电影学专业将文科传统应用于当今的图像和技术文化。电影历史，理论和批评课程使学生成为活跃，有选择性和符合道德的参与者，在这个世界中，视觉媒介逐渐占据主导地位。在美国和世界电影中，以研究为基础的研究探索了电影及其各自不同的文化和历史时期的相互影响。熟悉一些伟大的电影和电影摄制者可以为理解当代艺术家与工业社会之间的关系提供基础。每个学生都有机会通过脚本，摄影，制作和数字编辑课程，以及在波士顿地区进行的广泛实习计划，将这一理论知识应用到电影制作和放映中。通过艺术史，工作室艺术，戏剧和传播等附加课程，鼓励学生扩大和
The Film Studies Program helps students find his or her own niche and interest in film. Many students immerse themselves in film production. They learn to make short films early on in Filmmaking I and then move on to more developed story-telling in Filmmaking II. In Filmmaking III, each student writes, shoots, and edits his/her own short film. Then, at the end of the semester, each film is projected for an audience at an on-campus screening. Cinematography courses and Adobe Premiere editing capabilities assist students who wish to become more involved in semi-professional filmmaking.<br><br>Students who take Film Studies courses go on to pursue a number of careers. Some become documentary filmmakers, producers or film editors. Others go into film marketing and advertising. Some work in industries such as television or media production houses. On occasion, a film student works with museum education and outreach staff as a videographer. Some students are accepted into graduate programs such as those at USC, UCLA, NYU, BU, Emerson, etc. Other students study and make films for the sheer passion of doing so while they pursue other disciplines.<br><br>Internships are available to help students discern what avenue of the media world they would like to pursue. Here at BC, the Film Studies Program helps students take advantage of the very successful Eagle Internship offerings of stipends for unpaid film internships. The Jacques Salmanowitz grants program has provided a means for students to make international documentaries relating to social justice issues to share with the BC community at the annual Arts Festival.