Arts & ScienceFilm and Media Course List - Subject to Change without Notice
This is the complete List of Course Offerings for 2025-26. This list is subject to change without notice and should only be used as a guide. Please also see the Arts and Science complete list of Courses of Instruction that Film has offered over the years.
Production Courses:
Production courses emphasize hands-on learning through creative projects. Enrollment in these courses grants students access to the Film and Media production resources (borrowing certain equipment from the Shop depending on what is covered in the course, booking the editing suites and production studio).
To ensure that every upper-year FILM Specialization, Major, MAPP, and COFI student has a chance to take these production courses, students can only register for ONE course per term from the production courses listed below:
FILM 351: Documentary Production
FILM 352: Production: Issues of Form and Structure
ANIM 377: 3D Animation for Virtual and Augmented Reality
FILM 379: Virtual and Augmented Reality APP Development
FILM 387: Cinematography and Visual Aesthetics
FILM 390: Open Media
FILM 392: Video Production
FILM 393: Advanced Video Production
FILM 394: Post-Production
FILM 396: 16 MM Film Production
FILM 397: Sound Techniques for Video and Film
FILM 451: Production Special Topic
NOTE: There are many other ANIM, FILM, and MAPP courses that have production elements, are hybrid, DIY, or part of the Animation Certificate. These can be taken in addition to the production courses listed above.
FILM 214: Mobile Communications
FILM 257: Concept Development
FILM 312: Screenwriting
ANIM 356: Animation Production
ANIM 369: Advanced Animation Production
ANIM 400: Special Topics in Animation
FILM 455: Cross Platform
MAPP 200: Media and Performance Production
MAPP 311: Sound Production
MAPP 400: Major Project
MAPP 401: Special Topic
FILM 460: Major Project
MAPP 493: Visual Music
2nd Year FILM, MAPP, and COFI Students:
At this time we cannot guarantee access to any 300-level production courses during your 2nd year of study. You will, however, be pre-enrolled in the FILM 250: Fundamentals of Media Production course which will provide you with plenty of production instruction. We also reserve some seats for 2nd-year students in FILM 257: Concept Development courses. You're welcome to try to enroll in just one additional production course in your 2nd-year, but because the 3rd and 4th-year students receive priority access, it's more likely that you'll have to wait until 3rd-year to take production courses besides FILM 250.
If during your enrollment time ticket this July you aren't able to enroll in any production courses (due to lack of space or restrictions/errors), please contact Dan Vena at undergraduatefilm@queensu.ca for help.
Learning Hours Legend
| Code | Meaning | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | Lectures | G | Group Learning |
| T | Tutorials | I | Individual Instruction |
| S | Seminars | O | Online Activities |
| Lb | Labs | Oc | Off-campus Activity |
| Pc | Practicum | P | Private Study |
Click on course title to access link to the Academic Calendar for course descriptions.
FILM 111/3.0 Introduction to Film Studies: Approaches to Film Form Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 112 (34L;12Lb;12T;10Pc;42P)
Instructor: I. Robinson
FILM 112/3.0 Introduction to Film History: Genres and Movements Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 112 (34L;12Lb;12T;10Pc;42P)
Instructor: S. MacKenzie
FILM 113/3.0 Introduction to Media Studies: Cultures and Technologies Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 112 (34L;12Lb;12T;10Pc;42P)
Instructor: W. Pan
FILM 114/3.0 Introduction to Media Studies: Arts and Practice Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 112 (34L;12Lb;12T;10Pc;42P)
Instructor: E. Chalfant
ANIM 123/3.0 Introduction to Animation Studies Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 112 (36L, 12T, 24P, 40PS)
Instructor: G. Gear
FILM 200/3.0 Introduction to Video Game Studies Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24O;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan or (FILM 110 and permission of the department) or registration in a CISC plan.
Instructor: P. Gauthier
FILM 201/3.0 Transnational Media Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS: 108 (36L; 24LB;P48 )
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan or ([FILM 110/6.0 or FILM 111/3.0 or FILM 112/3.0] and permission of the Department).
Instructor: W. Pan
FILM 204/3.0 Introduction to Creative Industries Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS:108 (36L; 24LB;P48 )
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan or ([FILM 110/6.0 or FILM 111/3.0 or FILM 112/3.0] and permission of the Department).
