.0], FILM 2608 [1.0], FILM 3505 [1.0];
  2. 1.0 credit in FILM at the 2000-level or higher;
  3. 1.0 credit in FILM at the 3000-level or higher;
  4. 1.0 credit in FILM at the 4000-level;
  1. Credits Not Included in the Film Studies Major CGPA (8.0 credits):
  1. The requirements of the other discipline must be satisfied;
  2. 5.0 credits not in film studies or the other discipline;
  3. Sufficient free electives to total 20.0 credits for the program.
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Film Studies B.A. General (15.0 credits)

  1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (6.0 credits):
  1. 2.0 credits in FILM 1000 [1.0] and FILM 2608 [1.0];
  2. 2.0 credits in FILM at the 2000-level or higher;
  3. 2.0 credits in FILM at the 3000-level;
  1. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits):
  1. 7.0 credits in electives not in FILM;
  2. 2.0 credits in free electives.

Minor in Film Studies

Open to all undergraduate degree students not in Film Studies programs.

Requirements (4.0 credits):
  1. 1.0 credit from: FILM 1000 [1.0], FILM 2209 [1.0], or FILM 2608 [1.0];
  2. 2.0 credits from: FILM 2000 [1.0], FILM 2101, FILM 2106, FILM 2201, FILM 2209 [1.0], FILM 2401, FILM 2601, FILM 2608 [1.0];
  3. 1.0 credit from: FILM 3105, FILM 3206, FILM 3301, FILM 3608, FILM 3505 [1.0], FILM  3701, FILM 3209, FILM 3808, FILM 3901;
  4. The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied.
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