B.A.,
English,
Film Studies Track
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
What You’ll Do
IUP’s English Studies program offers an intellectual environment in which peoples who have been marginalized and texts that are innovative in form are an integral part of the curriculum along with the more traditional concerns of English. As an English Studies major, you’ll be encouraged to design your own course of study, beginning with core requirements in literature, language, and writing. Working with your advisor, you’ll focus on a particular field of English as your Track: Film Studies; Language Studies; Literary, Textual, and Cultural Studies; Writing Studies; or English Pre-law Studies.
As an English Studies major in the Film Studies Track, you’ll be studying the history, meaning, function, and aesthetics of films of all genres and countries of origin. As you learn to recognize major developments in film and sharpen your analytical skills, you’ll also become familiar with the ways in which films communicate ideas about race, gender, sexual orientation, and identity.
What You’ll Become
Like all English Studies majors, you’ll have the skills to become an active and capable member of the global community and an effective contributor to the multicultural workplace. As an English Studies major in the Language Studies Track, you’ll be prepared for any profession that requires strong analytic, cultural, and aesthetic skills or for continuing your education in film or cultural studies graduate programs.