Courses Work
Core and cluster courses
Each year the program will offer FMST 800 and two cluster courses.
Core courses:
FMST 800 Proseminar (6 credits):
Cluster courses (Topics Clusters):
The specific content of the seminars in each of the four topics clusters will be decided by the doctoral program joint committee on a yearly basis, based on course proposals made by accredited faculty.
CLUSTER A:
FMST 801 Seminar in Film and Moving Image History (3 credits)
CLUSTER B:
FMST 802 Seminar in Film and Moving Image Aesthetics (3 credits)
CLUSTER C:
FMST 803 Seminar in Film and Moving Image Theory (3 credits)
CLUSTER D:
FMST 804 Seminar in Film, Moving Image and Cultural Theory (3 credits)
FMST 885 Thesis proposal (6 credits)
FMST 886 Synthesis exam (3 credits)
FMST 887 Comprehensive exam (3 credits)
FMST 890 Research and Thesis (60 credits)
Elective courses (Joint M.A./Ph.D. seminars):
Students will take a maximum of 9 credits of elective coursework. Students will be entitled to enroll in Ph.D. seminars that are cross-listed with M.A. seminars, provided they will not repeat seminars taken at Concordia during their M.A. degree. (Doctoral students registered in these courses will be expected to perform at Ph.D. level).
Note: The focus of any given “topics” course on a given year will determine the cluster to which it will belong. For example, “Topics in Cinéma québécois” may belong to Cluster A when the focus is on historiography or it may belong to Cluster B when the course centers on aesthetic issues in Québec cinema.
FMST 805 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 605 (M.A.) Topics in English Canadian Cinema (3 credits)
FMST 810 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 610 (M.A.) Topics in Cinéma québécois (3 credits)
FMST 815 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 615 (M.A.) Topics in European Cinema (3 credits)
FMST 820 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 620 (M.A.) Topics in Non-European Cinema (3 credits)
FMST 825(Ph.D.)/ FMST 625 (M.A.) Topics in Film History (3 credits)
FMST 830 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 630 (M.A.) Topics in Film Theory (3 credits)
FMST 835 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 635 (M.A.) Topics in Aesthetics and Cultural Theory (3 credits)
FMST 840 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 640 (M.A.) Gender Issues in Film (3 credits)
FMST 845 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 645 (M.A.) Topics in Film Genres (3 credits)
FMST 850 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 650 (M.A.) Topics in Experimental Film and Video (3 credits)
FMST 855 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 655 (M.A.) Topics in Documentary (3 credits)
FMST 860 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 660 (M.A.) Topics in Film Directors (3 credits)
FMST 865 Topics in Film Studies (3 credits)
Other elective courses:
FMST 870 Independent Study (3 credits)
FMST 880 Research Seminar (3 credits)
Each year the program will offer FMST 800 and two cluster courses.
Core courses:
FMST 800 Proseminar (6 credits):
Cluster courses (Topics Clusters):
The specific content of the seminars in each of the four topics clusters will be decided by the doctoral program joint committee on a yearly basis, based on course proposals made by accredited faculty.
CLUSTER A:
FMST 801 Seminar in Film and Moving Image History (3 credits)
CLUSTER B:
FMST 802 Seminar in Film and Moving Image Aesthetics (3 credits)
CLUSTER C:
FMST 803 Seminar in Film and Moving Image Theory (3 credits)
CLUSTER D:
FMST 804 Seminar in Film, Moving Image and Cultural Theory (3 credits)
FMST 885 Thesis proposal (6 credits)
FMST 886 Synthesis exam (3 credits)
FMST 887 Comprehensive exam (3 credits)
FMST 890 Research and Thesis (60 credits)
Elective courses (Joint M.A./Ph.D. seminars):
Students will take a maximum of 9 credits of elective coursework. Students will be entitled to enroll in Ph.D. seminars that are cross-listed with M.A. seminars, provided they will not repeat seminars taken at Concordia during their M.A. degree. (Doctoral students registered in these courses will be expected to perform at Ph.D. level).
Note: The focus of any given “topics” course on a given year will determine the cluster to which it will belong. For example, “Topics in Cinéma québécois” may belong to Cluster A when the focus is on historiography or it may belong to Cluster B when the course centers on aesthetic issues in Québec cinema.
FMST 805 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 605 (M.A.) Topics in English Canadian Cinema (3 credits)
FMST 810 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 610 (M.A.) Topics in Cinéma québécois (3 credits)
FMST 815 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 615 (M.A.) Topics in European Cinema (3 credits)
FMST 820 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 620 (M.A.) Topics in Non-European Cinema (3 credits)
FMST 825(Ph.D.)/ FMST 625 (M.A.) Topics in Film History (3 credits)
FMST 830 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 630 (M.A.) Topics in Film Theory (3 credits)
FMST 835 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 635 (M.A.) Topics in Aesthetics and Cultural Theory (3 credits)
FMST 840 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 640 (M.A.) Gender Issues in Film (3 credits)
FMST 845 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 645 (M.A.) Topics in Film Genres (3 credits)
FMST 850 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 650 (M.A.) Topics in Experimental Film and Video (3 credits)
FMST 855 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 655 (M.A.) Topics in Documentary (3 credits)
FMST 860 (Ph.D.)/ FMST 660 (M.A.) Topics in Film Directors (3 credits)
FMST 865 Topics in Film Studies (3 credits)
Other elective courses:
FMST 870 Independent Study (3 credits)
FMST 880 Research Seminar (3 credits)