Critical approaches to cinema extend far beyond the limits of the silver screen. The relationship between the viewer and the moving image has never been more complicated, with practices like gaming and online videos altering our understanding of the medium's role in society. Engaging with the complexities of current moving image culture, and the practices of active engagement around objects as diverse as urban screens, transnational media, Japanese anime, and film festivals, we nurture students' ability to develop dynamic social critiques of film and its global ubiquity. The MA in Film Studies provides you with a stimulating environment to examine film as a political, social, cultural and artistic medium. Students benefit from the School's proximity to Montreal's dynamic film, new media and visual arts communities. Montreal is a vibrant cultural metropolis with an exceptional range of film venues and museums, galleries and artist-run centres. Film Studies without Thesis (Option B) MA - Candidates are required to take 6 credits in Methods and 3 credits in either Canadian or Quebecois Cinema, plus 36 additional course credits. In each course, students are required to submit a research paper and make an oral presentation. In this option, students would become familiar with a broad range of methodologies and film practices.<br><br>###COVID Alert Message from University – This course is offered online and will continue on campus later.