Cinema Studies program requirements
What the Cinema Studies Specialist, Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
Cinema Studies Specialist
- Arts program
- 10.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASSPE0797
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(10.0 credits)
First Year: CIN105Y1
Second Year: CIN201Y1
Third Year: CIN301Y1
Fourth Year: 1.0 credit from the following: CIN410H1, CIN411H1, CIN412H1, CIN420H1, CIN430H1, CIN431H1, CIN432H1, CIN440H1, CIN450H1, CIN451H1, CIN452H1, CIN460H1, CIN461H1, CIN470H1, CIN471H1, CIN472H1, CIN480H1
Second, Third and Fourth Year: In addition, CIN230H1 (a Breadth Category 3 course) or a 0.5 credit from Breadth Category 5; and at least 5.5 credits from Groups B through G, of which 3.0 credits must be at the 300/400-level, and a maximum of 2.0 credits can be from Group G: Cross-Listed Students must complete CIN105Y1 and CIN201Y1 before taking any fourth-year courses.
Group A: Foundations CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1
Group B: Genre and Modes CIN210H1, CIN211H1, CIN212H1, CIN213H1, CIN214H1, CIN215H1, CIN216H1, CIN310Y1, CIN312Y1, CIN314Y1, CIN320H1, CIN321H1, CIN322H1, CIN410H1, CIN411H1, CIN412H1, CIN420H1
Group C: Social and Cultural Practices CIN230H1, CIN240H1, CIN330Y1, CIN332Y1, CIN334H1, CIN335H1, CIN336H1, CIN337H1, CIN338H1, CIN340H1, CIN341H1, CIN349H1, CIN430H1, CIN431H1, CIN432H1, CIN440H1
Group D: Theory and Criticism CIN250Y1, CIN260H1, CIN352H1, CIN353H1, CIN360H1, CIN361H1, CIN362H1, CIN363H1, CIN364H1, CIN365H1, CIN366H1, CIN369H1, CIN450H1, CIN451H1, CIN452H1, CIN460H1, CIN461H1
Group E: History and Nation CIN270Y1, CIN370H1, CIN371H1, CIN372Y1, CIN374Y1, CIN376Y1, CIN376Y0, CIN378H1, CIN378Y0, CIN379H1, CIN380H1, CIN381H1, CIN470H1, CIN471H1, CIN472H1, CIN480H1, FCS310Y1, GER251H1, ITA240Y1, ITA340H1, ITA341H1, ITA342H1, ITA345H1
Group F: Independent Studies CIN490Y1, CIN491H1, CIN492H1
Group G: Cross-Listed CLT355H1, EAS242H1, EAS243H1, EAS249H1, EAS278H1, EAS431H1, FCS392H1, FIN250H1, FIN260H1, GER250H1, HIS345H1, HIS459H1, HIS460H1, HIS467H1, JSU325H1, SLA226H1, SLA234H1, SLA333H1, SPA275H1
Note 1Note: Effective Fall 2021, courses associated with St. Michael's College's Celtic Studies program will have the new "CLT" designator.
Courses these requirements name
- CIN105Y1Introduction to Film Study
- CIN201Y1Film Cultures I: Art and Industry
- CIN301Y1Film Cultures II: Politics and Global Media
- CIN410H1Advanced Study in Genre and Modes
- CIN411H1Advanced Study in Genre and Modes
- CIN412H1Advanced Study in Genre and Modes
- CIN420H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN430H1Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN431H1Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN432H1Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN440H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN450H1Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism
- CIN451H1Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism
- CIN452H1Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism
- CIN460H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN461H1Advanced Study in Cinema and Media Practice
- CIN470H1Advanced Study in History and Nation
- CIN471H1Advanced Study in History and Nation
- CIN472H1Advanced Study in History and Nation
- CIN480H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN230H1The Business of Film
- CIN210H1Horror Film
- CIN211H1Science Fiction Film
- CIN212H1Action Film
- CIN213H1Sex on Film
- CIN214H1New Media Forms
- CIN215H1Fantasy Film
- CIN216H1Crime Film Traditions
- CIN310Y1Avant-Garde and Experimental Film
- CIN312Y1Documentary Film
- CIN314Y1Genre, Narrative and Narration in Film
