TUTORIAL PROGRAM

There are five elements to the tutorial program in Film:

1. Tutorials: Twelve individual tutorials on topics in Film Studies and Film Production are required. Possible tutorial topics in Film Production include all aspects of film and video pre-production, and post-production; screenwriting; producing; directing; and special topics in film/video production. Possible tutorial topics in Film Studies include: film theory, criticism, history (including history of experimental, documentary and narrative film and video), historiography, film and society, research methods, and international cinemas. The thesis is also taken as a tutorial.
   
2. Liberal Arts education: The nature of the film medium requires a broad background in liberal arts and a multidisciplinary approach to learning. Students are expected to select 15-18 elective courses in film, history, English, telecommunications, comparative arts, foreign languages, and other disciplines.
   
   
3. Production and scholarship courses in film: breadth of understanding can often best be achieved through practical courses in film and video production and courses in film scholarship. Because film is a collaborative art, tutorial students will join with other students in the appropriate courses. In the second year each student will select her/his area of specialization within one of two overall areas:
   
   (1) film studies or
   
   (2) film/video production.
   
   
4. Minor area of specialization: The student will plan a cognate minor consisting of four courses or sixteen credit hours outside the School of Film. These courses will be chosen according to the individual plan developed by the students with the Director of Studies. Students wishing, for example, to enter careers in producing or arts administration should complete a cognate minor in management, accounting, or business.
   
   
5. Thesis: Each student is required to complete a thesis. This may take the form of a completed video, feature length screenplay, or a major research thesis. The School of Film Committee (Director of Studies, Director of the School and two tutors) oversees the program. The Director of Studies assigns tutors in accordance with the student’s interests and, in consultation with the student, develops an individual plan of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film.

For more information please contact the Honors Tutorial College:

Phone: (740) 593-2723
Fax: (740) 593-9521
Email: honors.college@ohio.edu
35 Park Place Athens, OH 45701