Dept. of Film-Video and Media Studies

Department of Film-Video and Media Studies

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The Department of Film-Video and Media Studies in the College of Communications is committed to excellence in teaching, research and service and to diversity in thought, in action, and in the participation of its faculty and students in an engaging learning environment.

Our department is a marriage of many fields of study in the broad area of communications. Our department houses a unique combination of leading scholars, teachers and practitioners with expertise in media effects; media policy; international and political communication; political economy; cultural studies; and film theory, history and criticism, as well as film and video production.

Faculties in film-video emphasize critical thinking and development of ideas while offering students in-depth study of writing and production. They guide personal expression while providing a thorough understanding of the production process.

Students are encouraged to work individually and in groups to produce short work in alternative, documentary and narrative forms. Our media studies faculties prepare students to excel in careers in the academy, business, government agencies and the law by teaching them to think critically, to express their unique voice, to advocate ideas with rhetorical skill and to appreciate the international diversity of media practices.

The Department of Film-Video and Media Studies' curriculum is guided by the principle that theory and practice are complementary and mutually reinforcing. Course offerings encourage theoretical and applied approaches to cultural studies, research methods and production in film, video and other digital media.

Faculty Members

Anthony Olorunnisola,
Head of Department