The discipline of Media Studies was originally based on the study of film, which continues to provide a foundation for any analysis of audiovisual content, including in the age of Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Courses in the Film History and Aesthetics elective area consequently ensure students develop both a vocabulary for analyzing moving images and an understanding of their history—how we get from silent film to the internet.
A full listing of courses that count toward this elective area are regularly updated on Rice’s General Announcements page. These courses include:
- MDIA 201: History of Cinema and Media I: Invention to 1945
- MDIA 202: History of Cinema and Media II: 1945-Present
- HART 285: Classical and Contemporary Film
- FILM 434: Comparative Film Genre
- GERM 336: National Socialism and Film
- HART 336: Cinema and the City
- HART 364: Gender and Sexuality in Film
- ENGL 320: Shakespeare on Film
- ENGL 370: Queer Cinema