Josh Shepperd, Assistant Professor of Media Studies at UC Boulder, brought his expertise to the JHU Campus last week, giving a talk to Professor Kyle Stine’s Cultural History of the Internet class. Afterwards, thanks to the Krieger School Dean’s Office’s Faculty/Student Engagement and Enrichment Fund, students got to chat informally with Professor Shepperd over dinner.
Enter the world of the moving image
Students in the Program in Film and Media Studies can choose from a broad range of small, hands-on courses that combine theory and practice in film, television, popular culture, and new media. Courses are taught by faculty who include award-winning filmmakers, screenwriters, animators, sound designers, composers, film critics, historians, and theorists.
- Degrees Offered BA
- Major Film and Media Studies
- Minor Film and Media Studies
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Undergraduate
Meld the study of filmmaking with hands-on experience. Students focus on critical study or film production to complete their degree.
Faculty
Our faculty has a wide range of experience in film and media, and facilitate connections with industry and alumni for students.
Alumni
Our alumni have access to a strong network of members who work in film, television, and media across the nation and around the world.
News & Announcements
Senior Sophia Lin Receives Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award
Congratulations to Sophia Lin for receiving a research grant to fund the making of her short film, Red Prior. Red Prior is a narrative drama short film that follows Ling, a pregnant mother in prison, as she struggles to overcome her grief after giving up her firstborn daughter. As she connects with a kindred inmate, […]
FMS Alumni Speak
Distinguished alumni Alexandra Byer (’11), Diana Peralta (’11), Emma Needell (’12), and Max Bowens (’15), along with honorary alum, Jake Sally, came to campus on Wednesday, November 8 to talk about their experience as creatives in film and television. The panel spoke candidly with current students about the ups and downs of making it in […]