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Welcome to Film Studies at The Ohio State University!
Ohio State is pleased to offer FILM STUDIES, a brand new, innovative, and interdisciplinary program that explores one of the most important art forms of the last century. For more than a decade, the study of film has been among the fastest growing disciplines at American colleges and universities. Our diverse program engages with the entire culture of cinema, teaching students to think historically, theoretically, and critically about film. The Film Studies Major concentrates on cinema as a multicultural phenomenon, and shapes its study as a humanistic discipline. Students complete core courses in basic film analysis, history, and theory, and then go on to take classes in early cinema, a multicultural component, film electives, and a focus area generated by the student in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Founded in 2005, the Program of Film Studies mirrors the inherently interdisciplinary nature of film by drawing together the teaching and research expertise of recognized film scholars from a broad range of departments such as Comparative Studies, English, East Asian Languages and Literatures, French and Italian, Germanic Languages and Literatures, History of Art, Slavic and Eastern European Languages & Literatures, Spanish and Portuguese, and Women’s Studies. We also work closely with the Wexner Center’s Media Arts curators, who bring internationally renowned filmmakers, films, and premieres to Columbus. Though new, the Program of Film Studies is already well established as a dynamic unit and important resource on campus. During the coming year we will be working to develop further opportunities such as internships for our students, welcoming international artists, and hosting a major international conference. Please visit this site often for updates on our activities.
We look forward to working with you!
