Degrees & Certificates
Film Studies
Associate in Arts
2022-2023
About the Program
Film Studies at Las Positas College offers an interdisciplinary approach to studying fi lm history, film analysis, and film production itself. Students can choose from two programs: an AA or a Certificate of Achievement in Film Studies. Depending on their interests, Film Studies students can explore film's historical development, fi lm photography, acting for film, intersections between film and theater, music of great film composers, multimedia reporting, film theory, as well as major global cinema traditions and directors.
About the Degree
The Film Studies AA degree is an LPC program designed to offer students an introduction to the history, analysis, and art of filmmaking. Students will learn about the development of film as an art form, cinematic language, the impact of film on modern media and contemporary culture, and various approaches to film criticism. Depending on their interests, this AA also provides students with the chance to explore basic fi lm production, acting for film, the intersections between film and theater, music of great film composers, multimedia reporting, as well as major global cinema traditions and directors. Film Studies courses prepare those interested in majoring and/or working in fields, such as Film, Theater, Multimedia Studies, Liberal Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, Cultural Studies, or Humanities.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities in Film Studies include Film Studies courses prepare those interested in majoring and/or working in fields such as Film, Television, Theater, Multimedia Studies, Liberal Arts, Cultural Studies, or Humanities.
Program Outcomes
- Upon completion of the AA in Film Studies, students are able to describe the historical development of filmmaking and identify major historical film styles.
- Upon completion of the AA in Film Studies, students are able to describe the impact of fi lm on modern media and culture.
- Upon completion of the AA in Film Studies, students are able to analyze fi lm form and content using the major approaches of film criticism.
- Upon completion of the AA in Film Studies, students are able to create a short fi
lm, incorporating general knowledge of film production (e.g. narrative, mise-en-scene,
cinematography, acting, editing, and film sound).
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| HUMN 2 Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| PHTO 58 Introduction to Videography | 3 |
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| JAMS 1 Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| JAMS 2 Introduction to Media | 3 |
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| HUMN 4 Global Cinemas | 4 |
| JAMS 23 Multimedia Reporting | 3 |
| MUS 22A Scoring for Film and Multimedia 1 | 3 |
| MUS 22B Scoring for Film and Multimedia 2 | 3 |
| MUS 34 Music in Film | 3 |
| PHTO 50 Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| PHTO 69 Intermediate Videography | 3 |
| SOC 12 Popular Culture | 3 |
| THEA 1A Theory/Practice of Acting I | 3 |
| THEA 11 Stage to Screen | 3 |
| Units Category | Units |
|---|---|
| Total Units in the Major | 18 - 19 |
The Associate Degree is conferred upon those students who complete the required 60 or more semester units of the degree pattern with a grade-point average of 2.0 or better, of which 12 units must be earned at Las Positas College. In addition, students must complete a General Education pattern in order to earn a degree: see the Las Positas College General Education Pattern for Associate of Arts (AA) Degree, California State University General Education-Breadth, or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (for CSU) patterns for listing of areas and courses. Double counting courses in GE and the major is permissible. The number of units that may be double counted will depend on the entry point to the degree program, the optional course(s) taken, and the GE pattern selected. Elective units are degree applicable. Consult with an adviser or a counselor to plan the courses necessary to achieve your academic goal.
Updated: July 2022