Why Choose Cinema Studies?
The Department of Cinema Studies at the University of Oregon offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to explore every facet of the world of moving images. Students become skilled producers of images as well as responsible consumers and thoughtful critics. While traditional film schools teach students how to make movies, UO cinema students approach film, television, and new media from a variety of disciplinary angles and perspectives.
Major in Cinema Studies
Express yourself in our state-of-the-art media lab with highly engaged fellow students and faculty. Dive into the cinema community here in Eugene and beyond, through our vibrant network of professional artists and technicians. Our interdisciplinary department teaches the creative and technical aspects of storytelling as well as the broader historical, philosophical, and geopolitical contexts of this industrial art form.
Earn a Film Certificate
Add a film certificate to any major by delving into cinema history, aesthetics, and theory taught by faculty from a variety of departments.
Earn an Honors Degree in Cinema Studies
Apply to expand a promising research or creative project developed in a cinema studies course into a senior thesis under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Get Real-World Experience
Cinema Studies majors can gain experiential learning experience in their fields of interest through community collaborations, film festivals, a special study abroad program in Ireland, and other opportunities outside the classroom.
What You Can Do with a Cinema Studies Degree
Cinema studies majors leave the UO with the ability to build remarkable lives for themselves in a wide range of professions related to the media industry—as directors, producers, writers, editors, curators, marketers, designers, and event managers, or K-12 teachers and professors. Learn about possible careers and hear from alumni who are excelling in them.
Advising and Academic Support
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Scholarships and Awards
Learn about ways to apply for funding through the Department of Cinema Studies.