皇后大学

The Department of Film and Media offers a unique program that lets students learn from both sides of the camera. The Department integrates the practice of film and media with courses in history and criticism that range from Digital Media Theory to Hollywood Cinema to the Business of Media in Canada. Students learn digital design, scriptwriting, cinematography, directing, editing and sound recording and mixing for documentary, animation, multimedia, fiction and experimental production, while also studying the history and theory of cinema and media. They are exposed to media professionals, scholars and an extensive network of alumni. Film and Media is located within the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, with state-of-the-art sound and production facilities, a large screening room, and a Digital Lab.

Degree options

Specialization in Stage and Screen

A specialization that incorporates an even count of courses between Film and Media and Drama, along with a introduction to either Art or Music with room for elective courses.

Specialization in Computing and the Creative Arts (COCA)

This specialization consists of the majority of the courses in Computing and a SubPlan such as Art, Drama, Music or Film and Media with room for elective courses.

Major in Film and Media

A major is an intensive course of study in one discipline, with approximately half of your courses within the discipline with room for an optional minor in any other Arts and Science discipline.

Medial in Film and Media

A dual course of study in Film and Media and any other Arts discipline.

Minor in Film and Media

A minor is a less intensive course of study in the discipline that must be combined with a major in another discipline.

Course Highlights

Courses in Film and Media can be divided into three main categories: applied or production courses, such as Documentary Production, Animation Production, Screenwriting, or Video Production for Digital Media; courses in media and culture, such as Media and Popular Culture or Advertising and Consumer Culture; and courses in film and media criticism and history, including Hollywood: The Dream Factory or Reviewing World Cinema and Media Arts.

Where could I go after graduation?

• Advertising
• Animation
• Art gallery management
• Broadcasting
• Casting director
• Choreography
• Composition
• Costume design
• Curation
• Directing
• Editing
• Events management
• Film archivist
• Film making
• Film production
• Fundraising
• Games production
• Graduate school
• Journalism
• Law
• Make-up and costumes
• Manuscript reader
• Marketing
• Non-profit administration
• Photography
• Public relations
• Screenwriting
• Set design
• Sound editing
• Special effects
• Stage crew manager
• Stunt coordinator
• Talent representation
• Teaching
• Television production
• Theatre management
• Visual arts consulting