Liberal Arts - Cinema Studies

Catalog 2023-2024

Associate in Arts Degree

This program provides graduates a foundation for lifelong intellectual development and college transfer following associate’s degree completion. A Liberal Arts degree also develops a set of critical thinking skills students may use over the course of their professional careers.

Program Outcomes:

Graduates of the Program will be able to:

  • Comprehend, recognize & analyze the basic elements that contribute to film production (Narrative patterns and structure, mise-enscene, editing, soundtrack, cinematography, camera angles, costume, makeup, etc.).
  • Recognize and utilize the basic technology and artistic language of motion pictures and cinema studies to write and speak insightfully & with disciplinary authority about film and culture.
  • Differentiate and discuss major historical trends and influences in cinema development from the pre-silent era to the present.
  • Outline stages in development in the fields of cinematography and sound recording and discuss their impact on the creative process in film.
  • Distinguish and describe characteristics of national cinemas, international film movements, major and minor filmmakers in various traditions, the economic, legal, and political forces governing film industry practice and theory.

Recommended Course Sequence

Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion.

Courses may have prerequisite and corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details.

SEMESTER I

ENG-121

English Composition I
3

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GE Social Science Elective
3

Take PSY-123 or SOC-121

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History Elective
3

Select one of the following History sequences:

HIS-121 and HIS-122 OR HIS-131 and HIS-132 OR HIS-221 and HIS-222

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GE Mathematics Elective
3

Take MAT-123 or another 3-credit Math course designated in the College Catalog course descriptions as General Education MST (GE MST).

SPE-121

Fundamentals of Public Speaking
3

OR

SPE-123

Discussion and Debate
3

SEMESTER 2

ENG-122

English Composition II
3

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GE Social Science Elective
3

Take one of the following courses - PSY-123 or SOC-121 or SOC-122 or SOC-131

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GE Mathematics or Science Elective
3

Choose one 3-credit Mathematics or Science course designated in the course descriptions as General Education MST (GE MST).  Students may elect to take a 4-credit GE Mathematics or Science Elective in consultation with an academic advisor.

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History Elective
3

Select one of the following History sequences:

HIS-121 and HIS-122 OR HIS-131 and HIS-132 OR HIS-221 and HIS-222

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GE Diversity Elective
3

Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Diversity (GE DIV).

SEMESTER 3

ENG-255

Introduction to Film
3

ENG-262

Cinema History
3

ENG-264

Survey of World Cinema
3

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GE Humanities - Language Elective
3

Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM). Choose two modern language courses in sequence from either: CHN, FRE, GER, HIN, ITA or SPA. For students who completed at least two years of high school study in one modern language, their level of language will be determined by a placement test (excluding SPA-242).

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GE Laboratory Science Elective
3

Choose one 3-credit GE Lab Science course designated in the course descriptions as General Education MST (GE MST).  Students may elect to take a 4-credit GE Lab Science Elective in consultation with an academic advisor.

 

 

 

 

SEMESTER 4

ENG-263

Survey of American Cinema
3

ENG-254

Literature and Film
3

OR

THE-105

Introduction to Theatre
3

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GE Humanities - Language Elective
3

Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM). Choose two modern language courses in sequence from either: CHN, FRE, GER, HIN, ITA or SPA. For students who completed at least two years of high school study in one modern language, their level of language will be determined by a placement test (excluding SPA-242).

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GE Humanities Elective
3

Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM).

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GE Technology Elective
3

Take CSC-105 or CSC-106.

Total Credits 60

Contact Information
English

Contact Name: Professor Mathew Spano, department chair
Contact Phone: 732.906.2591
Contact Email: MSpano@middlesexcc.edu
Department Web: https://www.middlesexcc.edu/english/


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