- CIN320H1Special Topics in Genre and Modes
- CIN321H1Special Topics in Genre and Modes II
- CIN322H1Cult Cinema
- CIN240H1Special Topics in Cinema Studies
- CIN330Y1Feminist Approaches to Cinema
- CIN332Y1Screening Race
- CIN334H1The Origins of the Animation Industry, 1900-1950: A Technosocial History
- CIN335H1Animation after 1950
- CIN336H1Queer Film and Media
- CIN337H1Black Cinema
- CIN338H1Environmental Media
- CIN340H1Special Topics in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN341H1Special Topics in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice II
- CIN349H1Screenwriting
- CIN250Y1Directors: Four Studies in Film Authorship
- CIN260H1Selected Topics in Cinema Studies
- CIN352H1Issues in Film Authorship I
- CIN353H1Issues in Film Authorship II
- CIN360H1Special Topics in Theory and Criticism
- CIN361H1Special Topics in Theory and Criticism II
- CIN362H1Animals and Cinema
- CIN363H1Ecocinema: The Nature of Film
- CIN364H1Theories of Media
- CIN365H1Nonfiction Video Practice
- CIN366H1Durable Empires and Medias of Mass Culture
- CIN369H1Critical Writing on Film
- CIN270Y1American Popular Film Since 1970
- CIN370H1Canadian Cinemas
- CIN371H1(New) Media Aesthetics
- CIN372Y1Contemporary World Cinema
- CIN374Y1American Filmmaking in the Studio Era
- CIN376Y1Chinese Cinemas
- CIN376Y0Chinese Cinemas
- CIN378H1Aspects of a National Cinema
- CIN378Y0Aspects of a National Cinema
- CIN379H1Hungarian Cinema
- CIN380H1Special Topics in History and Nation
- CIN381H1Special Topics in History and Nation II
- FCS310Y1French Cinema last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GER251H1German and European Cinema (E)
- ITA240Y1History of Italian Cinema
- ITA340H1Italian Neorealist Cinema
- ITA341H1Gender and Genre in Italian Cinema
- ITA342H1Popular Italian Cinema
- ITA345H1Cinema of the Italian Diasporas
- CIN490Y1Independent Studies in Cinema
- CIN491H1Independent Studies in Cinema
- CIN492H1Independent Studies in Cinema
- CLT355H1Contemporary Celtic Cinema last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- EAS242H1Japanese Cinemas I: Film Form and the Problems of Modernity
- EAS243H1Japanese Cinemas II: Film Form and the Problems of Modernity
- EAS249H1Sinophone Cinemas: Revolution of the Sensible World
- EAS278H1Approaches to Korean Cinema
- EAS431H1Advanced Seminar in Japanese Cinema
- FCS392H1Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II
- FIN250H1Finnish Cinema
- FIN260H1Scandinavian Cinema
- GER250H1
- HIS345H1History and Film
- HIS459H1Soviet History and Film, 1921-1946
- HIS460H1Soviet History and Film, 1941-1991
- HIS467H1French Colonial Indochina: History, Cultures, Texts, Film
- JSU325H1Queerly Canadian
- SLA226H1Film and Ethics: Polish Cinema
- SLA234H1Russian and Soviet Cinema
- SLA333H1Animated Film in Europe
- SPA275H121st Century Latin American Cinema
Cinema Studies Major
- Arts program
- 7.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASMAJ0797
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(7.0 credits)
First Year: CIN105Y1
Second Year: CIN201Y1
Third Year: CIN301Y1
Fourth Year: 0.5 credit from the following: CIN410H1, CIN411H1, CIN412H1, CIN420H1, CIN430H1, CIN431H1, CIN432H1, CIN440H1, CIN450H1, CIN451H1, CIN452H1, CIN460H1, CIN461H1, CIN470H1, CIN471H1, CIN472H1, CIN480H1
Second, Third and Fourth Year: In addition, CIN230H1 (a Breadth Category 3 course) or 0.5 credit from Breadth Category 5; and at least 3.0 credits from Groups B through G, of which 2.0 credits must be at the 300/400-level, and only a maximum of 1.5 credits can be from Group G: Cross-Listed Students must complete CIN105Y1 and CIN201Y1 before taking any fourth-year courses.
