Bachelor of Arts in Cinema - Quantitative Reasoning Category III/IV and Stretch English
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 45
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
First Semester | Units | |
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ENG 104 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch I 1 | 3 |
GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
GE Area C - Take Two | 6 | |
GE Area D | 3 | |
Units | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
ENG 105 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch II (A2) 1 | 3 |
GE Area A | 3 | |
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
B4 Support Course | 2-3 | |
GE Area C | 3 | |
Units | 15 | |
Third Semester | ||
CINE 200 | Introduction to Cinema Studies (Major Core) | 3 |
CINE 211 | Film History I (Major Core) | 3 |
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
GE Area D | 3 | |
GE Area E | 3 | |
Units | 15-16 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
CINE 202 & CINE 204 |
Introduction to Filmmaking and Introduction to Filmmaking Laboratory (Major Core) |
4 |
CINE 212 | Film History II (Major Core) | 3 |
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
GE Area D | 3 | |
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
Units | 16-17 | |
Fifth Semester | ||
CINE 340 & CINE 341 |
Critical Studies and Critical Studies Discussion Group (Major Foundation) |
4 |
GWAR Course – Select One 6 | 3 | |
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
Units | 16 | |
Sixth Semester | ||
Major Electives (16 Units Total) – Take Two 7 | 6 | |
Required Upper-Division Courses (9 units total) 8 | 3 | |
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
Units | 15 | |
Seventh Semester | ||
Major Electives (16 Units Total) – Take Two 7 | 6 | |
Required Upper-Division Courses (9 units total) 8 | 3 | |
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
Units | 15 | |
Eighth Semester | ||
Major Electives (16 Units Total) – Take Two 7 | 6 | |
Required Upper-Division Courses (9 units total) 8 | 3 | |
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 4 | |
Units | 13 | |
Total Units | 120-122 |
1 | ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses. |
2 | To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet SF State Studies requirements (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) within your GE. |
3 | Depending on courses completed through Early Start, students in Pathway/Category III or IV may be required to enroll in a support course to complement their Quantitative Reasoning/B4 requirement. There are multiple course options for this pathway. Before enrolling in a B4 course, students should verify their MATH Pathway/Category in their Student Center. Information regarding the courses that correspond with your MATH Pathway/Category can be found on the Developmental Studies Office Website. |
4 | Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied. |
5 | Complementary Studies Bachelor of Arts students must complete at least 12 units of Complementary Studies outside of the primary prefix for the major. (Note: Students may not use an alternate prefix that is cross-listed with the primary prefix for the major.) Students who complete two majors or a major and a minor automatically complete the Complementary Studies requirement. Cinema majors will be offered several pathways toward completing this requirement, each of which is designed to facilitate graduation in a timely manner. Majors may, with the approval of a Cinema advisor, elect to apply 12 units in a single foreign language of their choosing, courses taken in an approved study abroad program (e.g., CSU Study Abroad), courses taken as part of a second major, a minor, or a certificate, or courses in related disciplines. Related disciplines typically include: anthropology, art, business, creative writing, design, journalism, literature, music, philosophy, television, and theater. The School of Cinema allows up to 12 upper-division units from Cinema-related disciplines to count toward the major. Where upper-division Complementary Studies courses are related to cinema, they may, with the approval of a School advisor, also be counted as Cinema electives in fulfillment of major requirements. Students who have earned AA-T or AS-T degrees and are pursuing a similar B.A. degree at SF State are required to fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement as defined by the major department. Students should consult with a major advisor about how transfer units and/or SF State units can best be applied to this requirement to ensure degree completion within 60 units. |
6 | GWAR Course – Select One CINE 302GW Arab Cinema - GWAR (3 units) CINE 303GW Writing About Cinema - GWAR (3 units) CINE 318GW Art and Film - GWAR (3 units) CINE 343GW Perspectives on Documentary Film - GWAR (3 units) CINE 350GW The Art of Short Film - GWAR (3 units) |
7 | Major Electives Elect additional Cinema courses to complete the total of 45 units required for the major:
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8 | Upper-Division Courses CINE 304 Gender and Film (3 units) CINE 305/JS 405 Film and the Holocaust (3 units) CINE 306 Chinese Documentary Film (3 units) CINE 308 Third Cinema (3 units) CINE 309/LTNS 409 Latina/o/x Cinema (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ) CINE 331 Hollywood Representation of Race and Ethnicity (3 units) (AERM) CINE 332/SXS 332 Representation and Narration of Sexuality in Hollywood Cinema (3 units) CINE 342 Documentary Film (3 units) CINE 344 Film Genre (3 units) CINE 345 Auteur Cinema (3 units) CINE 346 The Art of Short Film (3 units) CINE 373 Film and Society (3 units) CINE 375 U.S. Culture and Cinema of the 1950s (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ) CINE 540 Issues in Film Theory (3 units) CINE 541 Race, Sex, and Identity Online (3 units) CINE 572 Film Theory (3 units) CINE 598 Senior Critical Studies Seminar (3 units) |