BA Film Studies

Cinema is examined in Carleton s Film Studies program as an art form, an entertainment, and a documentary record of our time. Through a variety of critical approaches, you will study the history and aesthetics of film and other moving-image media, the main currents and developments in filmmaking, and the works of some of the world s best filmmakers. Other areas of study include the documentary and the musical; animation; experimental film and digital media; African, Japanese, Indian, European and Canadian cinema; film theory; film technology; and silent cinema. Carleton University s Film Studies program, offered through the School for Studies in Art and Culture, is one of the largest and most respected of its kind in Canada.