<p>I'm interested in film, but I have little background, so I'll be applying as a history major. Any schools come to mind that are strong in film and humanities?</p>
<p>UCLA
USC
NYU
Northwestern
Syracuse
UC Berkeley
U Michigan</p>
<p>USC and NYU are by far the best from what I've heard.</p>
<p>Texas-Austin</p>
<p>UCB is only good for film studies. It doesn't have much production.</p>
<p>Wesleyan and Vassar if you are looking for state of the art facilities and strong humanities.</p>
<p>Florida State</p>
<p>I would at least look at the Emerson programs.......several opportunities at different locations. This school has had a lot of successful alums so it has some good resources. <a href="http://www.emerson.edu/%5B/url%5D">www.emerson.edu/</a></p>
<p>Not yet mentioned: Chapman University and Loyola Marymount in Calif.</p>
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<p>Biased as I may be, I don't think UCLA exactly finds itself lagging that far behind either of those two.</p>
<p>I'd also like to throw out an honorable mention to Loyola.</p>
<p>Film within an LAC environment: Middlebury</p>
<p>What kind of film do you want to do? Production, film studies . . . there are others. This matters. If you go to NYU or USC, they are particularly strong in production, but solid everywhere. Berkeley is strongest in studies, and has almost no (if any) production. Others vary.</p>
<p>About applying as a history major- why? You will probably have to reapply to the program for film anyway, unless you're dong film studies. For production, you will need to submit a lot of work, so it's unlikely you will be taken if you haven't done anything, particularly at USC and NYU, which accept fewer than 1% of applicants. Why apply as a history major if you want to study film anyway?</p>
<p>Because I like history.</p>
<p>Although that is a good answer, you appear more interested in film at the moment. So . . . What kind of film do you want to do? Production, film studies . . . there are others. This matters. If you go to NYU or USC, they are particularly strong in production, but solid everywhere. Berkeley is strongest in studies, and has almost no (if any) production. Others vary.</p>
<p>Even if you "like history," it is pretty clear that you are currently considering film more heavily than history. Many school have great history programs, but a great film program is hard to find. Thus, the film programs will largely determine your school selections. </p>
<p>If you apply as a history major, you will probably have to reapply to the program for film anyway, unless you're dong film studies. For production, you will need to submit a lot of work, so it's unlikely you will be taken if you haven't done anything, particularly at USC and NYU, which accept fewer than 1% of applicants. Why apply as a history major if you want to study film anyway?</p>
<p>I know that I like history. I have no experience in film, and I'd like to be exposed to a lil bit of it (through some basic classes) before I decide to double major. And it's film production that I'm most interested in.</p>
<p>Film is not a major for dilettantes. It's not engineering, but production courses take up an enormous amount of time. My son added a history major to his Critical Studies film major at USC. He didn't feel he could do it, and that's without all the production courses that are in the Production major. He switched to a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies. </p>
<p>Here's a thought: go to USC and major in history and apply to minor in film. You could do the same at the other colleges mentioned above except I do not know if they have minors in film. If you really like film, hang around the film majors and volunteer to work on their films. Youll learn almost as much as you can in the classroom.</p>
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<p>I do not believe that's correct. USC wants to know what you have done, but they don't want to see it. They'll want to know what arty type of stuff you have done. It could be photography, newspaper articles, film reviews, poetry, or painting. Especially importatnt is demonstrated writing skills.</p>
<p>USC loves to have its students minor as well. It seems that all graduates have at least a minor (or a double major (probably with a minor!))</p>
<p>Perhaps they do not require you to submit things. You are probably partially write, in that they want to see something if they have it. If anyone is intereseted, ask USC. They know their policies better than anyone else.</p>
<p>Sounds like you need an LAC with a good Film Dept. A good LAC will have a number of cross disciplinary courses that can count toward either a History or a Film Studies degree; it's the sort of thing LACs do best. You will have time to decide what you like best and not feel as though you've wasted credits. Wesleyan and Vassar are probably the best and they have pretty good production facilities; I'd also check out Sarah Lawrence and Bard and possibly Hampshire.</p>
<p>Im pretty sure ohio univ.-Athens has a strong film program..</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help. In addition to their strength in film, I've been very impressed with USC's history catalogue, and I'm looking to minor in film initially, possibly branching into a full double major. In short, I want to go to USC because I like USC, but the film option is tantalizing.</p>
<p>Cleveland State has just recently instituted a film program, and CSU is open admission.</p>