专业描述

The Film and Media Studies Program advances the critical study of media culture. Its students learn to explain and reimagine a society saturated by audio-visual media--from cinema and radio to television, mobile microscreens, and video games. They are assisted in this effort by an internationally regarded faculty that pursues diverse investigations of past, present, and future media institutions, audiences, and creative forms. Courses in the Film and Media Studies major cultivate essential media literacy skills, investigate media history from an international perspective, and engage the central methods and concepts of the discipline. By working closely with Program faculty, majors might undertake advanced research on almost any aspect of media culture--from early Hollywood to contemporary Asian cinema and European television, from home movies and experimental films to selfies and social networks, from problems of industrial organization to questions of genre development and social habit. The Program regards basic knowledge of media production as essential; the major requires coursework in this area, although it is not primarily a production degree. Students interested in media production frequently choose to minor in Media Arts, in the School of Visual Art and Design, or to combine studies and production together for a double major. This Prezi illustrates a sample workflow for a double-major in Film and Media Studies and Media Arts. See COURSES for a list of Film and Media Studies courses offered during the current academic year. For a complete list of courses at USC that can be applied towards a major in Film and Media Studies, consult the Undergraduate Bulletin.