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The following electives taught in 2024-25 can count toward the degree in Cinema & Media Studies. Unless otherwise indicated, they are taught at Â鶹´«Ã½ or the University of King’s College. Click here for instructions for .  If the FILM course code is full, you can register on the other course code (e.g., RUSN, INDG) if there is space.  

Fall Electives:

*CTMP 2201: Mass and Digital Media Culture MW 16:05 – 17:25 Laura Penny

ENGL 2095: Narrative in Cinema W 17:35 – 20:25 David Evans

SMU ENGL 2325: The Media in Everyday Life T Th 11:30 – 12:45 Jennifer VanderBurgh

*ENGL 4876: Photography and Visual Culture M 14:35 – 17:25 LiLi Johnson

NSCAD FHIS 2820: History of Animation T 13:30 – 17:30 Becka Barker

FILM 2336/RUSN 2036: Russian Film I T Th 13:05 – 14:25 Brett Winestock

FILM 2360: Popular Cinema T 17:35 – 20:25 Claire Gray

FILM 3320/ITAL 3600: Italian National Cinema: The New Wave W 14:35 – 17:25 Paolo Matteucci

FILM 3331/GWST 3331: Film Theory II: Desire in Cinema Th 18:05 – 20:55 Shannon Brownlee. Counts as a Film Theory credit for Combined Honours students.

FILM/INDG/CANA 3401: Indigenous Representation in Film W 14:35 – 17:25 Fallen Matthews

FILM/THEA 3915: Stars and Stardom on Stage and Screen T Th 11:35 – 12:55 Roberta Barker

*FILM 4101 and 4103: Apprenticeships. You must apply for these by April 15 of the preceding year, and there is limited space. General information is here:

SMU FREN 2260: Franco Cultures through Film T Th 2:30 – 4:29 Shana McGuire

*HSTC 2500: Science Fiction in Film M 17:35 – 20:25 Stephen Snobelen

Also: NSCAD FHIS 3522: Architecture and the Filmic Imaginary Th 8:30 – 12:30. Not yet approved for the Film Minor/CMS Major, but it very likely will be.

Winter Electives:

SMU ENGL 2325: The Media in Everyday Life T Th 11:30 – 12:45 Jennifer VanderBurgh

ENGL 3330: TV Theory and Criticism W 17:35 – 20:25 Anthony Enns. Counts as a Film Theory credit for Combined Honours students.

SMU ENGL 3511: Film and the City W 16:00 – 20:00 Jennifer VanderBurgh

NSCAD FHIS 3854: Global Indigenous Film T 13:30 – 17:30 Joshua Shwab-Cartas

FILM 3359: Studies in Film Directors 2. Topic: Xavier Dolan. F 14:35 – 17:25 Claire Gray. Note that you can take this whether or not you took other Studies in Film Directors courses.

FILM 3370: Animated Film M 17:35 – 20:25 Shannon Brownlee

*FILM 4101 and 4104: Apprenticeships. You must apply for these by April 15 of the preceding year, and there is limited space. General information is here: .

FILM 4391: Special Topics in Popular Cinema. Topic: Film Sound. T 17:35 – 20:25 Claire Gray

FILM 4393/THEA 4924: Special Topics in Theatre and Cinema. Topic: Feeling It: Melodrama on Stage and Screen T Th 14:35 – 15:55 Roberta Barker

*PERF 4250: Theatre and Music Entrepreneurship T Th 10:05 – 11:25 Nicole Jordan

RUSN 2082: Special Topics in Eastern European Cinema T Th 11:35 – 12:55 Brett Winestock

SMU RELS 3356: Religions in Film T Th 4:00 – 5:15 Web Syed Adnan Hussain

*SOSA 3105: Media and Society T Th 16:05 – 17:25 Mathew Gagné

*Counts only towards the CMS Major/Combined Honours, not the Film Minor, although Minor students can take the course as a general elective.