Group A: Foundations CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1
Group B: Genre and Modes CIN210H1, CIN211H1, CIN212H1, CIN213H1, CIN214H1, CIN215H1, CIN216H1, CIN310Y1, CIN312Y1, CIN314Y1, CIN320H1, CIN321H1, CIN322H1, CIN410H1, CIN411H1, CIN412H1, CIN420H1
Group C: Social and Cultural Practices CIN230H1, CIN240H1, CIN330Y1, CIN332Y1, CIN334H1, CIN335H1, CIN336H1, CIN337H1, CIN338H1, CIN340H1, CIN341H1, CIN349H1, CIN430H1, CIN431H1, CIN432H1, CIN440H1
Group D: Theory and Criticism CIN250Y1, CIN260H1, CIN352H1, CIN353H1, CIN360H1, CIN361H1, CIN362H1, CIN363H1, CIN364H1, CIN365H1, CIN366H1, CIN369H1, CIN450H1, CIN451H1, CIN452H1, CIN460H1, CIN461H1
Group E: History and Nation CIN270Y1, CIN370H1, CIN371H1, CIN372Y1, CIN374Y1, CIN376Y1, CIN376Y0, CIN378H1, CIN378Y0, CIN379H1, CIN380H1, CIN381H1, CIN470H1, CIN471H1, CIN472H1, CIN480H1, FCS310Y1, GER251H1, ITA240Y1, ITA340H1, ITA341H1, ITA342H1, ITA345H1
Group F: Independent Studies CIN490Y1, CIN491H1, CIN492H1
Group G: Cross-Listed CLT355H1, EAS242H1, EAS243H1, EAS249H1, EAS278H1, EAS431H1, FCS392H1, FIN250H1, FIN260H1, GER250H1, HIS345H1, HIS459H1, HIS460H1, HIS467H1, JSU325H1, SLA226H1, SLA234H1, SLA333H1, SPA275H1
Note 1Note: Effective Fall 2021, courses associated with St. Michael's College's Celtic Studies program will have the new "CLT" designator.
Courses these requirements name
- CIN105Y1Introduction to Film Study
- CIN201Y1Film Cultures I: Art and Industry
- CIN301Y1Film Cultures II: Politics and Global Media
- CIN410H1Advanced Study in Genre and Modes
- CIN411H1Advanced Study in Genre and Modes
- CIN412H1Advanced Study in Genre and Modes
- CIN420H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN430H1Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN431H1Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN432H1Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN440H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN450H1Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism
- CIN451H1Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism
- CIN452H1Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism
- CIN460H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN461H1Advanced Study in Cinema and Media Practice
- CIN470H1Advanced Study in History and Nation
- CIN471H1Advanced Study in History and Nation
- CIN472H1Advanced Study in History and Nation
- CIN480H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN230H1The Business of Film
- CIN210H1Horror Film
- CIN211H1Science Fiction Film
- CIN212H1Action Film
- CIN213H1Sex on Film
- CIN214H1New Media Forms
- CIN215H1Fantasy Film
- CIN216H1Crime Film Traditions
- CIN310Y1Avant-Garde and Experimental Film
- CIN312Y1Documentary Film
- CIN314Y1Genre, Narrative and Narration in Film
- CIN320H1Special Topics in Genre and Modes
- CIN321H1Special Topics in Genre and Modes II
- CIN322H1Cult Cinema
- CIN240H1Special Topics in Cinema Studies
- CIN330Y1Feminist Approaches to Cinema
- CIN332Y1Screening Race
- CIN334H1The Origins of the Animation Industry, 1900-1950: A Technosocial History
- CIN335H1Animation after 1950
- CIN336H1Queer Film and Media
- CIN337H1Black Cinema
- CIN338H1Environmental Media
- CIN340H1Special Topics in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN341H1Special Topics in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice II
- CIN349H1Screenwriting
- CIN250Y1Directors: Four Studies in Film Authorship
- CIN260H1Selected Topics in Cinema Studies
- CIN352H1Issues in Film Authorship I
- CIN353H1Issues in Film Authorship II
- CIN360H1Special Topics in Theory and Criticism
- CIN361H1Special Topics in Theory and Criticism II
- CIN362H1Animals and Cinema
- CIN363H1Ecocinema: The Nature of Film
- CIN364H1Theories of Media
- CIN365H1Nonfiction Video Practice
- CIN366H1Durable Empires and Medias of Mass Culture
- CIN369H1Critical Writing on Film
- CIN270Y1American Popular Film Since 1970
- CIN370H1Canadian Cinemas
