University Catalog 2025-2026

English (MA): Film Studies Concentration

Degree Requirements

Research Courses6
Interdisciplinary Studies in English 1
Master's Project in English
Core Courses15
Film Courses
Select nine hours of 500-level film coursework approved in conjunction with the academic committee 2
Additional Courses
Select an additional six hours of elective courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee 3
Department Electives6
Select six hours of coursework in Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, or Linguistics approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Open Electives6
Select six hours of open electives in any area, including film or another area of complementary study, approved in conjunction with the academic committee 4
Total Hours33
1

An alternative course may be selected approved in conjunction with the academic committee

2

Excluding ENG 592 Special Topics in Film Styles and Genres

3

The electives may include an additional 500-level film studies course, ENG 592 Styles and Genres (this is a dual level/upper level undergraduate course for which ENG 592 students will do graduate-level work), or ENG 636 Directed Readings (S/U graded courses).

4

Courses may also include various sections of ENG 585 Studies In Film, ENG 592 Special Topics in Film Styles and Genres, or ENG 636 Directed Readings.

Film Courses

Select nine hours of 500-level film coursework approved in conjunction with the academic committee
ENG 585Studies In Film3
ENG 591Studies in National Cinemas3
ENG 592Special Topics in Film Styles and Genres1-6

Faculty

Professors

  • Christopher M. Anson
  • Barbara A. Bennett
  • Belle McQuaide Boggs
  • Helen Jane Burgess
  • Kirsti Karra Cole
  • Huiling Ding
  • Robin M. Dodsworth
  • Marc K. Dudley
  • Marsha Gabrielle Gordon
  • Jorge Mari
  • Jeffrey Ingle Mielke
  • Jason Miller
  • James S. Mulholland
  • Miriam E. Orr
  • Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi
  • Stacey L. Pigg
  • Jeffrey Leo Reaser
  • David M. Rieder
  • Laura Ruth Severin
  • Jason Swarts
  • Erik R. Thomas
  • Walter A. Wolfram

Associate Professors

  • Zachary Charles Beare
  • Agnes Bolonyai
  • Christopher James Crosbie
  • Casie J. Fedukovich
  • Paul Camm Fyfe
  • Andrew Robert Johnston
  • Jennifer Anne Nolan
  • Margaret Simon
  • Timothy Linwood Stinson
  • Douglas M. Walls
  • Rebecca Ann Walsh

Assistant Professors

  • Diamond Forde
  • Chris Lindgren
  • Michelle McMullin
  • LaTanya Denise McQueen
  • Yasheng She
  • Carter Sickels
  • John Paul Stadler
  • Anu Thapa

Teaching Associate Professor

  • James Robert Knowles

Teaching Assistant Professor

  • Anna Marie Gibson-Knowles