<p>I'm interested in taking a minor in film studies (theory, history, analysis, not production). However, I would still like to attend an ivy league school or some other "top" academic school such as Stanford and Duke. Which ones among these have a relatively good film program.</p>
<p>Just looking at websites, I am really impressed by the courses offered at Yale and Columbia. I know they can't compare to USC/UCLA/NYU film.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>Northwestern University will give you a better program than anything in the Ivy League.</p>
<p>Among the IVTleague i think Brown is the best</p>
<p>I'm curious why you want an ivy. The best film programs aren't at ivies, and are usually cheaper (NYU, UCLA, USC, NW, etc.).</p>
<p>I agree with kk19131, northwestern has a great film program</p>
<p>OP wants classes in theory, history & analysis, not production -- so the Ivys will be more than adequate for his/her purposes. (Smile.) For what it's worth, Harvard produces a huge number of grads who go on to work at/run major TV programming venues and film facilities.</p>
<p>"OP wants classes in theory, history & analysis, not production -- so the Ivys will be more than adequate for his/her purposes."</p>
<p>From the Northwestern website:</p>
<p>"The Department of Radio/Television/Film offers undergraduate and graduate education in the history, theory, and production of media."</p>
<p>The OP would get what he/she is looking for at Northwestern. The program also is more detailed than many, if not all, the programs in the Ivy League.</p>
<p>All of the colleges mentioned here, including USC, UCLA, NYU, NW, 'are' top schools.</p>
<p>UCB also has an outstanding critical studies program. At USC critical studies majors, can, and are required, to take a minimum number of production courses. </p>
<p>For critical studies I would also recommend UW-Madison. One of the professors here, now retired, wrote the textbook that was used in one of my son's introductory film classes at USC.</p>
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<p>Are you saying that based on real figures you saw or just some baseless speculation? Even if it's true, did these grads actually study film anyway?</p>
<p>NYU's Tisch school.</p>
<p>The OP wanted to MINOR in music. They probably aren't interested too much in getting a major in production, or anything really. Just about any top school will have a half decent minor program, wouldn't they?</p>
<p>I'd suggest Brown then.</p>
<p>"The OP wanted to MINOR in music."</p>
<p>-Huh????</p>
<p>Columbia's film program features Philip Seymour Hoffman (of "Capote") and director Mira Nair ("Monsoon Wedding"). Many of Columbia's more distinguished alumni are somehow involved in film; Julia Stiles recently received her Columbia diploma, Jake Gyllenhaal ("Jarhead," "Brokeback Mountain") is a former Columbian and frequently prescreens his films on campus, and the screenwriter for "Capote" was a recent graduate who wrote the film in Butler Library. </p>
<p>"Columbia Film Division Shines at Oscars"
<a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/03/oscar_philipSHoffman.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/03/oscar_philipSHoffman.html</a></p>
<p>"SoA Faculty, Alumni Score Honors in Academy Award Nominations"
<a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/02/soa_oscars.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/02/soa_oscars.html</a></p>
<p>I would say columbia</p>
<p>Columbia, by far, has the best film program in the Ivy's and is only slightly behind NYU, USC, UCLA, etc.</p>
<p>To all previous posters: I am mostly interested in science specifically biology. I intend to be pre-med. However I still love film. I want to study it, I don't want to produce.</p>
<p>I looked at Harvard's VES department and it didn't really appeal to me. I liked columbia's (i have a friend majoring in film there). I was also really impressed with Yale's.</p>
<p>Penn's School of Arts and Sciences has a Cinema Studies Program, which offers a major and minor in Cinema Studies (<a href="http://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu%5B/url%5D">http://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu</a> ). In addition, Penn's Gregory College House has a residential Film Culture Program (<a href="http://gregory.house.upenn.edu/fcp%5B/url%5D">http://gregory.house.upenn.edu/fcp</a> ).</p>
<p>Penn also offers a Digital Media Design Program (<a href="http://www.dmd.upenn.edu%5B/url%5D">www.dmd.upenn.edu</a> ), a combined education in computer graphics and animation.</p>
<p>Penn parent, Jeff Berg (Chairman and CEO of International Creative Mangement) recently helped launch Wharton's Undergraduate Media and Entertainment Club.</p>
<p>I'd really consider Columbia, Yale, Northwestern, and even Duke if you're looking for history/theory/analysis. I go to Duke, study that, and love it -- I really am happy with what I am learning and how I am learning it (and applying for film internships with that focus and Duke on my resume seemed to interest employers). A lot of our profs actually went to Northwestern themselves for the same field...</p>