Instructor: A. Jansen / I. Robinson
FILM 206/3.0 Academic Research and Writing Methods for Film and Media Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L; 72P
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI plan or (FILM 110/6.0 or FILM 111/3.0 and/or FILM 112/3.0 and permission of the Department). Exclusion FILM 207/3.0.
Instructor: T. de Szegheo Lang
FILM 210/3.0 The Horror Film Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS:108 (36 L;24 Lb;48 P)
PREREQUISITE: Level 2 or above.
Instructor: T. de Szegheo Lang
FILM 215/3.0 Science Fiction Cinema Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS:108 (36 L;24 Lb;48 P)
PREREQUISITE: Level 2 or above.
Instructor: P. Gauthier
FILM 216/3.0 Special Topic in Film Histories: Post Modern Cinemas of the 1980's and 1990's Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 108 108 (36 L;24 Lb;48 P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan or ([FILM 110/6.0 or FILM 111/3.0 or FILM 112/3.0] and permission of the Department).
Instructor: K. Bertrand
FILM 217/3.0 Film Theory and History Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan or (FILM 110 and permission of the department).
Instructor: D. Vena
FILM 218/3.0 Media Theory and History Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan or (FILM 110 and permission of the department).
Instructor: E. Chalfant
ANIM 220/3.0 Studio Animation Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE Level 2 or above.
Instructor: E. Pelstring
FILM 224/3.0 Korean Media and Pop Culture Fall 2025
PREREQUISITE Level 2 or above.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24LB;48P)
Instructor: S. Bahng
FILM 236/3.0 Media and Cultural Studies Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;24O;36P)
Instructor: S. Lord
FILM 240/3.0 Media and Popular Culture Fall 2025 In Person or Winter 2026 Online
LEARNING HOURS 108(36L;36PS;36O)
Instructor: P. Gauthier
FILM 250/3.0 Fundamentals of Media Production Fall 2025 or Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (48S;72P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM Specialization, FILM Major, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructors: A. Guerrero Cort茅s / R. Randall / D. Elon
FILM 257/3.0 Concept Development Winter 2026 (2 sections)
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;36PS;36O)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM Specialization, FILM Major, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructors: D. Elon
FILM 260/3.0 Digital Media Theory Summer 2026 - Online only
LEARNING HOURS 120 (72O;48P)
Instructor: P. Gauthier
FILM 303/3.0 World Cinemas Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE (Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan) or (DEVS 240 or FILM 236 or FILM 240 or FILM 260 or LLCU 209).
Instructor: K. Bertrand
FILM 309/3.0 Environmental Media Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Practicum)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan.
Instructor: M. Hogan
FILM 310/3.0 Archival Remediation and Restoration of Time-based Media Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36 L, 24 Lb, 30 P, 30 GL)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM Specialization FILM Major, MAPP, or COFI Plan and FILM 250.
Instructor: R. Randall
FILM 311/3.0 Mediating Misinformation Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: E. Chalfant
FILM 312/3.0 Screenwriting Fall 2025 (X2)
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36S;72P)
PREREQUISITE FILM 257 and registration in a FILM Major, FILM Medial, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: B. Babic
FILM 318/3.0 Curating Media Practices Fall 2025
This engages students with a broad sphere of curatorial activities within and beyond the film industry and contemporary visual arts. Students will explore the role of curatorial practices in media, science, and culture through class discussions, field trips to various exhibition sites and events, and the organization of a final exhibition project.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Private Study)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan.
Instructor: G. Menotti
FILM 340/3.0 Advertising and Consumer Culture *ONLINE ONLY* Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L; 36O; 36PS)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan or (FILM 236 or FILM 240 or FILM 260) or (COMM 131 or COMM 231 or PSYC 342).
Instructor: I. Robinson
FILM 342/3.0 Studies in Alternative Media: Activist Media Making Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan or (FILM 236 or FILM 240 or FILM 260).
Instructor: T. de Szegheo Lang
FILM 350/3.0 Moving Images Archives: The Politics of Preservation and Circulation Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS: 108 (36 L;24 Lb;48 P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan.
Instructor: T. de Szegheo Lang
FILM 351/3.0 Documentary Production Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 30 Group Learning, 30 Private Study)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM Major, FILM Joint Honours, MAPP, or COFI Plan and FILM 250.
