For more than a decade, the study of film has been one of the fastest growing disciplines at American colleges and universities. At BGSU, film studies is a major or minor program that focuses on the history, aesthetics and criticism of film. The program is interdisciplinary and courses are presented by the departments of English, German, Russian, history, philosophy, popular culture, romance languages, telecommunication, theatre, the School of Art and College of Technology. Career Opportunities Film studies students normally follow one of two career directions.
Most students directly enter the communications job market.
Advertising, public relations, technical writing, educational media and free-lance filmmaking are just a few career possibilities. Some students continue their education in graduate school. As many as onefourth of the film courses taught in the United States are graduate courses. In addition to graduate studies in film, other disciplines include American studies, popular culture, library studies, broadcasting and public communications. Students work closely with the film studies adviser to select coursework both inside and outside the program.