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School for the Contemporary Arts | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
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Program and course admission is contingent upon University admission. Contact Student Services for admission procedures, requirements and deadlines. Entry to all programs and to many courses is by audition, interview or application. Contact the school’s office for information on procedures and deadlines.

Although the University operates on a trimester system, most FPA courses are planned in a two term (fall and spring) sequence. Consequently, students enter in the fall term (September) and are advised to contact the school in the preceding January for program entry and requirements information.

Transfer Credit and Advanced Standing

Unassigned or general elective (type 2 and 3, respectively) transfer credit awarded for courses completed at other recognized post-secondary institutions will not automatically entitle students to advanced standing in the school’s programs. Advanced standing is generally given on an individual basis as a result of an audition or interview.

About the School’s Course Offerings

Students are encouraged to take advantage of interdisciplinary offerings within the school. As many programs depend on a continuing sequence of courses completed in order, students should plan carefully to gain the maximum benefit and efficiency from their study. Note that not all courses are offered every term and several are offered on a rotational basis, i.e. every third or fourth term. An advisor is available to help plan study programs.

Students are reminded that the school is an interdisciplinary fine and performing arts department, and are strongly advised to acquaint themselves with the many disciplinary courses that are available.

Courses devoted to film or video are occasionally offered by other departments. With prior permission, students may substitute one or more to fulfil requirements, up to a maximum of eight units.

Special Topics Courses

The subject matter (and prerequisites) of special or selected topics courses vary by term.

Prior Approval Prerequisite

Where a prerequisite is or includes ‘prior approval,’ approval must be obtained before enrolling in the course. Contact the school for further information.

Program Requirements

This program is for students who wish to apply broad range studies from other University programs to film and video production. Film has affinities with many social sciences and humanities disciplines, as well as business and communication. Students from other contemporary arts areas may develop specific skills such as composing for film, multimedia installation, or directing actors through a film extended minor with another extended minor in an appropriate area.

Entry to all film production courses is by questionnaire and interview. Contact the school by early January for an information letter and questionnaire.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum of 28 units including all of

• FPA 111-3 Issues in the Fine and Performing Arts
• FPA 130-4 Fundamentals of Film
• FPA 131-4 Filmmaking I

and two of

• FPA 136-3 The History and Aesthetics of Cinema I
• FPA 137-3 The History and Aesthetics of Cinema II
• FPA 235-3 Experimental Film and Video
• FPA 236-3 Cinema in Canada
• FPA 237-3 Selected Topics in Film and Video Studies*

and at least eight units from

• FPA 230-5 Filmmaking II
• FPA 231-5 Filmmaking III
• FPA 232-3 Film Sound
• FPA 233-2 The Techniques of Film
• FPA 238-3 Screenwriting I
• FPA 290-3 Video Production I

and three units from another lower division FPA course.

*may include film and video analysis, national cinemas, genre, political cinema, etc., and may be repeated for credit when a different topic is offered.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 17 units, including at least three of

• FPA 332-3 Film Production Seminar
• FPA 334-3 Selected Topics in Film and Video Production
• FPA 338W-3 Screenwriting II
• FPA 339-3 Directing and Acting for Film and Video
• FPA 390-3 Video Production II
• FPA 393-2 Techniques of Video

An upper division FPA studio course outside film may be substituted for one of the above.

and at least one of

• FPA 335-4 Introduction to Film Theory
• FPA 337-4 Intermediate Selected Topics in Film and Video Studies*
• FPA 436-4 Advanced Seminar in Film and Video Studies*

and one of

• FPA 310-4 Interdisciplinary Methods in Art and Culture Studies
• FPA 311-4 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts
• FPA 312-3 Selected Topics in Art and Culture
• FPA 314-3 Readings in the History of Art and Culture
• FPA 317-4 Introduction to Performance Studies**
• FPA 411-3 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Contemporary Arts
• FPA 412-3 Advanced Seminar in Art and Culture Studies
• FPA 414-3 Advanced Topic in the History of Art and Culture
• FPA 416-3 Practices in Art and Culture

or another upper division FPA history or critical course outside film.

*these courses may include studies in film and video analysis, national cinemas, genre, political cinema, etc. and may be repeated for credit when a different topic is offered.

**students who received credit for FPA 313 may also complete FPA 317

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