BA (Cinema and Media Studies)
Are you passionate about cinema and media storytelling culture and practices? Explore our NEW Cinema and Media Studies major.
The new flexible BA (Cinema and Media Studies) program is a broad, general program of study. You'll complete courses in various aspects of cinema and media including theory and history as well as studio-based courses. Build and customize the program based on your specific interests.
Enhance your critical and professional practices and combine theoretical work with practical, applied opportunities in film and media making, preparing you for a career in the arts or further education in filmmaking.
Students enrolled in the program will enjoy a highly distinctive approach to the study of moving image and media culture, both in terms of using and making media. This new major incorporates offerings from a variety of pre-existing programs, connecting students from a range of academic cultures in a completely unique, and forward-thinking way.
Dr. Aaron Taylor, Professor of Cinema Studies
New Cinema and Media Studies major attracting students
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New Cinema and Media Studies major attracting students
When 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge student Wynter Baker began her post-secondary journey, she wasn鈥檛 sure what direction to take. Like many students, she felt the pressure to choose a path, and choose quickly. Instead …
In this program you learn how to situate film and digital media within various aesthetic, social, cultural, political, economic and ethical contexts. As a student, you'll critically assess production processes and industry expectations, while also applying technical and creative skills to the production of your own video and digital media works.
We're looking for students who are:
- passionate about different types of media (games, videos, movies, TV, web and digital)
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- budding creators interested in the why behind their creative impulses
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As a graduate of the program you can look forward to career opportunities in a variety of fields, such as:
- leadership roles within the moving image and digital arts
- careers in communications and social media production
- digital entrepreneurship
- social policy research
Individual courses from other institutions may transfer to the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge, and 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge courses may transfer to other institutions as per the Alberta Transfer Guide. Students transferring to the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge may complete as much as half of the degree and major at another institution.
If you're a current ULethbridge student, you can request to switch to the BA with a major in Cinema and Media Studies by completing the on The Bridge. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an Academic Advisor in the Fine Arts Advising Office (W600) to see how their previously completed and current courses will fit in the Cinema and Media Studies program.
This new program blends traditional and cutting-edge approaches to the study of media and combines it with studio-based practice. The 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge is close to large-scale media production hubs as well as local, emerging creative communities.
Prospective ULethbridge students should send questions to finearts.admissions@uleth.ca.
Current ULethbridge students can send inquiries to finearts.advising@uleth.ca or visit the Fine Arts Advising Office (W660).
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