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B.A. degree program in film with concentration in documentary production
HEGIS code 1010
NYS SED program code 02023

B.A. degree program in film - full information and requirements

Program/Department Advisers

Name
Title
Phone
Location
Email
Office Hours
GURSKIS, DANIEL A UG Department Chair 718-951-5664 203 WEB dgurskis @ brooklyn.cuny.edu Mon. 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. & by appt.
MOORE, MATTHEW L Program Coordinator 718-951-5664 205 WEB mmoore @ brooklyn.cuny.edu Mon.-Fri. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

   Building codes:
   A-Whitehead;   B-Boylan;   J-James;   N-Ingersoll;   NE-Ingersoll Extension;   R-Roosevelt;   RE-Roosevelt Extension;   WEB - West End Building

 

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Department requirements
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Documentary production (33 credits)

All of the following: Film 1101, 1201, 1301, 2120, 2201, 2601, 2701, 3101W, 3201, 3701.

One of the following: Anthropology 3180, Art 3167, Film 3202, Philosophy 3315, Sociology 2800.

Students must complete each of the required courses for all concentrations with a grade of C or higher, except in specific instances in which a grade of B or higher is stipulated.

A student may not enroll for a third time in any course in which s/he has twice received a grade of D or lower or the administrative grades of W or WU. An exception may be made following written appeal, but only if a student can establish changed circumstances that would permit satisfactory performance in the course.

A student whose complete academic record includes a combination of six or more failing grades and withdrawals may not enroll in any course in the department without the written permission of the chairperson.

All majors are expected to fulfill college-wide requirements, including those in English and the core curriculum, in a timely fashion. Any student who does not demonstrate satisfactory progress toward the completion of these requirements will be prohibited from taking upper-level courses in the major.