Instructor: D. Elon
ANIM 356/3.0 Animation Production Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;60P)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200 or Registration in a FILM Major, FILM Medial, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: E. Pelstring
FILM 362/3.0 Pornography on Screen Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;60P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan.
Instructor: D. Vena
ANIM 368/3.0 Animation Theory and Criticism Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Private Study)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200/3.0 or (registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan).
Instructor: G. Gear
ANIM 377/3.0 3D Animation Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200 or registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: J. Norton
FILM 378/3.0 Computational Cinema Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 30 Online Activity, 30 Private Study)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200/3.0 or (registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan).
Instructor: G. Menotti
FILM 379/3.0 Virtual and Augmented Reality APP Development Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P)
PREREQUISITE FILM 356, FILM 377, or FILM 394
Notes: This course is not available to students registered in a FILM Minor or FILM General BA plan.
Priority will be given to students at level 3 or above.
Instructor: J. Norton
FILM 387/3.0 Cinematography and Visual Aesthetics Fall 2025 or Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P)
PREREQUISITE FILM 250 and registration in a FILM Major, FILM Medial, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: R. Randall
FILM 388/3.0 Indigenous Film and Media Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Private Study)
PREREQUISITE Level 3 or above.
Instructor: K. Bertrand
FILM 392/3.0 Video Production Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 (two sections)
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P)
PREREQUISITE FILM 250 and registration in a FILM Major, FILM Medial, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: A. Guerrero Cort茅s
FILM 393/3.0 Advanced Video Production Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 30 Group Learning, 30 Private Study)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM Major, FILM Joint Honours, MAPP, or COFI Plan and (FILM 387/3.0 or FILM 392/3.0 or FILM 394/3.0).
Instructor: A. Guerrero Cort茅s
FILM 394/3.0 Post-Production Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200 or registration in a FILM Major, FILM Medial, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: J. Norton
FILM 395/3.0 Internship Fall 2025 or Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (120I)
PREREQUISITE Permission of the department and registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Coordinator: D. Vena
FILM 396/3.0 16MM Film Production Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P)
PREREQUISITE FILM 250 and registration in a FILM Major, FILM Medial, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: R. Randall
ANIM 400/3.0 Embodied Geographies: Animated storytelling through land, memory, and identity Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200 and registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: G. Gear
FILM 401/3.0 Special Effects Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: J. Norton
FILM 402/3.0 Diasporic Media Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS: 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Practicum)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan.
Instructor: W. Pan
FILM 415/3.0 Archives and Counter Archives: Theory and Practice Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS: 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Private Study)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan.
Instructor: S. Lord
FILM 416/3.0 Material Media Studies: Things, Ecologies, Affects Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: W. Pan
FILM 440/3.0 Non-Narrative Film Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 108(36l;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan.
Instructor: TBA
FILM 445/3.0 Polish Cinema from the Cold War to the Fall of the War Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: S. MacKenzie
FILM 450/3.0 The Business of Media Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Oc;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: A. Jansen
FILM 457/3.0 Film and Media Practicum I Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (18L;18Lb;18Pc;18O;36P)
PREREQUISITE B+ in FILM 250 and 3.0 GPA and registration in a FILM Major, FILM Medial, MAPP or COFI plan. EXCLUSION FILM 459.
Instructor: A. Jansen
FILM 458/3.0 Film and Media Practicum II Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 108 (18L;18Lb;18Pc;18O;36P)
PREREQUISITE FILM 457. EXCLUSION FILM 459.
Instructor: A. Jansen
FILM 460/6.0 Major Project Fall/Winter 2025/26
LEARNING HOURS 228 (36L;36G;36O;120Oc)
PREREQUISITE Level 4 and registration in the FILM Major plan or permission of the department.
Instructors: D. Vena / G. Kibbins
ANIM 469/3.0 Advanced Animation Production Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
PREREQUISITE FILM 356, FILM 377, FILM 379, or FILM 394.
Instructor: G. Gear
FILM 500/6.0 Honours Thesis Fall/Winter 2025/26
PREREQUISITE Permission of the department and registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
FILM 501/3.0 Honours Thesis Fall 2025 or Winter 2026
PREREQUISITE Permission of the department and registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
FILM 510/6.0 Directed Studies Fall/Winter 2025/26
PREREQUISITE Permission of the department and registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
FILM 511/3.0 Directed Studies Fall 2025 or Winter 2026
PREREQUISITE Permission of the department and registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
The Stage and Screen (STSC) Specialization has been redesigned as Media and Performance Production (MAPP) Specialization. Students currently enrolled in the Stage and Screen Specialization will still be able to complete this degree but some of the required courses have been renamed as MAPP courses.
