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The Bachelor of Fine Arts is a competitive degree program requiring an application and selection procedure. All students begin their Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts track declaring the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Cinema Studies as their major. Students wishing to declare a BFA in Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts as their major must first satisfy specific prerequisites. The mission of the BFA is to prepare artists who will be competitive and original as independent filmmakers, who may aspire to advanced graduate degrees beyond the BFA, or who are considering an artistic approach to their filmmaking portfolio.

In addition to acquiring the skills to make creative films and video works, students completing the BFA will also advance their ability to analyze and interpret films critically, and to communicate and express themselves about film competently in written form.

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Admission Requirements

The Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts educates students in the history and development of film as an art form and contemporary medium. The curriculum instills an informed analytic awareness of the ways in which film has evolved artistically and stylistically, and provides the resources for significant creative exploration of the medium.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is competitive. In order to graduate with a BFA degree, students must first satisfy a number of prerequisites and then submit a formal application to the BFA program at the prescribed time (deadline will be posted each semester on the cinema studies website). Students are encouraged to apply to the BFA program at the end of their sophomore year.

Applicants must have a cumulative GPA at CU Boulder of 2.3 or higher, and a CINE GPA of 3.3 or higher. Applicants must submit a written application, a writing sample and a sample film. Applicants may also submit one additional "best" example of creative work (see specific admission guidelines for details). Admission into the BFA program is contingent upon approval of the application materials by the BFA committee. Students are required to attend a BFA orientation meeting prior to submitting their application. The program recommends that BFA students purchase film and sound media-capable Apple computing systems.

For more information, visit the department website. Students are encouraged to consult with the Cinema Studies advisor in order to obtain advice and current information.

Program Requirements

No more than 6 credit hours of independent study may be credited toward the major. Students must complete the required cinema courses with a grade of C or better.

Students must complete the general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences as well as the required courses listed below. The Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts requires a minimum of 62 credit hours in support of the BFA degree requirements.

Required Courses and Credits

Course List
Code Title Credit Hours
Required Critical Studies Courses17
CINE 1502
Introduction to Cinema Studies 1
CINE 3051
& CINE 3061
Film History 1
and Film History 2 2
CINE 2005
Form, Structure, and Narrative Analysis
or CINE 2105
Introduction to the Screenplay
CINE 4604
Colloquium in Film Aesthetics
Required Production Courses21
CINE 2000
Moving Image Foundations I 3
CINE 2500
Moving Image Foundations II 3
CINE 3400
Cinema Production I
CINE 3515
Lights, Camera, Action
CINE 3525
Post Production Lecture
CINE 4500
Cinema Production 2 (Part I)
CINE 4500
Cinema Production 2 (Part II)
Production Course Electives15
Select 15 credit hours of any combination of the following courses—see degree audit for specifics
CINE 2010
Moving Image Computer Foundations
CINE 2300
Beginning/Intermediate Filmmaking
CINE 2610
Animation Production
CINE 2900
Lighting
CINE 3010
Film Production Topics 4
CINE 3030
Analog Alternatives
CINE 3563
Producing the Independent Film 5
CINE 3620
Experimental Digital Animation
CINE 3700
Cinema Audio Design
CINE 3900
Independent Study (Production) 6
CINE 3920
Professional Seminar
CINE 3940
Cinema Studies Internship
CINE 3990
Film Practicum 7
CINE 4000
Advanced Digital Postproduction
CINE 4005
Screenwriting Workshop: Short Form
CINE 4010
Topics in Film Production 7
CINE 4021
Directing/Acting for the Camera
CINE 4040
Advanced Analog Alchemy
CINE 4105
Advanced Screenwriting
CINE 4400
Digital Post-Production
CINE 4505
Screenwriting Workshop: Long Form
Critical Studies Elective Requirements9
Select 9 credit hours (6 credit hours must be upper-division) from the following:
CINE 2001
Space Odysseys: Astrophys/Astronomy via Cinema/Arts
CINE 2002
Recent International Cinema
CINE 2003
Film Topics 4
CINE 2004
CU Cinema Studies Seminar: The Telluride Film Festival
CINE 2005
Form, Structure, and Narrative Analysis
CINE 2312
Film Trilogies
CINE 2513
Major Asian Filmmakers
CINE 2521
Classics of the Foreign Cinema: 1960s to Present
CINE 3002
Major Film Movements 4
CINE 3003
Major Film Directors 4
CINE 3004
Alfred Hitchcock: The American Films
CINE 3012
Documentary Film
CINE 3013
Women and Film
CINE 3033
Color and Cinema
CINE 3042
Horror Film: History, Contexts, Aesthetics
CINE 3043
Topics in Critical Film Studies 4
CINE 3081
Contemporary American Cinema: 1980 to Present
CINE 3104
Film Criticism and Theory
CINE 3211
History of Russian Cinema
CINE 3422
The Hollywood Musical
CINE 3503
German Film Through World War II
CINE 3513
German Film and Society 1945-1989
CINE 3603
Sound and Vision
CINE 3901
Independent Study (Critical Study) 8
CINE 3940
Cinema Studies Internship
CINE 4001
Screening Race, Class & Gender in the U.S. and the Global Borderland
CINE 4003
Film and Literature
CINE 4004
Topics in Film Theory 4
CINE 4023
Topics in International Cinema 4
CINE 4024
Advanced Research Seminar 4
CINE 4043
Topics in Cinema Critical Studies
CINE 4105
Advanced Screenwriting
CINE 4453
History of Avant-Garde Film
CINE 4604
Colloquium in Film Aesthetics
Any CINE class crosslisted with another department (i.e., foreign language) that has been approved by the cinema studies chair
Total Credit Hours62
1

This course is a prerequisite for CINE 2000 and CINE 3051 .