- CIN371H1(New) Media Aesthetics
- CIN372Y1Contemporary World Cinema
- CIN374Y1American Filmmaking in the Studio Era
- CIN376Y1Chinese Cinemas
- CIN376Y0Chinese Cinemas
- CIN378H1Aspects of a National Cinema
- CIN378Y0Aspects of a National Cinema
- CIN379H1Hungarian Cinema
- CIN380H1Special Topics in History and Nation
- CIN381H1Special Topics in History and Nation II
- FCS310Y1French Cinema last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GER251H1German and European Cinema (E)
- ITA240Y1History of Italian Cinema
- ITA340H1Italian Neorealist Cinema
- ITA341H1Gender and Genre in Italian Cinema
- ITA342H1Popular Italian Cinema
- ITA345H1Cinema of the Italian Diasporas
- CIN490Y1Independent Studies in Cinema
- CIN491H1Independent Studies in Cinema
- CIN492H1Independent Studies in Cinema
- CLT355H1Contemporary Celtic Cinema last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- EAS242H1Japanese Cinemas I: Film Form and the Problems of Modernity
- EAS243H1Japanese Cinemas II: Film Form and the Problems of Modernity
- EAS249H1Sinophone Cinemas: Revolution of the Sensible World
- EAS278H1Approaches to Korean Cinema
- EAS431H1Advanced Seminar in Japanese Cinema
- FCS392H1Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II
- FIN250H1Finnish Cinema
- FIN260H1Scandinavian Cinema
- GER250H1
- HIS345H1History and Film
- HIS459H1Soviet History and Film, 1921-1946
- HIS460H1Soviet History and Film, 1941-1991
- HIS467H1French Colonial Indochina: History, Cultures, Texts, Film
- JSU325H1Queerly Canadian
- SLA226H1Film and Ethics: Polish Cinema
- SLA234H1Russian and Soviet Cinema
- SLA333H1Animated Film in Europe
- SPA275H121st Century Latin American Cinema
Cinema Studies Minor
- Arts program
- 4.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASMIN0797
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(4.0 credits)
First Year: CIN105Y1
Second Year: CIN201Y1
Second, Third and Fourth Year: 2.0 credits from Groups A through G, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 300/400-level, and only a maximum 1.0 credit can be from Group G: Cross-Listed Students must complete CIN105Y1 and CIN201Y1 before taking any fourth-year courses.
Group A: Foundations CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, CIN301Y1
Group B: Genre and Modes CIN210H1, CIN211H1, CIN212H1, CIN213H1, CIN214H1, CIN215H1, CIN216H1, CIN220H1, CIN310Y1, CIN312Y1, CIN314Y1, CIN315H1, CIN320H1, CIN321H1, CIN322H1, CIN410H1, CIN411H1, CIN412H1, CIN420H1
Group C: Social and Cultural Practices CIN230H1, CIN240H1, CIN330Y1, CIN332Y1, CIN334H1, CIN335H1, CIN336H1, CIN337H1, CIN338H1, CIN340H1, CIN341H1, CIN349H1, CIN430H1, CIN431H1, CIN432H1, CIN433Y1, CIN440H1
Group D: Theory and Criticism CIN250Y1, CIN260H1, CIN352H1, CIN353H1, CIN360H1, CIN361H1, CIN362H1, CIN363H1, CIN364H1, CIN365H1, CIN366H1, CIN369H1, CIN450H1, CIN451H1, CIN452H1, CIN460H1, CIN461H1
Group E: History and Nation CIN270Y1, CIN370H1, CIN371H1, CIN372Y1, CIN374Y1, CIN376Y1, CIN376Y0, CIN378H1, CIN378Y0, CIN379H1, CIN380H1, CIN381H1, CIN470H1, CIN471H1, CIN472H1, CIN480H1, FCS310Y1, GER251H1, ITA240Y1, ITA340H1, ITA341H1, ITA342H1, ITA345H1
Group F: Independent Studies CIN490Y1, CIN491H1, CIN492H1
Group G: Cross-Listed CLT355H1, EAS242H1, EAS243H1, EAS249H1, EAS278H1, EAS431H1, FCS392H1, FIN250H1, FIN260H1, GER250H1, HIS345H1, HIS459H1, HIS460H1, HIS467H1, JSU325H1, SLA226H1, SLA234H1, SLA333H1, SPA275H1
Courses these requirements name
- CIN105Y1Introduction to Film Study
- CIN201Y1Film Cultures I: Art and Industry
- CIN301Y1Film Cultures II: Politics and Global Media
- CIN210H1Horror Film
- CIN211H1Science Fiction Film
- CIN212H1Action Film
- CIN213H1Sex on Film
- CIN214H1New Media Forms
- CIN215H1Fantasy Film
- CIN216H1Crime Film Traditions
- CIN220H1Special Topics in Cinematic Genres and Modes
- CIN310Y1Avant-Garde and Experimental Film
- CIN312Y1Documentary Film
- CIN314Y1Genre, Narrative and Narration in Film