MAPP 200/3.0 Media and Performance I Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 120 (24S;36G;60P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a MAPP, FILM, DRAM, MUSC, or MUTH plan.
Instructor: E. Pelstring
MAPP 300/3.0 Media and Performance II Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (24S;36G;60P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a MAPP, FILM, DRAM, MUSC, or MUTH plan.
Instructor: A. Na
MAPP 366/3.0 Media and Installation Art Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 108 (24L; 36LB; 48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a MAPP, FILM, DRAM, MUSC, or MUTH plan.
Instructor: E. Pelstring
MAPP 395/3.0 Internship Fall 2025 or Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (120I)
PREREQUISITE Permission of the department and registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Coordinator: D. Vena
MAPP 400/6.0 Media and Performance Major Project Fall/Winter 2025/26
LEARNING HOURS 228(36L;36G;36O;120P)
PREREQUISITE MAPP 300 and registration in a MAPP, FILM, DRAM, MUSC, or MUTH plan.
Instructor: S. Bahng
MAPP 401/3.0 Special Topic in Media and Performance: Immersive Storytelling Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (24S;36G;60P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a MAPP, FILM, DRAM, MUSC or MUTH plan.
Instructor: S. Bahng
FILM 240/3.0 Media and Popular Culture *ONLINE* Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
Instructor: P. Gauthier
FILM 260/3.0 Digital Media Theory *ONLINE ONLY* Summer 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (72O;48P) Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
Instructor: P. Gauthier
FILM 340/3.0 Advertising and Consumer Culture *ONLINE ONLY* Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning hours may vary.
PREREQUISITE Registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan or (FILM 236 or FILM 240 or FILM 260) or (COMM 131 or COMM 231 or PSYC 342).
Instructor: I. Robinson
ANIM 123/3.0 Introduction to Animation Studies Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 112 (36L, 12T, 24P, 40PS)
Instructor: G. Gear
ANIM 220/3.0 Studio Animation Fall 2025
PREREQUISITE Level 2 or above.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P)
Instructor: E. Pelstring
ANIM 356/3.0 Animation Production Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;60P)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200 or Registration in a FILM Major, FILM Medial, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: E. Pelstring
ANIM 368/3.0 Animation Theory and Criticism Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Private Study)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200/3.0 or (registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan).
Instructor: G. Gear
ANIM 377/3.0 3D Animation Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200 or registration in a FILM, MAPP or COFI plan.
Instructor: J. Norton
ANIM 400/3.0 Embodied Geographies: Animated storytelling through land, memory, and identity Fall 2025
LEARNING HOURS120 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 30 Group Learning, 30 Private Study)
PREREQUISITE ANIM 200 or (Level 4 or above and registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan).
Instructor: G. Gear
ANIM 469/3.0 Advanced Animation Production Winter 2026
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
PREREQUISITE FILM 356, FILM 377, FILM 379, or FILM 394.
Instructor: G. Gear
Optional Film-centric Units:
The following courses may be used as Optional Film-centric units: ARTH 203/3.0; ARTH 303/3.0; ARTH 319/3.0; CWRS 295/3.0; CWRI 397/3.0; DEVS 306/3.0; DRAM 205/3.0; HIST 220/3.0; LLCU 200/3.0; LLCU 206/3.0; LLCU 207/3.0; LLCU 209/3.0; LLCU 214/3.0; LLCU 249/3.0; LLCU 326/3.0; LLCU 328/3.0; RELS 137/3.0; SPAN 458/3.0; MAPP 200/3.0; MAPP 300/3.0; MAPP 311/3.0; MAPP 493/3.0
Visit Film-centric Options for Course Titles.
Course Code Legend:
FILM - Film and Media MAPP - Media and Performance Production ANIM - Animation ARTH - Art History
DEVS - Global Development HIST - History DRAM - Drama LLCU - Languages, Literature and Cultures
RELS - Religion SPAN - Spanish CWRI - Creative Writing
