FLM

English Major with a Film Concentration

Academic Advisor:

Dr. Gene Melton
hgmelton@ncsu.edu
G128 Tompkins Hall

This concentration trains students to work across genres of literary and cinematic representation, focusing on their common source in narrative representation.  Students complete the English Major Core requirements and then take courses in film analysis, film history, and film and literature, along with additional film and English electives. This is an ideal concentration for students who want to develop their skills in analyzing and writing about film, including screenwriting.

go to Film Studies page

Complete Degree Requirements for FLM Concentration, (Fall 2010 and later). This link will prompt you to:

  • Login to MyPack Portal
  • Under Academic Program. Select Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Select English – BA Film Concentration

If you began your academic career at NCSU at an earlier point in time, your complete degree requirements will appear here (if you enrolled between fall 2009 and fall 2010) or here (if you enrolled between fall 2003 and fall 2009).

FLM MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

ENGLISH MAJOR CORE REQUIREMENTS (18 hours)

  1. American Literature
  2. British Literature
  3. World Literature
  4. Film
  5. Linguistics
  6. Rhetoric

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 hours)

  1. Introduction to Film (ENG 282)
  2. Film and Literature (ENG 382)
  3. Film History (ENG/COM 364 or ENG/COM 374)
  4. Film Elective--any film course
  5. English Elective—any English course at or above the 200 level, including film courses
  6. English Electives—see above
  7. English electives—see above

RESTRICTIONS  (entering Fall 2010 and later)

  • all courses, except ENG 350, must be taken for a letter grade to satisfy department requirements
  • although some courses are listed in more than one category, no course may satisfy more than one requirement
  • students must earn a C- or better for a course to count toward major requirements
  • the maximum number of 200 level courses within the English major (after 2010) is 5
  • the minimum GPA to graduate is 2.0
  • 30 of the last 45 hours of coursework must be taken at NC State
  • The Associate Head will approve the following courses to satisfy a major requirement only when the content is appropriate to the requirement:  ENG 394, ENG 420, ENG 460, ENG 491, ENG 539, FL 495.
  • CONSIDERATIONS (entering Fall 2010 and later)
  • FLM students may take a film course to satisfy CHASS Arts and Letters requirement
  • the film internship course is ENG 350.
  • for general information about this concentration, contact Dr. Andrew Johnston, Coordinator of Film Studies; Dr. Gene Melton, Academic Advisor in FLM; or Dr. Jason Swarts, Associate Head of the English Department

FLM COMPLETE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (entering fall 2009-fall 2010; Degree Key 16FLM 097)

RESTRICTIONS (2009 curriculum)

  • All the above restrictions apply except the maximum number of 200 level courses within the English major is 4
  • Literature I and Literature II must be taken at 200 level

RESTRICTIONS (2003-2009 curriculum)

  • All the above restrictions apply except the maximum number of 200 level courses within the English major is 4
  • Literature I and Literature II must be taken at 200 level

**As part of the departmental graduation checklist process, all English majors seeking to graduate in the fall or spring term must submit a paper/project composed in an advanced-level course within their concentration area.  Additional information regarding this requirement is provided to seniors at the beginning of the semester in which they plan to graduate.**