{"id":322,"date":"2024-11-11T15:52:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T20:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/programs\/screen-studies-major-minor\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:03:29","slug":"screen-studies-ba","status":"publish","type":"clarku_program","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/major\/screen-studies-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Studies, B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element hero-program has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2c5234;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:auto 60%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"intro has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bc213b0bb8cf2c2faadd1bb026732e22\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);font-size:1.4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Action! That\u2019s the word that best describes the academic life of a screen studies major at Clark. Here, you\u2019ll dive deep into the history, theory, and aesthetics of film, television, and new media. In addition to historical and theoretical studies, you\u2019ll step behind the camera as you learn from hands-on experience how to develop a movie from concept to screenplay to premiere.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-degree_type wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/?degree_type=major\" rel=\"tag\">Major<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/?degree_type=minor\" rel=\"tag\">Minor<\/a><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/intro-digital-filmmaking-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Intro to digital filmmaking class\" class=\"wp-image-2119 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/intro-digital-filmmaking-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/intro-digital-filmmaking-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/intro-digital-filmmaking-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/intro-digital-filmmaking-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/intro-digital-filmmaking.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top sidebar-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Of course, film and video productions can never be separated from the society from which they emerge. Our curriculum encompasses the cultural, economic, and technical developments that influence motion pictures and all video art, both domestic and international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn in the classroom. Learn in our editing suites. Direct your own education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c53c594d wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--warm-gray);border-left-width:0.17rem;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:33.33%\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Explore screen studies<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow has-deep-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-822b1883f1ffc8110168baca9dfff883\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/visual-and-performing-arts\/\">Department<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow has-deep-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7eedd5cae9fc6e8e72bb8890ea149d56\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/visual-and-performing-arts\/people\/our-faculty\/screen-studies\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow has-deep-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6f801ab7a9593848c3a0cf146e744fce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/curriculum-and-careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/Screen-Studies-Major-Map.pdf\">Major Map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow has-deep-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52d20a48832e95d7347add5188954d46\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.clarku.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=35&amp;poid=7150&amp;returnto=2879\">All Screen Studies Courses <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2120\" alt=\"students build sets for an upcoming production\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/set-construction.jpg\" style=\"object-position:42% 48%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"42% 48%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/set-construction.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/set-construction-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/set-construction-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/set-construction-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/set-construction-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#a29b95\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-study-screen-studies-at-clark\">Why Study screen studies at Clark?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Beyond traditional film studies: Clark\u2019s screen studies major incorporates the history and theory of television,&nbsp;along with other new forms of digital media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage in hands-on, practical, collaborative work in digital video production and make narrative films, experimental films, and\/or documentaries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain experience as an intern at a media organization in New England, New York, or California.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create and collaborate with other majors in Clark\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/visual-and-performing-arts\/\">Visual and Performing Arts Department<\/a>&nbsp;(V&amp;PA), including students majoring in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/majors-minors\/art-history\/\">art history<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/major\/media-culture-and-the-arts\/\">media, culture, and the arts<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/majors-minors\/music\/\">music<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/majors-minors\/screen-studies\/\">screen studies<\/a>;&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/majors-minors\/theatre-arts\/\">theatre arts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull roomy has-white-color has-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2049437ebb334cc261c1279634468f09 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-clarku-block-tabs clarku__tabs_0cfdd367 outline is-style-default\"><ul class=\"clarku__tab-labels\" role=\"tablist\" aria-label=\"tabbed content\"><li id=\"\" class=\"clarku__tab-label active\" role=\"tab\">Apply<\/li><li id=\"\" class=\"clarku__tab-label\" role=\"tab\">Request Info<\/li><\/ul><div 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id=\"h-featured-courses\">Featured Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-block-group-is-layout-grid clarku_cl_cards clarku-post-filter-grid \">\t \n<div class=\"clarku-course\">\n\t<figure>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/women-in-horror-300x200-jpg.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"students study movies in Women in Horror\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/women-in-horror-300x200-jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/women-in-horror-768x512-jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/women-in-horror.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"course-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ct pill 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Special focus is given to the role of women both in front of and behind the camera.