Film Studies Course Listing

Below are our course offerings. Beyond this, please also see our Film Studies Courses, not all of which are offered in a given year.

Please consult the University Calendar for the official Film Studies Calendar listings. Our department also offers English and Creative Writing courses.

Film Studies Courses (2024-2025)

See Bear Tracks for scheduling of the courses listed below.

Fall 2024

FS 100 LEC A1: Intro To Film Study

FS 100 LEC A2: Intro To Film Study

FS 100 LEC A3: Intro To Film Study

FS 100 LEC A4: Intro To Film Study

FS 201 LEC A1: Intro To Film History I
L. Czach

FS 203 LEC A1: Television Broadcasting Screen
S. Tinic

FS 317 A1: The Gangster Film
T. Romao

A study of the gangster film genre in relation to its aesthetics, themes, and historical development. 

By the time you finish this course, you will be conversant with the aesthetic and thematic conventions of the gangster film genre. We will also explore its historical development within American cinema as well as its world cinema instatiations and how the genre reflected social and political concerns of capitalism.

FS 321 LEC A1: Animation
L. Czach

FS 333 LEC A1: Experimental Film
B. Capper

FS 412 SEM A1: Topics In Film Studies
Labour In Cinema
B. Capper

FS 412 SEM A2: Topics In Film Studies

Winter 2025

FS 100 LEC B1: Intro To Film Study

FS 100 LEC B2: Intro To Film Study

FS 100 LEC B3: Intro To Film Study
S. Tinic

FS 202 LEC B1: Intro To Film History II
T. Romao

FS 318 LEC B1: Science Fiction Film
T. Romao

FS 324 LEC B1: Monsters, Slashers and Ghosts

FS 341 LEC B1: Television Genres

FS 399 LEC B1: Special Topics in Film Studies
Screenwriting (Combined with WRITE 399 and DRAMA 307)

FS 412 SEM B1: Topics In Film Studies

FS 412 SEM B2: Topics In Film Studies
Indigenous Women's Media Production

Previous Offerings

2023-24 Fall and Winter Film Studies Courses

Spring 2021

Course Title Instructor Time
FS 100 A1 Introduction to Film Study E. Ostrowska MWF 0930-1120
Film Studies Spring 2021 Previous Offerings

 Fall 2021

Course Title Instructor Time
FS 100 A1 Introduction to Film Study TBA TBA
FS 100 A2 Introduction to Film Study TBA TBA
FS 100 A3 Introduction to Film Study TBA TBA
FS 201 A1 Introduction to Film History I L. Czach MWF 1000-1050
FS 203 A1 Television from Broadcasting to Screen Cultures S. Tinic TR 1100-1220
FS 319 A1 Film Noir W. Beard MWF 1400-1450
FS 321 A1 Animation L. Czach TR 0930-1050
FS 412 A1 Approaches to Action Cinema T. Romao M 1500-1750
FS 415 A1 Global TV & Screen Cultures S. Tinic  T 1400-1650
Film Studies Fall 2021 Previous Offerings

Winter 2022

Course Title Instructor Time
FS 100 B1 Introduction to Film Study TBA TBA
FS 100 B2 Introduction to Film Study TBA TBA
FS 100 B3 Introduction to Film Study TBA TBA
FS 202 B1 Introduction to Film History II T. Romao TR 1230-1350
FS 215 B1 Introduction to Film Theory T. Romao MWF 1000-1050
FS 330 B1 Documentary Film T. Hubbard TR 0930-1050
FS 340 B1 Making Television: Production Cultures S. Tinic MWF 1300-1350
FS 367 B1 German Cinema W. Beard TR 1400-1520
FS 399 B1 Special Topics in Film Studies: Screenwriting K. Williams W 1500-1750
FS 412 B2 Storytelling in Film M. Nasrin M 1500-1750
FS 412 LEC850 Extractivism and Canadian Film K. Richards TR 1100-1220
Film Studies Winter 2022 Previous Offerings

Winter 2021

Course Title Instructor Time
FS 100 B1 Introduction to Film Study S. Tinic MWF 1100-1150
FS 100 B2 Introduction to Film Study MWF 1300-1350
FS 100 B3 Introduction to Film Study TR 1100-1220
FS 202 B1 Introduction to Film History II J. Baron MWF 1000-1050
FS 215 B1 Introduction to Film Theory E. Del Rio TR 1100-1220
FS 331 B1 Silent Cinema W. Beard TR 1400-1520
FS 340 B1 Making Television: Production Cultures S. Tinic MWF 1200-1250
FS 399 B1 Screenwriting L. Czach W 1500-1750
FS 412 B1 Topics in Film Studies: Indigenous Women's Media T. Hubbard TR 0930-1050
FS 412 B2 Topics in Film Studies:Cinema and Performance E. Del Rio TR 1230-1350
Film Studies Winter Winter 2021 Previous Offerings

Fall 2020

Course Title Instructor Time
FS 100 A1 Introduction to Film Study E. Ostrowska MWF 1100-1150
FS 100 A2 Introduction to Film Study E. Ostrowska MWF 1300-1350
FS 100 A3 Introduction to Film Study L. Czach TR 0930-1050
FS 100 A4 Introduction to Film Study Cancelled TR 1100-1220
FS 201 A1 Introduction to Film History I E. Ostrowska MWF 1000-1050
FS 203 A1 Television from Broadcasting to Screen Cultures S. Tinic TR 1100-1220
FS 309 A1 Quebec Film L. Czach TR 1230-1350
FS 317 A1 The Gangster Film W. Beard MWF 1400-1450
FS 416 A1 Analyzing Television S. Tinic T 1400-1650
Film Studies Fall 2020 Previous Offerings

 

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