Film & Media Studies
Film & Media Studies at W&M
The Film & Media Studies Program will help you to cultivate a perspective that is interdisciplinary and global. You will explore how film and media not only represent but shape cultures, societies, histories and identities, both personal and collective. The core courses will challenge you to think critically and creatively about how film and media function as aesthetic and cultural practices, while our production classes will teach you the skills necessary to develop your own voice and make your own contribution.
Program Highlights
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Self-Designed Study
Build your own major working closely with a faculty advisor.
Creative Engagement
Apply what you learn in the classroom to hands-on media projects, then bring that experience back to the classroom.
Community
Work together with students, faculty and alumni from all kinds of disciplines to foster a dynamic environment of learning and enterprise.
Paths of Study
- Bachelor of Arts
- Joint Degree: Bachelor of Arts (International Honours)
- Minor
Applied Learning
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Courses
Find out What was World Cinema Before Television (FMST 310) and World Cinema After Television (FMST 311).*
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Research
Take part in a 10-week internship at the W&M Washington Center's DC Summer Institute.
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Attend this annual W&M film festival that offers internships, academic credit and volunteer opportunities to students.
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Borrow cameras, software and audio/video equipment to bring projects to life.
Rankings
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Top 10Videomaker.com
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Top 30MovieMaker Magazine
Student Resources
Learn about our courses of study, research and media production resources and more.
Outcomes
Many film & media studies alumni pursue careers in media production from Hollywood to New York to Washington, D.C., and all over the mid-Atlantic region. They return regularly to offer seminars and workshops, mentor students and even hire new graduates. Alumni also work in areas like journalism, marketing, communications and teaching.
Alumni & Friends
Whether you are an alumnus of Film & Media Studies or of the earlier Literary & Cultural Studies and Film Studies Programs, we invite you to contact us and come visit when you are in Williamsburg.
Support Film & Media Studies
Your support for Film & Media Studies helps our program provide hands-on research and production experiences, funding for off-campus internships, opportunities to engage with distinguished filmmakers and media professionals and more. Please consider making a contribution to nourish our students' curiosity and creativity.
Contact The Film & Media Studies Program
Film & Media Studies
Mailing Address
Film & Media Studies Program Âé¶¹ÆÆ½â°æ P.O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact Us
- Phone: 757-221-7858
Courses Disclaimer
*Courses listed are examples. Course availability changes each semester.