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To see all of the Spring Quarter courses and read more information about them: Film and Media Studies Course Offerings Spring 2023.
How do depictions of the future effect our present day? What role do these speculations play in our politics, our arts, our sciences? How has the desire to visualize the future been pursued on film? These are some of the questions we will ask together in Science Fiction Film. This course will examine the tropes, techniques, and preoccupations of science fiction. Space, cyborgs, aliens, and virtual reality will be among the weekly topics. You will engage with a wide range of material, from blockbuster features to short stories, video games to silent films, philosophy to kitsch. You will also learn various approaches to the central tropes and concerns of the science fiction film, considering the genre’s intersection with philosophy, media studies.
Rooted in a rich cultural history, Japanese cinema has moved audiences and influenced filmmakers worldwide for over one hundred years. Since the beginning of cinema, Japanese filmmakers have drawn from vibrant theatrical traditions, spiritual philosophy, expressive art forms, and thousands of years of historical drama to tell exciting (and often deeply humanistic) stories that have expanded and improved the cinematic form. This class will explore the world of Japanese film from a variety of perspectives: historical, theoretical, and industrial.
The final installment in the Filmmaking 1-2-3 cycle of classes, this course will bring together the critical, technical and creative skills you have developed throughout the year, in the creation of a single “capstone” work. This term-long project will be determined by the student, (either independently, or in collaboration with their peers) and may constitute a work of narrative, documentary or experimental media. Course time will be spent on the planning and production of these works, on class critiques, and on technical and practice-based instruction. Students will also be required to think critically about their work as media producers, through readings, discussions, and the keeping of a production journal in which they will reflect on their experiences.
Every student is strongly encouraged to consider taking at least ONE internship for credit in Fall Quarter and one additional (paid or unpaid) no credit internship before you graduate. It’s an essential way to network and gain professional experience!
According to a recent study from Michigan State University,* employers go on to offer 50 percent of their interns fulltime jobs.
(*Collegiate Employment Research Institute, Report, 2017. Study reported in NY Times, April 7, 2017)
A 5-credit internship requires 15 hours weekly with the employer. In addition to these hours, you will also need to meet with your academic supervisor and complete specified academic assignments (such as a storyboard, reports, visual media samples, research projects or a final reflective essay). We will work together to find the best academic requirements that match your internship and professional interests.
Your internship could also be split into two separate internships taken over two different quarters but generally must add up to 5 credits (unless you don't need 5 full credits to graduate in your credit count). There is flexibility in the credit count to accommodate your work schedule or credit count needs. There are no summer internships for credit (but you can do them for no credit)
These are the hour requirements you must work for the employer, for an internship for credit:
5 Credits = 15 hours/week or 150 hours/quarter
4 Credits = 12 hours /week or 120 hours/quarter
3 credits = 9 hours /week or 90 hours/quarter
2 credits = 6 hours /week or 60 hours/quarter
1 credit = 3 hours/week or 30 hours/quarter
Here are just a sampling of recent internships featured on Handshake, the platform that offers you access to internships, career information and more.
Internships can be taken for credit toward the major.
Check out the College of Arts and Sciences' Pathways to Professional Formation website with information about internships and how to get them.
Create a Student account on the new national website, Handshake, to search for internships and apply for them.
If you know an employer who might be a suitable candidate for an internship, get them to register themselves on Handshake here and then post the position there. Instructions for posting jobs are available here.
Do you have more questions? Make an appointment with the Career Engagement Office.
We also have a number of dedicated internships that are reserved just for Film & Media majors!
Once you have found a suitable internship, applied for it and secured it, then register for it by filling out the internship packet. These are available, with the Student Internship Registration Instructions , below. Then, make an appointment with Dr. Thompson to register for 5 credits (or less) for the next quarter.
Email Dr. Kirsten Moana Thompson, Internship Director, Film Department.
Download this document for complete instructions on registering for an internship
Film Internship Application Instructions
Questions?
Contact Dr. Thompson or make an appointment to see her.
