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  Major in World Cinemas

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      Please note that admission to the Major in World Cinemas is suspended until further notice.

      In the Minor and Major in World Cinemas, you explore the major trends that have shaped film from its birth to its current state. Comprised of courses from various departments at the Faculty of Arts (Communication, English, Français, Modern Languages and Literature, and Music), these programs gives you the knowledge you need to better appreciate the world's greatest cinematographic works and the legacy they've left for all humanity. What's more, as globalization transforms the world and as cultural products cross borders faster and faster, cinema is both a particularly effective tool for helping us to know ourselves and others and a catalyst for more productive personal and cross-cultural understanding and dialogue.

      This program is offered in English and in French.

      The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.

        The French immersion stream is available when taken as part of an honours degree.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                                           Title                                       Units  
        CIN 2101                                                                                       History of Cinema I: 1895-1960              3 Units
        CIN 2102                                                                                       History of Cinema II: since 1960            3 Units
        CIN 3101                                                                                       Cinema, Nation and Identity                 3 Units
        CIN 3103                                                                                       Theories of Cinema                          3 Units
        CIN 4101                                                                                       Film Analysis                               3 Units
        3 course units from:                                                                           3 Units                                   
          CIN 3197                                                                                     Canadian and Quebec Cinema I: fiction              
          CIN 3198                                                                                     Canadian and Quebec Cinema II: documentary         
        12 optional course units from the Block I - World Cinemas list of optional courses 1           12 Units                                  
        12 optional course units from Block II - Genres and Intermediality list of optional courses 2  12 Units                                  
        Total:                                                                                         42 Units                                  
        

        Note(s)

        1

        A minimum of 6 course units must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

        2

        A minimum of 3 course units must be at the 4000 level.

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code                     Title                                                       Units  
          Block I - World Cinemas                                                            
          ALG 3330                 Cinema in the German Speaking Countries                     3 Units
          ARB 3101                 Arabic Cinema and Visual Media                              3 Units
          ASI 3111                 East Asian Cinemas                                          3 Units
          CIN 3121                 African Cinema                                              3 Units
          CIN 3122                 French cinema                                               3 Units
          CIN 3123                 Indigenous Cinema                                           3 Units
          CIN 3124                 American Cinema                                             3 Units
          CIN 3197                 Canadian and Quebec Cinema I: fiction                       3 Units
          CIN 3198                 Canadian and Quebec Cinema II: documentary                  3 Units
          ESP 2101                 Spanish and Latin American Cinema                           3 Units
          FRE 3744                 La francophonie par les films                               3 Units
          ITA 1113                 Italian Cinema                                              3 Units
          PLN 2102                 Polish Post-War Cinema                                      3 Units
          POR 3101                 Literature and Cinema of the Portuguese Speaking Countries  3 Units
          RUS 2104                 Russian Cinema                                              3 Units
          YDD 2104                 Yiddish Culture, Literature, and Film                       3 Units
          
          Course List
            Code                                  Title                           Units  
            Block II - Genres and Intermediality                                
            CIN 3110                              Special Topics in Film Studies  3 Units
            CIN 4121                              International Queer Cinema      3 Units
            CIN 4122                              Cinema and Intermediality       3 Units
            CIN 4150                              Seminar in World Cinemas        3 Units
            CIN 4151                              Special topic on genres films   3 Units
            CMN 2167                              Video I                         3 Units
            ENG 2140                              Literature and Film             3 Units
            ESP 3901                              Hispanic Cinema and Literature  3 Units
            MUS 2310                              Music in the Movies             3 Units
            
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