Film Studies

Prospective Students

Visiting Wesleyan

Prospective students who are organizing a visit to Wesleyan and are interested in sitting in on a Film Studies class should ideally plan to be on campus between Monday and Thursday, as these are the days during which most Film Studies classes are held. We encourage prospective students to visit the introductory or intermediate level Film Studies classes, which best provide an overview of the subject and illustrate the approach of the department. (Enrollment is much larger in these classes than in upper-level seminars, however.)

If you plan on visiting a class with the Film Studies Department, please call the Film Studies Administrative Assistant, Joyce Heidorn, at (860)685-2220 to clear your visit with the professors due to various special film projects, exams, etc. If cleared, please arrive before the class begins and introduce yourself to the instructor. Film Studies classes can be quite long, as they typically include both a film screening and a lecture or discussion; if you can not stay for the entire class, please try to arrive at the beginning of class so as not to interrupt proceedings halfway through.

The Fall 2011 Semester classes that are available to prospective students are:

Film 310: Film Analysis
M ONLY 1:10-4:30 in the Center for Film Studies Screening Room 100 (lecture)

Film 150: Documentary Advocacy -
T/TH 1:10 - 4:30 in the Center for Film Studies Classroomm 128

Film 385: The Documentary
M/W 9:00 - NOON in the Center for Film Studies in the Center for Film Studies AWS#010

FILM 352: Weimar Cinema in Context
TU ONLY 1:10 - 4:30 in the Center for Film Studies Screening Rm 190 (lecture)

FILM 459: Sight & Sound
W/F - 1:10 - 4:00 in the Center for Film Studies Classroom 128

Please check in the Spring for our Spring 2012 schedule

Please consult this web site, or contact the Film Studies administrative assistant, Joyce Heidorn, if you have further questions about the department or the major (e-mail: jheidorn@wesleyan.edu, phone: 860-685-2220).