French Film Festival
OWU hosts Tournées Film Festival every spring, featuring French films with English subtitles. Introductions and post-screening discussions are conducted by OWU faculty and students. Admission is free and open to the public.
Film Studies
The interdisciplinary Film Studies major will help you develop the knowledge and skills to become an adept analyst of film.
The Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies allows students to take film-related courses in a broad range of separate disciplines (Fine Arts, Communication, Performing Arts, English, Spanish, etc.) and can take courses such as screenwriting, Latin American Cinema, Video Production, Editing and Design, Acting, Analysis of Music in Film, Black Identity, Female Filmmakers, and many more.
Many Film Studies Majors gain real experience through internships and off campus program opportunities.
At OWU you’ll have the opportunity to work immediately in your favorite field by becoming a Film Studies Intern and collaborating with us in one of the program initiatives.
Our OWU graduates have been able to compete successfully for admission to prestigious film schools and graduate programs; for positions in film and video production, distribution and exhibition; and with jobs as editors, producers, actors and filmmakers.
Requirements
The major requires completion of 10.25 units. ENG 254 Introduction to Film Studies is required of all Film Studies majors (and minors). Additionally, to complete the major students must take at least 4 units from Group A and at least 1 unit from Group B. No more than 3 units from Group C may be applied to the major. During the spring semester of their senior year, students must complete the FLMS 400.1 Senior Portfolio (0.25cr).
A maximum of 3 transfer credits may be applied to the major.
See the updated list of courses available that fulfill each requirement.
Print your checklist for major requirements.
Complete a Double Major in Four Years
The interdisciplinary nature of the Film Studies Program allows students to successfully graduate with a Film Studies major in combination with any of the following degrees, according to their preferences: Performing Arts, Communication, and Spanish. For more information on how to double major, please contact Eva Paris, eeparish@owu.edu.
Media and Film Production
Are you more interested in creating and delivering creative content and producing video or film? If so, you should look at combining your Film Studies Major with OWU’s Communication Major, which offers a concentration in Mass Media and Production. A double degree in Film Studies and Communication will equip you with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, professional skills, and the attitude to deliver a range of audiovisual projects and films to diverse audiences.
Related Minors
Think Big
We emphasize intellectual curiosity, creativity, initiative, and synthesis. OWU provides opportunities for you to explore an existing problem or develop a totally new avenue of exploration.
Undergraduate research, performed under the mentorship of expert faculty, is a central component of The OWU Connection. You can work with a faculty mentor and apply for grant funding—and present your research at the Student Symposium in the spring.
Get Real
Every OWU student has a variety opportunities to connect classroom learning with real-world experience. You can take on an internship, or work with a professor to create a unique project - and get OWU funding to help carry it out.
Some Film Studies majors participate in the New York Arts Program, where you can live in New York City and intern with a professional arts organization for a full semester.
New York City Internships...and Beyond
Pursuing her interest in Film Studies, Communications major Tiffany Moore ’20 interned at Atlantic Pictures and Breakthru Films in New York City. She also spent four weeks in New Zealand during Summer 2018 learning how to be a producer for a short film.
New York Arts Program Internship
Rehman Tariq ’22 completed his final semester in New York, participating in the New York Arts Program (NYAP). Through the NYAP’s internship program, Rehman worked at Atlantic Pictures and Blowback Productions, learning all aspects of filmmaking from pre-production to post.
Highlights
Community Film Series
Sponsored by the Department of English and Delaware's own historic Strand Theatre, the Community Film Series brings together university and residential film lovers and makes classic movies available to all.
Student Documentaries
Ohio Wesleyan students enrolled in the Ethnographic and Documentary Film and Filmmaking Class produce their own documentaries, which are screened for the campus in the annual OWU Documentary Film Festival. Brief discussions with the student-filmmakers are held after each screening.
Queer Film Festival
In 2017, students launched OWU’s first International Queer Film Festival to showcase acclaimed cinema from around the globe and create an opportunity to discuss LGBTQ issues.
Graduate Outcomes
Leah Crawford ’19
After graduating, Leah is working as a production assistant in the film & television industry in Los Angeles, California. While at OWU, Leah had several related internships in and around the Southern California area.
Headlines
Shakespeare Reimagined
Ohio Wesleyan Student Completes Video Specialist Internship with Minnesota Festival
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Big Apple Adventure
Ohio Wesleyan Student Learns What It Means to be an Artist During Semester in NYC
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A Look at Film Studies
William Fairbanks ’19 Lecture— Film Studies alum William Fairbanks ’19 screened and discussed several of his most recent music videos as well as clips from a TV pilot.
William Fairbanks ’19 Lecture
Film Studies alum William Fairbanks ’19 screened and discussed several of his most recent music videos as well as clips from a TV pilot.
UCLA-Certified— Leah Crawford ’19 shows off her completion certificate for the UCLA Film and Television Summer Institute 2018. She completed an eight-week track in creative producing.
UCLA-Certified
Leah Crawford ’19 shows off her completion certificate for the UCLA Film and Television Summer Institute 2018. She completed an eight-week track in creative producing.
Student Documentary— This image is from ‘400,’ a 2017 student-produced documentary film that looks at the artists’ collective, 400 West Rich Street, in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus.
Student Documentary
This image is from ‘400,’ a 2017 student-produced documentary film that looks at the artists’ collective, 400 West Rich Street, in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus.
2019 Major Fair— Representatives from many departments and programs were available at lunch in the lobby of Merrick Hall to help with course selection for spring semester, internship possibilities, and more!
2019 Major Fair
Representatives from many departments and programs were available at lunch in the lobby of Merrick Hall to help with course selection for spring semester, internship possibilities, and more!
Program Contact Info
Location
Ohio Wesleyan University
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH 43015
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH 43015
Program Director
Eva Paris-Huesca
Associate Professor of Modern Foreign Languages
University Hall 212B
P 740-368-3685
E eeparish@owu.edu
Associate Professor of Modern Foreign Languages
University Hall 212B
P 740-368-3685
E eeparish@owu.edu