Film At Brown

fireandrain
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:34:34 +0000

MCM is the “film studies” department. It was created from a merger of the semiotics department and film classes in the English department. It does have an excellent reputation. The one caveat I’d have to say about the department is that it is heavily theoretical – if you look up what semiotics is, you’ll understand the foundation of the department. Some people love it while others might find the theory too esoteric.

Lots of other departments offer classes that incorporate film study into their material. American Civilization is one. And there are writing classes in Literary Arts to study playwriting, screen play writing, etc.

There are a lot of Brown grads in Hollywood/film/tv/entertainment. Many majored in departments other than MCM.

And Brown doesn’t have “minors.”