Film Studies AA

Effective FAll 2020 

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 film 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.

Required Core: (6 units) Units

Course	Units
HUMN 2 (Introduction to Film Studies)	3
PHTO 58 (Introduction to Videography)	3

 

List A: Select One (3 units)

Course	Units
MSCM 5 (Introduction to Mass Communications)	3
MSCM 31 (Introduction to Media)	3

List B: Select Three (9-10 units)

Course	Units
HUMN 4 (Global Cinemas)	4
MSCM 35 (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
THEA 1A (Theory/Practice of Acting I)	3
THEA 11 (Stage to Screen)	3
THEA 12 (Film as Art & Communication)	3

 

Units

Units Category	Units
Total Units in the Major	18 - 19

Units

Units Category	Units
General Education Pattern	Total Units Required
AA	60
CSU GE-B	60
IGETC (CSU)	60

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.