The major program consists of 24 hours in the degree core with 15 hours in the degree track requirement. The total number of required courses in the film studies major is 39 hours. The film studies program offers a unique educational opportunity. Students are able to select courses from a large number of departments and schools to provide a broad, liberal arts education while also preparing for their career interests. The wide range of courses allow students to plan for specific professional needs.
Students can participate in numerous film-related opportunities.
Approximately five public film showings occur on campus weekly and students serve on the comm it-tees that select these films. Students also contribute film articles and reviews to the campus daily newspaper or have assisted in the preparation of The Journal of Popular Film and Television, a nationally distributed publication edited in the BGSU Department of Popular Culture. The Gish Film Theater and Gallery, named to commemorate the achievements of Ohio natives Dorothy and Lillian Gish in the history of American film, was dedicated at Bowling Green State University on June 11, 1976. The naming of the theater coincided with the establishment of the Film Studies Program. The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Scholarship to be awarded annually to an outstanding student in film studies.