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Asheville, Nc, Us

The Film Studies Certificate Program enables students to obtain an interdisciplinary concentration in film studies. The certificate program will enable students to study this important field in a rigorous systematic fashion. Film is the major art form and communication medium that transmits culture, influences society, and both reflects and shapes human conduct. Furthermore, film links diverse cultures through depiction of national societies and through language exposure. The Certificate in Film Studies will therefore give recognition to a significant medium that generates innovative theoretical, historical, literary and creative methodologies. The certificate will enhance interdisciplinary connections among Modern Languages, English, Sociology, Anthropology, Architecture, Visual Arts, History, Religious Studies and other departments. Students will have a unique opportunity to access new films, film archives, film makers, internships and related benefits. This certificate will complement studies in other fields and enable students to obtain an intellectual background in the theories and methodologies of film culture. Moreover, it will enhance students’ visual literacy and competency.This program will require 18 credit-hours (6 courses) from the following certificate course listing, or others approved by the certificate program advisor. These courses should be understood as a partial list; students should consult with the advisor of the certificate program about current course offerings. Students are required to take a minimum of two courses from departments other than English.

Come study and travel with us to the center of Europe. Students will attend lectures by professors from Charles University, one of the oldest universities in Europe (1348) as well as from FAMU, one of the oldest Film Schools in the world. They will receive instruction in subjects ranging from history, literature, film studies, Jewish studies, to art history, women’s studies, politics, and architecture over the course of 4 weeks. While some of the material will be presented in the classroom, the philosophy of this program is to involve students in learning by fully experiencing the culture of this enthralling location. Thus, the most significant learning will take place in the form of field trips, walking tours, visits to the most intriguing and significant places around the entire country. Students will have the opportunity to spend 5 days at the world famous Karlovy Vary Film Festival, tour the infamous Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, learn to blow glass at an important art glass factory, spend days exploring medieval towns and hike through the Sudetenland (Hitler’s excuse to begin invading surrounding countries).

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