Bachelor of Arts Major: Cinema and Media Studies

About this programme

The new flexible BA (Cinema and Media Studies) program is a broad, general program of study. You'll complete courses in various aspects of cinema and media including theory and history as well as studio-based courses. Build and customize the program based on your specific interests. Enhance your critical and professional practices and combine theoretical work with practical, applied opportunities in film and media making, preparing you for a career in the arts or further education in filmmaking. Combining critical theory with historical research and hands-on studio practice, Cinema and Media Studies prepares you to analyze and produce media in meaningful, creative ways. Interdisciplinary learning: Explore visual culture and media through multiple academic lenses. Industry-relevant skills: Build up your storytelling, media production, communication and analysis skills. Top-tier facilities: Access professional equipment and technology through our spaces in the Faculty of Fine Arts. Students enrolled in the program will enjoy a highly distinctive approach to the study of moving image and media culture, both in terms of using and making media. This new major incorporates offerings from a variety of pre-existing programs, connecting students from a range of academic cultures in a completely unique, and forward-thinking way. The Cinema and Media Studies major brings my wants and dreams into a world of reality, giving me hope there is real work to be done within this field, that there's a space for me within it, and I can begin to find it from the comfort of my own communit