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Cinema is examined in Carleton’s Film Studies program as an art form, an entertainment, and a documentary record of our time. Through a variety of critical approaches, you will study the history and aesthetics of film and other moving-image media, the main currents and developments in filmmaking, and the works of some of the world’s best filmmakers. Other areas of study include the documentary and the musical; animation; experimental film and digital media; African, Japanese, Indian, European and Canadian cinema; film theory; film technology; and silent cinema.

You will also examine broader questions of culture and hone your critical, research and analytical skills. Students in their fourth year can also take advantage of the practicum program in which they can get real-world experience working in archival research, film preservation, programming, exhibition or production work at institutions such as the Canadian Film Institute, the Ottawa International Animation Festival and the SAW Gallery. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to express your artistic vision and create audiovisual essays through our “Moving Image Practice” courses.

Carleton University offers several undergraduate programs in Film Studies: the three-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) General program, the more intensive four-year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) program and the four-year Combined Honours program. Film Studies courses examine film theory and history; the cinematic cultures from across the globe, including but not limited to Great Britain, France, Japan, Africa, Germany, the U.S. and Canada; the work of individual filmmakers; the documentary; film music; and animation, video and experimental film, to name just some of the areas of study.

The BA (General)

This program is for you if you are looking for a liberal arts education with an emphasis on Film Studies. A total of 15.0 credits is required, normally completed in three years. Six of your credits must be in Film Studies.

The BA (Honours)

This is a rigorous and comprehensive program of Film Studies requiring 20.0 credits for completion. At least 9.0 of your credits must be in Film Studies.

Combined Honours

Honours students may also choose to take advantage of a Combined Honours program that combines Film Studies and another discipline. Seven Film Studies credits, as well as meeting the requirements of the other discipline, are required for the combined degree.

Future opportunities

Graduates of Carleton’s Film Studies program have challenging careers as filmmakers, screenwriters, television producers, film critics, cinema and festival programmers, archivists and scholars.