Courses - Fall 2026
CINE
Cinema and Media Studies
CINE245
Film Form and Culture
Cross-listed with: ENGL245.
Credit only granted for: ENGL245, CINE245 or FILM245.
Formerly: FILM245.
Introduction to film as art form and how films create meaning. Basic film terminology; fundamental principles of film form, film narrative, and film history. Examination of film technique and style over past one hundred years. Social and economic functions of film within broader institutional, economic, and cultural contexts.
CINE280
Cross-listed with: CMLT280.
Credit only granted for: CINE280, FILM298D or CMLT280.
Formerly: FILM298D.
Comparative study of a variety of film traditions from around the world, including cinema from Hollywood, Europe, Asia and developing countries, with a stress on different cultural contexts for film-making and viewing.
CINE283
Iranian Cinema
Cross-listed with: PERS283.
Credit only granted for: PERS283, CINE283 or FILM298B.
Introduction to Iranian cinema, society, and culture. Taught in English.
CINE298A
Special Topics in International Film Studies; Masterpieces in French and Francophone Cinemas
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Cross-listed with FREN243. Credit only granted for FREN243 or CINE298A.
This course, taught in English, will present a large array of films directed by famous French directors (Jean Renoir, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, etc..) and Francophone filmmakers (Arcand, Sembene) who were internationally known in their time and have had a considerable influence on today's filmmakers in the U.S. (Tarantino, Lynch, Lee, etc..) and abroad (Sissoko, Angelopoulos, VonTrier, ect..).
This course, taught in English, will present a large array of films directed by famous French directors (Jean Renoir, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, etc..) and Francophone filmmakers (Arcand, Sembene) who were internationally known in their time and have had a considerable influence on today's filmmakers in the U.S. (Tarantino, Lynch, Lee, etc..) and abroad (Sissoko, Angelopoulos, VonTrier, ect..).
CINE301
Cinema History I: The Silent Era
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL245, CINE245, or FILM245; or permission of ARHU-College of Arts & Humanities.
Credit only granted for: CINE301 or FILM301.
Formerly: FILM301.
Examines the development of silent cinema from the 1890s to the early 1930s drawing on at least five distinct national traditions (French, German, Russian, British, and American). Introduces students to key cinematic conventions as they emerged around the world.
Priority given to Cinema and Media Studies majors
CINE310
Introduction to Filmmaking 1
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of the Cinema and Media Studies program.
Credit only granted for: CINE319M or CINE310.
Formerly: CINE319M.
This practice-based course offers an introduction to the foundational skills, techniques, and principles of filmmaking. Prior film or video production experience is not necessary.
CINE315
Editing for Film and Media
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: CINE245 or ENGL245.
Corequisite: CINE310.
Restriction: Permission of Cinema and Media Studies Program.
Provides advanced training for students to edit their narrative, documentary, or animation projects, as well as reference material. Students will learn to design their film's visual storytelling, taking their projects from the shooting script and storyboard to rough cuts and picture look.
If you are interested in this course but do not meet the pre/co-requisites please contact the instructor at yaelin@umd.edu.
CINE319G
Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; Ecomedia
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with ENGL329M. Credit only granted for ENGL329M and CINE319G.
Prerequisite: ENGL245, FILM245, SLLC283, CINE245 or FILM283 or CINE283; or permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: ENGL245, FILM245, SLLC283, CINE245 or FILM283 or CINE283; or permission of instructor.
CINE319P
Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; Sound Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with THET380. Credit only granted for CINE319P or THET380.
Theatre Sound Design is a first course in designing sound for stage productions. Cross-listed with THET380. Credit only granted for THET380 or CINE319P. Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
Theatre Sound Design is a first course in designing sound for stage productions. Cross-listed with THET380. Credit only granted for THET380 or CINE319P. Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
CINE319Z
Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; The Henson Family as Filmmakers
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL245, FILM245, or CINE245; or permission of ARHU-College of Arts & Humanities. Cross-listed with ENGL329Z. Credit only granted for ENGL329Z or CINE319Z.
CINE329T
Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Sports in Film
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Explores the global development of sports, cinema, and politics as intertwined during the 20th and 21st centuries. Examining works by pioneering directors such as Ken Burns, Leni Riefenstahl, Martin Scorsese, Steve James, Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, Gurinder Chadha, Jafar Panahi, and Asif Kapadia, the course focuses on the critical depictions of athletes, coaches, fans, and families across cinematic genres such as documentaries, biopics, drama, and comedy.
CINE332
Brazilian Cinema
Cross-listed with: PORT332.
Credit only granted for: PORT332, CINE332, or FILM332.
Formerly: FILM332.
Brazilian films from the late 1950s to the present with a special view to the relationship between cinema, society, historical dates, and social changes in Brazil. Taught in English.
CINE334
Soviet Film: Propaganda, Myth, Modernism
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: RUSS334.
Credit only granted for: RUSS334, CINE334, or FILM334.
Formerly: FILM334.
A Survey of Soviet film from the 1920s to 1991, focusing on important directors, genres, themes, and styles. Taught in English.
CINE337
Contemporary Chinese Art and Film
Cross-listed with: ARTH392.
Credit only granted for: ARTH392, FILM329L or CINE337.
Formerly: FILM329L.
Contemporary Chinese art and film are arguably the most vibrant of all national arts at the turn of the millennium and have become the face - both figuratively and literally - of contemporary China, a complex society with historic overlays of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Communism, Post-socialism, and state capitalism. Students will consider a wide range of art forms (painting, photography, video, installation, web-based media, and film) in four broad themes (uses of the past; critiques of power; representations of race, gender, and sexuality; socially engaged art) and explore the complex intertwining of the political, historical, and aesthetic aspects in Chinese contemporary art and film, as well as the multiple contexts in which these artworks are created and circulated.
CINE342
Film Comedy
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL245, FILM245, or CINE245; or permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department.
Cross-listed with: SLLC342.
Credit only granted for: SLLC342, CINE342, or FILM342.
Formerly: FILM342.
Comedy as a specific cinematic genre.
CINE359C
Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Disaster Cinema
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Exploration of disaster films in Hollywood and global cinema during the past century. The course will examine disaster films, such as Godzilla, King Kong, and Contagion, as a form of cinema's critical encounter with war, colonialism, and scientific development.
CINE369K
Special Topics in Film Theories; Who Gets Final Cut: Director's Cuts, Studio Cuts, and Editions Both Special and Otherwise
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL245, FILM245, CINE245,SLLC283, CINE283 or FILM283; or permission of instructor. Credit only granted for CINE369K or ENGL329K.
CINE376
Writing the Feature Film
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL275, ARHU275, ARHU375 or THET340; or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed with: ARHU376.
Credit only granted for: ARHU376 or CINE376.
Examines the creative process of developing and writing a feature-length screenplay. Students will experience a collaborative workshop environment, researching stories, pitching feature film ideas, creating a logline, developing a detailed beat sheet and, ultimately, writing a complete first draft of the screenplay.
CINE388
Experiential Learning: Cinema and Media Studies
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
CINE419P
Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Media; Cinema and Media Preservation at UMD
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite:ENGL245, CINE245, FILM245,FILM283, or SLLC283. Repeatable up to 9 credits. Cross-listed with ENGL468B. Credit only Credit only granted for ENGL468B or CINE419P.
CINE459P
Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Paul Thomas Anderson's America
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Examination of the films of Paul Thomas Anderson with a view towards their style and cultural meaning, their place in film history, and theirsignificance as works of historical representation.
CINE499
Directed Study in Cinema and Media Studies
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
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