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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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