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Film, Media, and Performing Arts
Film, media, and the performing arts consist of a wide spectrum of communication theories and practices that confront how we think and feel individually and as a society. You can use them to make a statement. You can use them to express yourself. You can use them however you want.
Your Options
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Film and Media Major
Film and Media is a program in the School of Liberal Arts. Students must start with the Associate in Applied Science degree, then move on to a Bachelor of Science degree. Throughout the program, students make films while studying history and theory.
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Film and Media Minor
A Film and Media Studies minor can enrich your education and provide a useful skill set. You'll learn the language of film criticism and history and apply your critical skills to a century of narrative and experimental film, documentary, television, and other media, from around the globe.
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Dance Minor
The Dance minor immerses you in New York's vibrant dance scene as a practitioner, viewer, and writer. You will engage with dance as movement, as social projection, and as an art form.
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Integrative Wellness Minor
Blending study and hands-on practice, the Integrative Wellness minor will teach you to handle life’s challenges with self-awareness and ease. In a nonjudgmental atmosphere, you will explore your mental, emotional, physical, and societal selves, cultivating understanding, focus, and civility.
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Additional Courses
Some majors require health and physical education credits, or you can take these classes for fun:
- Yoga, Meditation, Mat Pilates, Tai-Chi, and Kung Fu
- Latin American Music, American Music, Music in the European Classical Tradition
- Fitness Training and Aerobics
- Introduction to Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, and Fencing
- Health Education, Stress Management, and Human Sexuality
Our Work
Through their own exciting work, our faculty members stay at the top of their fields.
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Michelle Handelman, professor in Film, Media, and Performing Arts, published a visual essay in Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media.
![Dahlia Schweitzer speaks with Donna Zakowska](/_resources/assets/img/programs-film-media-performing-arts-dahlia-schweitzer-mrs-maisels-closet.jpg)
Dahlia Schweitzer, associate professor of Film, Media, and Performing Arts, merged film and fashion when she spoke with Donna Zakowska, award-winning costume designer for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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For the documentary Voyeur, Josh Koury, associate professor of Film, Media, and Performing Arts, filmed influential author Gay Talese as he tries to capture the strange story of a motel owner who spied on his guests through the vents.
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Andrea Beeman, adjunct instructor of Film, Media, and Performing Arts, and her Middle Eastern dance ensemble, The Dancing Rubies, performed at the 2019 Global Water Dances.
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Outside the Classroom
Understanding the concepts and tactics behind visual media will strengthen your ability to communicate. Even if you don't pursue a film career, you'll be able to share your ideas visually with future employers and clients.