Degree Requirements

Person kneeling on the ground outside with a camera. Text at the bottom of the photo: The Art and Science of Cinema. BACHELOR OF ARTS / SCIENCE IN CINEMA STUDIES

OVERALL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:  

180 CREDITS

GENERAL INFORMATION

It is the student’s responsibility to review their degree audit for accuracy and track their progress toward meeting degree requirements on DuckWeb.  The four-year sample plans are examples and should not be viewed as definitive guides.

RESIDENCY

After completing 120 of the 180 required credits, each student must complete at least 45 credits of UO courses in residence at the university.

REQUIRED GRADED CREDITS

Students must earn 168 transfer or University of Oregon credits with grades of A, B, C, D, or P*. Credits earned in courses offered only pass/no pass use the P* designation. A minimum of 45 credits graded A, B, C, or D must be earned at the University of Oregon. Courses required in the major and designated in the class schedule as pass/no pass (P/N) only may be counted toward the 45-credit requirement only if the 168-credit requirement has been satisfied. 

SATISFACTORY WORK

Graduation from the university requires a minimum UO cumulative grade point average of 2.00.

REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

For placement, prerequisites, or exemptions, see policies in the UO catalog.

Bachelor of Science

Proficiency in mathematics or computer and information science or a combination of the two, with a year of courses completed with grades of C- or better or P. 

Bachelor of Arts

Proficiency in a second language, with completion of at least the third term, second year of a second-language course taught in the language (C-/P or better).

CORE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Cultural Literacy  6 credits

One course in each category: Global Perspectives (GP) and US: Difference, Inequality, Agency (US).

Area of Inquiry  45 credits

15 credits in each area, and each area must include courses in at least two subjects: Science (symbols SC
and >3), Social Science (symbols SSC and >2), and Arts and Letters (symbols A&L and >1).

Written English  8 credits

Two courses: WR 121 and WR 122 or 123. If you received advanced placement credits, they are generally listed on the admission statement. You may also take a waiver exam or challenge these courses.

CINEMA STUDIES REQUIREMENTS:  MIN. 56 CREDITS

FUNDAMENTALS | 16 CREDITS

Learn essential tools to analyze media aesthetics, and explore technological, artistic, and cultural histories of motion pictures and media in various national contexts while building researching and writing skills. 

Take each of the following courses:

  • J 201 Media and Society
  • CINE 260M Media Aesthetics

Take two courses from the History of Motion Pictures sequence (in any order):

  • CINE 265, 266, 267

CORE COURSES | 24 CREDITS

Engage and employ various methods and contexts for studying cinema in terms of industry, aesthetics/theory, and nation/region.  Take six courses, with at least one from each subcategory. Two must be CINE prefix. See term course lists for full offerings.

  • CORE A Cinema Industries:  Learn to identify and analyze important structures—including economic, industrial, legal, political or regulatory forces—that shape the production, distribution, or exhibition of cinema.
     
  • CORE B Theory and Criticism: Using theories specific to Cinema Studies, students perform critical, formal, and cultural analyses of cinematic texts.
     
  • CORE C National, Regional, and Transnational Cinema: Learn to identify and analyze international transnational/ global modes of production, circulation, and aesthetics, then contextualize them broadly or more specifically to the nation or region.

PRODUCTION A | 4 CREDITS | Must complete Fundamentals before taking Production A courses

Develop basic production skills to enhance your creative, theoretical and technical understanding of moving image production. Take one of the following three:

  • CINE 270 Intro to Narrative Production
  • ARTD 256 Intro to Production
  • J 208 Intro to Documentary Production

PRODUCTION B | 4 CREDITS | Must complete Production A before taking Production B courses

Specialize in specific areas such as screenwriting, directing, lighting, sound recording, and editing to enhance your creative, theoretical and technical understanding of moving image production. Courses may include one of the following CINE classes, as well as some ARTD and J courses. See term course lists for full information.

  • CINE 320 Intro to Screenwriting
  • CINE 370 Narrative Production II
  • CINE 408 Workshops
  • CINE 420 Advanced Screenwriting
  • CINE 425 Topics in Production 
  • CINE 426 Art of Directing

ELECTIVES | 8 CREDITS

Broaden exposure to cinema and media studies in relation to other modes of inquiry (philosophy, literary studies, journalism, etc.). See term course lists for full offerings.