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The Bachelor of Film Studies degree is offered in partnership with SAIT Polytechnic. It is intended for students who want the flexibility and broad interdisciplinary base of knowledge provided by a University degree combined with the practical skills in film and video or new media production provided by a professional diploma program. The University of Calgary portion of the degree (twelve full-course equivalents) may be taken either before or after the SAIT portion of the degree (eight full-course equivalents).

Prospective students wishing to enter the Bachelor of Film Studies Program must meet the criteria in the section of this Calendar on A.2 “Admission Requirements” at the University of Calgary. Annual application deadlines are found in A.3 Deadline Dates for Undergraduate Applications for Admission and Transcripts.

Enrolment in the Bachelor of Film Studies program is limited.  Students requesting admission to this program apply to the same quota pool as those applying to the Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Studies. When a student is presenting a SAIT or equivalent diploma for block transfer credit to the Bachelor of Film Studies degree, the grade point average for admission to the Film Studies quota program will be calculated over the entire diploma.

Note: Students must apply separately to SAIT Polytechnic and meet all its admission requirements and application deadlines.

A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS

1. Overall Program: Successful completion of 20.0 full-courses equivalents inclusive of 8.0 full-course equivalents for an applicable diploma (see below).

2. Program Focus: Successful completion of the Film Studies Requirements and the Other Requirements listed below.

3. Academic Achievement:

(a) A minimum GPA of 2.00 must be achieved over all courses.

(b) A maximum of three full-course equivalent "D" or "D+" grades overall.

(c) A maximum of one full-course equivalent "D" or "D+" grades in the major field.

4. University of Calgary Study: A maximum of 10.0 full course-equivalents in eligible post-secondary transfer credits from other institutions may be counted toward the degree inclusive of the 8.0 full-course equivalents for an applicable diploma (see below).

5. Depth: A maximum of nine full-course equivalents at the junior or 200 level (including the four full-course equivalents of junior transfer credit received as part of the diploma).

6. Breadth: A minimum of one full-course equivalent from the Faculty of Science.

7. Physical Activity Courses: A maximum of one full-course equivalent may be taken from: Dance Education Activity/Theory, Outdoor Pursuits Activity/Theory and Physical Education Activity/Theory.

B. FILM STUDIES REQUIREMENTS

1. Core Courses: 4.0 full-course equivalents as follows:

(a) 3.0 full-course equivalents from: Film 201, 321; Communication and Culture 301, 303; Communications Studies 580.

(b) 0.5 full-course equivalent from: Film 331 or 333.

(c) 0.5 full-course equivalent from: Film 351, 451 or Canadian Studies 331.

2. Topics Courses: 2.0 full-course equivalents from Canadian Studies 341, 421 and all courses labelled FILM.

C. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

1. Intercultural Requirement to be fulfilled in one of the following two ways:

(a) Successful completion of at least 1.0 full-course equivalent from an approved post-secondary Term Abroad, Group Travel Study or Individual Travel Study program. See the Centre for International Students and Study Abroad for programs that are currently offered.

OR

(b) Successful completion of 1.0 full-course equivalent from the Domain of Intercultural Courses (see Section 3.2.18).

2. Applicable Diploma: Completion of the SAIT Film and Video Production diploma program, or approved equivalent, with a grade point average of 2.00 on all courses. No more than one and one-half full-course equivalents may have a grade of "D" or "D+."

D. DEGREE OPTIONS

The Bachelor of Film Studies can be taken with Cooperative Education but students may face sequencing constraints and/or require extra time to complete their programs. See section 3.4.5 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.

Note: Students must apply separately to SAIT and meet all its admission requirements and application deadlines. Students who are unsuccessful in applying to SAIT may transfer to the four-year Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies at the University of Calgary, or to any other University of Calgary program for which they qualify. Courses already completed toward the Bachelor of Film Studies (BFS) may be applied toward the Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies.