Western Carolina University's Motion Picture Studies program provides a combination of verbal, written, and media literacy skills. Students take courses exploring visual media and film theory, genres, screenwriting, adaptation, and history. They gain experience through film screenings, classes with visiting filmmakers, senior seminars, and internships. The program has first-rate faculty with advanced degrees and industry experience, who provide unique educational opportunities through collaborations with film professionals. Students also interact with dynamic peers through activities like attending film festivals and competing in on-campus literary events. Graduates are sought after for careers in law, technical writing, editing, journalism, web design, broadcasting, and more.

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Motion Picture Studies is a combination of First-Rate Faculty:
verbal and written skills with media literacy.
Students will take courses that explore The Motion Picture Studies faculty has advanded degrees in
visual media and the their fields, are active scholars, and attend and present
will develop an Film Studies in: their research at national academic conferences. Students
understanding of • Theory in this major can take courses with Hollywood professionals,
visual culture. • Genres including a director, screenwriter, and cinematographer.
• Screenwriting
Career • Adaptation Dynamic Peers:
Preparation: • History
A university-wide competition recently selected a group of
Students gain students
experience through film screenings, classes who were
with visiting filmmakers, senior seminar, and majoring in
internships. this program English students
to attend the • Compete in poetry slams
Full Frame • Design and edit web sites
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in Durham,
• Write and edit for public and
private organizations
Sought-After Graduates: NC. Students • Hold exciting student internships
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English students possess the communication, and television
writing, and production
critical thinking Careers with this degree: professionals and documentary filmmakers, giving students a
skills that • Lawyer unique variety of interdisciplinary educational opportunities.
employers • Technical Writer
want in their • Editor Spring Literary Festival:
employees. • Journalist
• Web Designer Our annual Spring Literary Festival had been bringing local
Other • Reporter and national writers to the campus since 2003. Distinguished
authors, such as Jim Harrison, Leslie Silko, Mazine Kumin,
Choices: • Broadcaster
Sherman Alexie, Silas House, Elizabeth Kostova, Brett Lott,
Many and Kathryn Stripling Byer have all been featured artists at
undergraduates go to graduate and the Spring Literary Festival. Members of the English faculty,
professional schools to continue their English such as Catherine Carter, Ron Rash, Deidre Elliott, Pamela
studies or to pursue new areas, such as law, Duncan, and Mary Adams, have also performed in past
art, or communication. festival events.
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