Film Program

College of Arts and Humanities
Ellensburg
Bouillon Hall, room 224

509-963-1067
www.cwu.edu/film-video
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Faculty and Staff
Program Co-Directors
Liahna Armstrong, PhD, English
Jon Ward, MA, film

Professors
Liahna Armstrong, PhD, English
Toni Culjak, PhD, English
Stella Moreno, PhD, world languages
Joshua Nelson, PhD, world languages
Steven Olson, PhD, English
Michael J. Smith, MFA, theatre arts

Associate Professors
Lene Pederson, PhD, anthropology

Assistant Professor
Maria Sanders, MFA, film

Lecturers
Michael Caldwell, MFA, film
Melissa Johnson, English, women’s studies
Jason Tucholke, theatre arts
Jon Ward, MA, film

Program Information
The Film Program is an innovative, interdisciplinary, undergraduate program leading to a BA in film. Students complete a sequence of core courses and choose a specialization in cinema studies, production or screenwriting. Minors are available in cinema studies and screenwriting.

Program Standards
A film specialization or minor can be selected by students using the normal major or minor declaration process and with assistance from a faculty advisor. Any student who has taken FILM 215 (Basic Editing), FILM 250 (Formerly FVS 250), and COM/ENG 267 and passed with a combined B average or higher and has a minimum CWU grade point average of 2.4 or higher may be admitted to this program. Admission is dependent upon the number of slots available. Students must maintain a 2.4 CWU GPA or higher with a minimum grade of C- in all courses counted toward fulfilling the film major or minor requirements.

Majors, Specializations and Minors
The Film Program provides students the opportunity to pursue a course of study in either the critical study of film, the production and technical aspects of the moving image or writing for the screen. The Film Program employs a scholarly, creative, and professional approach to the study of film and seeks to help each student discover his or her talent as an independent critic, artist, and communicator. The program provides an education in the history and theory of film and basic learning experiences in production and screenwriting within the context of a liberal arts education.

The Film Program requires a sequence of core courses. After completing the core, students will be required to choose one of three specializations focusing on either cinema studies (which examines the history, theory, criticism and aesthetics of film, production, which exposes students to the fundamentals of production processes in film, or screenwriting (which students to develop mastery in a variety of narrative screenplay and teleplay writing disciplines). Minors are also offered in cinema studies and screenwriting.

Bachelor of Arts
(NOTE: Students seeking a BA degree must complete one year college/university study or two years high school study of a single world language.)

Programs

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Minor

Courses

Film (FILM)