Cinema & Media Studies
College of Arts & Sciences
An undergraduate major in Cinema and Media Studies allows students to develop their understanding of how films function as a distinctive mode of transmitting and critiquing cultural values and practices. International in scope and interdisciplinary in orientation, it emphasizes intellectual breadth and maximizes students’ opportunities to design their own courses of study. This degree program is in the Department of Comparative Literature, Cinema and Media. Graduates of this degree pursue careers in a variety of fields such as film, marketing, media and communication, nonprofit, technology, public relations and the arts.
Major category:
Curricular options: B.A. Cinema & Media Studies
Area(s) of interest: Arts, Humanities and Design
websiteDegree requirements
Applicant type
First-year students can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)
An application for general admission to the UW is required for all transfer students. UW accepts general applications for Autumn and Winter with some select majors allowing applications in Spring. Review your intended major’s website for information about which quarters it is open for admission.
Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission.
Use the information below to help you prepare for this major. Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
- Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
- Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
- UW college and school graduation requirements
Department admission information
- Completion of prerequisites does not guarantee admission. Please visit the Cinema and Media Studies website for more information.
Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
Courses REQUIRED for admission:
- Completion of either the English Composition requirement or a W (writing) -course
- Completion of one of the following CMS courses or the equivalent:
- CMS 270 A&H – Perspectives on Film: Introduction
- CMS 271 A&H – Perspectives on Film: Great Directors
- CMS 272 A&H – Perspectives on Film: Genre
- CMS 273 A&H – Perspectives on Television: Analysis
- CMS 274 A&H – Perspectives on Media: Critical Concepts
- CMS 275 A&H – Perspectives on Visual Culture: Sex, Race, and Power
Entering transfer information:
Total undergraduates: 157
Total from Washington community colleges: 23
Entering transfer GPA (from WA community colleges):
3.75 – 4.00: <5
3.50 – 3.74: 7
3.25 – 3.49: 6
3.00 – 3.24: <5
2.75 – 2.99: <5
2.50 – 2.74: <5
2.49 and below: <5