Film Studies Program
Program Overview
The Film Studies Certificate Program at the Graduate School is grounded
in several convictions: that every cultivated person shares the heritage
of world cinema as much as of the other arts; that film is a particularly
relevant twentieth century art form; that "literacy" in cinema is a prerequisite
to a richer understanding of films; that film is related to and illuminates other
academic fieldsand disciplines; and that prospective teachers in many disciplines
are better equipped to teach aspects of that discipline if they have some knowledge
of film and the modes of theoretical and critical discourse about it.
The Certificate Program in Film Studies will provide students with the critical skills
and knowledge needed to comprehend cinema as a discrete discipline with its own
methodology. The required courses, however, are also designed to provide historical,
theoretical, and critical perspectives on the cinema derived from a variety of disciplines.
New York City is the prime location for the study of cinema in the United States.
Many of the world's most important film study centers, archives, and libraries--
notably those at the Museum of Modern Art, the library for Performing Arts at
Lincoln Center, the Museum of Television and Radio, and Anthology Film Archives--
are located here. It is also home to the widest range of commercial and noncommercial
exhibition venues in the United States.
For further information on the Certificate Program in Film Studies, please write to:
Stuart Liebman,Coordinator
Film Studies Certificate Program
Room 40-03, Grace Building
The Graduate School,CUNY
33 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 642-2246
Fax: (212) 642-2205--Attention Film Studies
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