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n<div class=\"clarku-course\">\n\t<figure>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/digital-film-making-300x200-jpg.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"students prepare to shoot in digital film making\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/digital-film-making-300x200-jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/digital-film-making-768x512-jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/digital-film-making.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"course-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"course-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">SCRN 108<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intro to Screenwriting<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>Beats, arcs, setting, characterization, and three-act structure. Learn the principles of screenwriting\u2014both for Hollywood and indie film\u2014by writing a screenplay of your own.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n<div class=\"clarku-course\">\n\t<figure>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Critical-Perspectives-on-Television-300x200-jpg.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Critical Perspectives on Television - girl looking at screen of tvs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Critical-Perspectives-on-Television-300x200-jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Critical-Perspectives-on-Television-768x512-jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Critical-Perspectives-on-Television-jpg.avif 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"course-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"course-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">SCRN 261<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Critical Perspectives on Television<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>Use various analytical approaches to examine the implications of television as a form of social communication, and develop an understanding of the ideological and structural dynamics that constitute popular culture.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stagger-left no-gap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-true-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-da360e6c6c96edd0e7ba126e49ddf8eb\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:40rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gray-100-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-6f90b940 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">curriculum<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-d66a33cb15bdd656d5d60e7cf0083cf7\">Thirteen courses are required to complete the major. You will enroll primarily in courses on the history, theory, and criticism of film, television, and other forms of motion picture media, as well as courses on screenwriting and video production. In addition to four foundation courses, two 100-level courses \u2014 in U.S. film history, international film history \u2014 are required. You will also take four advanced level courses of your choice from Screen Studies, one advanced-level film-making course, and one course in a creative medium from a different Visual and Performing Arts program. A capstone seminar or successful completion of an honors thesis completes your program.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">requirements<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-gray-700-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.clarku.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=35&amp;poid=7150&amp;returnto=2879#majorrequirements\">Major<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-gray-700-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.clarku.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=35&amp;poid=7151&amp;returnto=2879#minorrequirements\">minor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5b7e9bfb5cc09b8d0353921f21a44db\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:32rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gray-600-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-73b89f41 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-white)\" class=\"eyebrow has-drop-shadow has-text-align-left\">Career communities<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">At Clark you\u2019ll get more than a great education;&nbsp;you\u2019ll also be prepared for a long, productive career and life of consequence. And once you\u2019ve completed your degree, you can join other Clark alumni who have gone on to work for great organizations and attend some of the best graduate schools in the world. The following communities may be of interest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left arrow has-drop-shadow has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f27835316df40b175251934e2e1e60ca\">Arts, Media, Design, and Communications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left arrow has-drop-shadow has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fbf8c5d8cf0d4188666a72877024828a\">Business, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-baaedec58644f115222c9fc4b59c99e2\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:40rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-blue-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-3f8c44ea wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">careers<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associate Producer of Digital Content<\/strong><br><em>The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Assistant Editor<\/strong><br><em>Technicolor-PostWorks, N.Y.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Senior Compositor<\/strong><br><em>Light of Day Production and Visual Effects<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>President<br><\/strong><em>Silvatar Media<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer\/Director<\/strong><br><em>Leopard Films USA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37d695921763b8a3291c1e00b0392d00\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:32rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-deep-red-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-da470a24 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-white)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Building your foundation<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Clark Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Clark Experience brings together the exceptional education you\u2019ll receive in the classroom and so much more. 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All collection material is available to view in the library, at either an individual media station or the group screening room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adjacent to the Traina center is Razzo Hall, a 194-seat recital hall\/movie theater.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Can I earn an academic achievement award in screen studies?<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Jason Michael Simpkins Memorial Endowment for Screen Studies<\/strong><br>The Jason Michael Simpkins Memorial Endowment for Screen Studies was established by Larry J. and Michelle Simpkins in memory of their son, Jason Michael Simpkins, a member of the class of 2005. The award is to assist undergraduate students with the expenses incurred in completion of a film and\/or a piece of written research. 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