Film at Grinnell

Whateverittakes
Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:50:33 +0000

Hey birdhouse,

It sounds like you might have already found this, but if you havent, check out the course scheduler (this will tell you whats offered next fall).
[Term Select](http://grinnell.collegescheduler.com/TermSelect.aspx)

I feel like I misguided you a little bit. There are film theory courses here, just not very many, and as of right now, just one professor. There does seem to be a community of students interested in film theory (especially avant-garde and other specialty topics), just not film production. There arent really any general film history classes either.

This is an article from the college website about the film theory students here.
[The Trained Eye: New Film Studies Scholars - News | Grinnell College](http://www.grinnell.edu/news/features/trained-eye)

As for off-campus study, the Career Development office has grants you can apply for to help pay living expenses for unpaid internships. As for studying film elsewhere over the summer, of course you can do that, but financially that would be your responsibility. I’m not sure if you could receive credit or not, but its a question worth asking. Especially if your interests lie in other places besides film, I think there are ways to work around the limitations of Grinnell. I don’t get the sense that you are interested in making films yourself? Because thats where Grinnell really has no help to offer.

Obviously Grinnell isn’t the best place if studying film is the most important thing for you, but depending on your goals, you might make it work. Hope this helps, because its good to plan ahead. The transfer process is difficult and competitive and something to avoid. The schools I’ve applied to are varied, but I think that the Claremont Schools (i.e. Pomona) offer one of the best and most diverse programs, especially in theory and history.