Office

Location: TVFM 102
Phone: (323) 221-1047
Website: Department of Television, Film, and Media Studies

Chair

Department Chair: Kristina Hackel
Email: khackel@calstatela.edu
Phone: (323) 221-1047

Overview

The Department of Television, Film & Media Studies offers undergraduate programs leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Television, Film and Media Studies and Journalism. The department also offers graduate programs leading to a Master of Arts degree in Television and Film Studies. The Department of Television, Film & Media Studies, jointly with the Department Theatre and Dance, offers a graduate program leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree in Television, Film and Theatre.

The Faculty

Professors: Enrique Berumen, Alan J. Bloom, Anthony Cox, Kristiina Hackel (Chair), Jane McKeever., Sylke Rene Meyer, John Ramirez, Suzanne E. Regan.
Associate Professor: Joseph Gallegos
Assistant Professors: April Brown, Michael Clarke, Heather Fipps, Julie Liss, Ligiah Villalobos.
Emeriti: Irvin Borders, Ivan N. Cury.

Programs

• Journalism, B.A.
• Television, Film and Media Studies, B.A.

• Minor in Journalism

• Television, Film and Media Studies, M.A.

Courses

• JOUR 1000 - Media Literacy
• JOUR 2490 - Announcing
• JOUR 2920 - Introduction to News Writing and Reporting
• JOUR 2950 - Journalism Production
• JOUR 3400 - Interviewing for News Media
• JOUR 3500 - Race, Class and Gender in American Journalism
• JOUR 3910 - University Times Community News
• JOUR 4740 - Television News Field Production
• JOUR 4750 - Television News Studio Production
• JOUR 4760 - Advanced Television News Studio Production
• JOUR 4770 - Radio and TV News Practicum
• JOUR 4820 - Digital Journalism
• JOUR 4830 - Podcasting
• JOUR 4920 - Advanced News Writing, Reporting & Investigating
• JOUR 4950 - Sports Broadcsting
• JOUR 4970 - Journalism Capstone

• TVF 5000 - Introduction to Graduate Media Studies
• TVF 5001 - Media Screenwriting Laboratory
• TVF 5002 - Media Production Laboratory
• TVF 5003 - Cinematic Sound Design Laboratory
• TVF 5004 - Graduate Writing Intensive
• TVF 5010 - Seminar: Research Methods in Telecommunications and Film
• TVF 5050 - Seminar: Media Theory and Criticism
• TVF 5060 - Seminar: Television Studies
• TVF 5070 - Seminar: Post World War II Film and Television History
• TVF 5080 - Media Industries
• TVF 5090 - New Media Studies
• TVF 5100 - Seminar: Narrative Studies in Film and Television
• TVF 5150 - Seminar: Cultural Studies
• TVF 5200 - Seminar: Documentary Film and Television
• TVF 5540 - Special Topics in TV, Film, and Media Studies
• TVF 5640 - Seminar: Adaptation
• TVF 5951 - TV, Film, and Media Internship
• TVF 5960 - Comprehensive Examination
• TVF 5980 - Graduate Directed Study
• TVF 5990 - Thesis

• TVF 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education in TVFM
• TVF 1100 - Media Writing
• TVF 1150 - Introduction to Content Creation and Production
• TVF 1200 - Introduction to Pre-Production and Production
• TVF 1938 - History of Comic Books
• TVF 2000 - Introduction to Post Production
• TVF 2010 - Introduction to Studio Production
• TVF 2260 - A Journey Through World Cinema (also listed as ENGL 2260)
• TVF 2280 - Film History
• TVF 2650 - Introduction to Scriptwriting
• TVF 2666 - Science Fiction Film and Television (also listed as LBS 2666)
• TVF 3000 - Writing and Media Ethics
• TVF 3010 - Intermediate Studio Production
• TVF 3030 - Picture Editing
• TVF 3031 - Sound Editing
• TVF 3100 - Introduction to Television, Film and Media Studies
• TVF 3200 - Sound Design for Entertainment Media
• TVF 3240 - Third Cinema/Video
• TVF 3300 - The Documentary in Film and Media
• TVF 3340 - ”Race”, Justice and the Media
• TVF 3540 - Selected Studies
• TVF 3630 - Interactive Storytelling and Writing for Games
• TVF 3640 - Television Spec Writing
• TVF 3650 - Intermediate Scriptwriting
• TVF 3660 - Violence, Culture and the Media
• TVF 3830 - Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture (also listed as ENGL 3830)
• TVF 3970 - Cinematography
• TVF 3980 - Cooperative Education
• TVF 3990 - Intermediate Production
• TVF 4000 - Community Impact Media
• TVF 4010 - Advanced Production
• TVF 4042 - Media Fandoms
• TVF 4200 - Media Law
• TVF 4230 - Gender and Sexuality in the Media
• TVF 4240 - Multiculturalism, Media and Social Justice
• TVF 4270 - Television History and Programming
• TVF 4300 - Documentary Field Production
• TVF 4400 - Non-Commercial Broadcasting and Film
• TVF 4450 - Film Festivals, Conventions and Conferences
• TVF 4530 - International Media
• TVF 4540 - Selected Studies in Television and Film
• TVF 4540L - Selected Studies in Production
• TVF 4600 - Media Theory
• TVF 4620 - Criticism of and Film and Television
• TVF 4640 - Television Pilot Writing
• TVF 4645 - Introduction to the Writers Room
• TVF 4650 - Advanced Screenwriting
• TVF 4665 - Science Fiction Across Media (also listed as LBS 4665)
• TVF 4700 - Media Professions
• TVF 4710 - Advanced Cinematography
• TVF 4720 - Directing for Camera
• TVF 4730 - Producing
• TVF 4740 - Advanced Picture Editing
• TVF 4750 - 100 Level Avid Certification
• TVF 4800 - New Media
• TVF 4801 - Short Film Incubator Preproduction and Production
• TVF 4802 - Short Film Incubator Post-Production
• TVF 4820 - Entertainment Dealmaking and Producing
• TVF 4830 - Interactive Media Design Project
• TVF 4970 - TVF Portfolio
• TVF 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study