2

It is recommended that these courses be taken in chronological order.

3

Must receive a B- or higher to continue to the next required production course.

4

Course may be taken for credit more than once, provided the topics vary.

5

Both are usually offered through Continuing Education; only one may count toward the cinema studies degree.

6

Total number of independent study credit hours cannot exceed 6, and they cannot be used to duplicate regular course offerings.

7

Course may be taken for credit more than once.

8

Total number of independent study credit hours cannot exceed 6.

Graduating in Four Years with a BFA

Consult the Four-Year Guarantee Requirements for information on eligibility. The concept of "adequate progress" as it is used here only refers to maintaining eligibility for the four-year guarantee; it is not a requirement for the major. To maintain adequate progress toward a BFA in cinema studies & moving image arts, students should meet the following requirements:

  • Declare and start the cinema studies major the first semester freshman year.
  • Complete CINE 1502, CINE 2000, CINE 2005 or CINE 2105 and one lower- or upper-division critical studies course for 3 credit hours by the end of the third semester.
  • Complete 3 credit hours upper-division Critical Studies Elective, CINE Foundation Elective (3 credit hours) and CINE 2500 by the end of the fourth semester.
  • Note: In order to graduate in four years, a student must apply and be accepted into the BFA program at the end of the fourth semester. See the admission requirements section above for details of the application process.
  • Complete CINE 3051, CINE 3400, CINE 3515 and CINE 3525 by the end of the fifth semester.
  • Complete CINE 3061, digital elective (3 credit hours), production elective (3 credit hours) and CINE 3990  by the end of the sixth semester.
  • Complete CINE 4500, 3 credit hours upper-division critical studies elective, CINE 3990  by the end of the seventh semester.
  • Complete 3 additional credit hours of CINE 4500, CINE 4604, an additional 1 credit hour of CINE 3990 and 3 more credit hours of production electives by the end of the eighth semester.

Recommended Four-Year Plan of Study

Through the required coursework for the major, students will complete all 12 credits of the the Arts & Humanities area of the Gen Ed Distribution Requirement.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
Fall SemesterCredit Hours
CINE 1502 Introduction to Cinema Studies 3
Gen. Ed. Skills course (example: QRMS) 3
Gen. Ed. Skills course (example: Lower-division Written Communication) 3
Elective/MAPS 3
Elective/MAPS 3
 Credit Hours15
Spring Semester
CINE 2005
or CINE 2105
Form, Structure, and Narrative Analysis
or Introduction to the Screenplay
3
CINE 2000 Moving Image Foundations I 3
Gen. Ed. Distribution/Diversity course (example: Social Sciences/US Perspective) 3
Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Natural Sciences) 3
Elective/MAPS 3
 Credit Hours15
Year Two
Fall Semester
CINE 2500 Moving Image Foundations II 3
CINE Critical Studies Elective (Lower or Upper-division) 3
CINE 3990 Film Practicum 1
Gen. Ed. Distribution/Diversity course (example: Social Sciences/Global Perspective) 3
Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Natural Sciences with Lab) 4
Elective/MAPS 3
 Credit Hours17
Spring Semester
CINE Critical Studies Elective (Upper-division) 3
CINE 2010
or CINE 2300
or CINE 2610
or CINE 2900
or CINE 3030
Moving Image Computer Foundations
or Beginning/Intermediate Filmmaking
or Animation Production
or Lighting
or Analog Alternatives
3
Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Natural Sciences) 4
Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Social Sciences) 3
Elective 3
 Credit Hours16
Year Three
Fall Semester
CINE 3051 Film History 1 4
CINE 3400 Cinema Production I 3
CINE 3515 Lights, Camera, Action 3
CINE 3525 Post Production Lecture 3
Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Natural Sciences) 3
 Credit Hours16
Spring Semester
CINE 3061 Film History 2 4
CINE 3620
or CINE 3700
or CINE 4400
Experimental Digital Animation
or Cinema Audio Design
or Digital Post-Production
3
CINE 3010
or CINE 3940
or CINE 4005
or CINE 4010
or CINE 4021
Film Production Topics
or Cinema Studies Internship
or Screenwriting Workshop: Short Form
or Topics in Film Production
or Directing/Acting for the Camera
1-3
Gen. Ed. Skills course (example: Upper-division Written Communication) 3
Elective 3
 Credit Hours14-16
Year Four
Fall Semester
CINE 4500 Cinema Production 2 3
CINE 4604 Colloquium in Film Aesthetics 3
CINE 4000 Advanced Digital Postproduction 3
CINE 3990 Film Practicum 1
Elective 3
 Credit Hours13
Spring Semester
CINE 4500 Cinema Production 2 3
CINE Critical Studies Elective (Upper-division) 3
CINE 3990 Film Practicum 1
Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Social Sciences) 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Credit Hours16
 Total Credit Hours122-124
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