- CIN315H1Sound and Animation
- CIN320H1Special Topics in Genre and Modes
- CIN321H1Special Topics in Genre and Modes II
- CIN322H1Cult Cinema
- CIN410H1Advanced Study in Genre and Modes
- CIN411H1Advanced Study in Genre and Modes
- CIN412H1Advanced Study in Genre and Modes
- CIN420H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN230H1The Business of Film
- CIN240H1Special Topics in Cinema Studies
- CIN330Y1Feminist Approaches to Cinema
- CIN332Y1Screening Race
- CIN334H1The Origins of the Animation Industry, 1900-1950: A Technosocial History
- CIN335H1Animation after 1950
- CIN336H1Queer Film and Media
- CIN337H1Black Cinema
- CIN338H1Environmental Media
- CIN340H1Special Topics in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN341H1Special Topics in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice II
- CIN349H1Screenwriting
- CIN430H1Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN431H1Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN432H1Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice
- CIN433Y1Sensory Ecologies: Theory and Praxis in Environmental Media Studies
- CIN440H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN250Y1Directors: Four Studies in Film Authorship
- CIN260H1Selected Topics in Cinema Studies
- CIN352H1Issues in Film Authorship I
- CIN353H1Issues in Film Authorship II
- CIN360H1Special Topics in Theory and Criticism
- CIN361H1Special Topics in Theory and Criticism II
- CIN362H1Animals and Cinema
- CIN363H1Ecocinema: The Nature of Film
- CIN364H1Theories of Media
- CIN365H1Nonfiction Video Practice
- CIN366H1Durable Empires and Medias of Mass Culture
- CIN369H1Critical Writing on Film
- CIN450H1Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism
- CIN451H1Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism
- CIN452H1Advanced Study in Theory and Criticism
- CIN460H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- CIN461H1Advanced Study in Cinema and Media Practice
- CIN270Y1American Popular Film Since 1970
- CIN370H1Canadian Cinemas
- CIN371H1(New) Media Aesthetics
- CIN372Y1Contemporary World Cinema
- CIN374Y1American Filmmaking in the Studio Era
- CIN376Y1Chinese Cinemas
- CIN376Y0Chinese Cinemas
- CIN378H1Aspects of a National Cinema
- CIN378Y0Aspects of a National Cinema
- CIN379H1Hungarian Cinema
- CIN380H1Special Topics in History and Nation
- CIN381H1Special Topics in History and Nation II
- CIN470H1Advanced Study in History and Nation
- CIN471H1Advanced Study in History and Nation
- CIN472H1Advanced Study in History and Nation
- CIN480H1Advanced Studies in Cinema
- FCS310Y1French Cinema last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GER251H1German and European Cinema (E)
- ITA240Y1History of Italian Cinema
- ITA340H1Italian Neorealist Cinema
- ITA341H1Gender and Genre in Italian Cinema
- ITA342H1Popular Italian Cinema
- ITA345H1Cinema of the Italian Diasporas
- CIN490Y1Independent Studies in Cinema
- CIN491H1Independent Studies in Cinema
- CIN492H1Independent Studies in Cinema
- CLT355H1Contemporary Celtic Cinema last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- EAS242H1Japanese Cinemas I: Film Form and the Problems of Modernity
- EAS243H1Japanese Cinemas II: Film Form and the Problems of Modernity
- EAS249H1Sinophone Cinemas: Revolution of the Sensible World
- EAS278H1Approaches to Korean Cinema
- EAS431H1Advanced Seminar in Japanese Cinema
- FCS392H1Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II
- FIN250H1Finnish Cinema
- FIN260H1Scandinavian Cinema
- GER250H1
- HIS345H1History and Film
- HIS459H1Soviet History and Film, 1921-1946
- HIS460H1Soviet History and Film, 1941-1991
- HIS467H1French Colonial Indochina: History, Cultures, Texts, Film
- JSU325H1Queerly Canadian
- SLA226H1Film and Ethics: Polish Cinema
- SLA234H1Russian and Soviet Cinema
- SLA333H1Animated Film in Europe
- SPA275H121st Century Latin American Cinema
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