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Student Learning Outcomes for the Cinema Studies Major
Students should develop a broadly interdisciplinary approach to an understanding of film and its role in society
Students should be conversant with the history of international cinema and be able to use that history to provide context for other works they encounter
Students should be competent in employing theoretical and disciplinary tools in the analysis and assessment of film and filmic images
Students should have basic competence in some format associated with visual media—digital video, digital music, screenwriting, photography, or animation
Students should be competent in developing critical responses to cinematic work based upon aesthetic or cultural values other than the entertainment model that dominates the mainstream Hollywood distribution system