The English Department is host to an exciting interdisciplinary cinema experience. Our unique program features an 18-credit curricular sequence that allows you to effectively combine the in-depth analysis of Film History and Theory with filmmaking skills to create your own fiction or documentary short films.
Remember, film is much more than directors and actors. It is a huge industry that involves engineering, art, business administration, marketing, and lots more.
What does it mean for you? Well of course you could join the rapid growing PR film Industry but if that is not your goal, film courses serve to cover your socio-humanistic electives. We can teach you how to solve problems creatively, how to properly express your ideas, and then illustrate them visually.
Our academic offer features courses on film history, film production in both fictional and documentary variety, screenwriting, cinematography, acting, illumination, editing, and sound design as well as a wide variety of electives in topics like national cinemas (Italian, Spanish, Indian, etc.), adaptation, Race & Film, horror, and the very first film course on the history of Puerto Rican Cinema.
In order to start your film adventure, you need two things: 24 approved credits (Two semesters) before enrolling in our basic courses and 48 credits for the next level of courses. You should also have a GPA of 2.5 or more.
Please visit the Registrar’s webpage to request admission into our program.
Also, for more information about our courses and professors please visit our page:
Certificado en Cine – Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez
Curricular sequence:
Core Courses:
INGL 3280 Reading and Writing the Screenplay
CINE 4001 Film History to 1950
CINE 4002 Film History from 1950
CINE 5005 Film Theory
Choose from
CINE 4016 Film Production: Documentary
CINE 4017 Film Production: Fiction
Electives:
CINE 3005 Writing the Short Film
CINE 3025 Special Topics
CINE 4015 Special Topics
CINE 5006 Cinema of Puerto Rico
