FILM ADVISING NOTES 2026 - 27
1. Students must declare the Film Major at the start of enrollment at PSU to be able to register for majors-only courses. Upon declaration of the major, students will be signed up to receive the weekly newsletter "This Week in Film." If you are not receiving the newsletter, please email psufilm@pdx.edu to sign up.
2. PREREQUISITE REMINDER If a class has a prerequisite of FILM 131 Film Analysis and you took a class equivalent to FILM 131, but not this specific class, you will need to get instructor approval for a prerequisite override in order to register. Banner does not recognize equivalent courses, only the exact prerequisite. Contact the instructor of the class for an online override. If you are on a catalog prior to Fall 2018, you do not need to take FILM 132 Introduction to Digital Filmmaking. If a class has a prerequisite of FILM 132, you will need to get instructor approval for a prerequisite override in order to register.
3. Film Majors should not take FILM 331U Understanding Movies.
4. Beginning Fall 2025, FILM 231 is a prerequisite for all upper division film studies casses.
5. When you register for a topics course in film and media offered in the film program or elsewhere in the university, inquire with your advisor to determine if it can count toward your Cinema + Media Outside of Hollywood requirement.
6. Students who do not attend the first class meeting may be dropped from class. If a student needs to miss the first class, they should email the instructor.
WINTER TERM 2027 ADVISING NOTES
There are many classes offered outside of the Film department across campus in the Winter 2027 quarter that relate to film and/or cinema. Many of these can count towards your FILM electives. Please email Kristin Hole (hole@pdx.edu) and cc your Pathways Advisor if you want permission to count a course not listed here in your electives:
Courses besides FILM 487 that can be subbed for the required 8 credits of Film and Media Outside of Hollywood (formerly International Cinema):
BST 363U African Cinema and Cultures
INTL 360U Bollywood Cinema
RUS 331U Russian Film
FILM 370U Cyberpunk Media & Culture
FILM 370U Cinema Against Empire
Other FILM substitutions under the "old" (pre-Fall 2025) major:
FILM 380 Can be substituted for FILM 383 under the "Old" (pre-Fall 2025) major
FILM 390: Classical Film Theory can sub for FILM 280 under the "Old" (pre-Fall 2025) major
FILM 390: Film and Representation Theory can sub for FILM 480 under the "Old" (pre-Fall 2025) major
Internship Coordinator for Winter:
Dustin Morrow morrow4@pdx.edu
Winter 2016 through Summer 2025 Film Major Requirements
List of requirements for the film major as of Winter term 2016 through Summer term 2025. Students are strongly advised to consult with an advisor and the Degree Audit Requirement System (DARS).
2015 and Earlier Film Major Requirements
List of requirements for the film major as of Fall term 2015. Students are strongly advised to consult with an advisor and the Degree Audit Requirement System (DARS).