<p>I'm looking for a college in Illinois that offers Film Studies as a Major but more likely a Minor. I'm interested in film and want to study it, so making a minor would be easier.</p>
<p>THANK YOU TO WHOEVER HELPS OUT!</p>
<p>Northwestern U in Evanston, Illinois has a minor in Film and Media Studies, and there are likely many other choices in Illinois.</p>
<p>I hope others chime in.</p>
<p>Columbia College Chicago’s film program is the most popular major they have I believe. They are also pretty cheap for a private school.</p>
<p>Northwestern has one of the best film programs in the country.</p>
<p>There are five schools in Illinois which offer film curriculum:</p>
<p>Columbia College
The Film & Video Department
1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
<a href=“http://www.filmatcolumbia.com/overview.html*[/url]”>http://www.filmatcolumbia.com/overview.html*</a></p>
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<p>DePaul University
The College of Communication
1 E. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
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<p>The Art Institute of Chicago *
Department of Film, Video, and New Media
MacLean building, Room 512, 5th floor
112 South Michigan Avenue
[Film</a>, video and new media : The School of the Art Institute of Chicago](<a href=“http://www.saic.edu/degrees_resources/departments/fvnm/index.html]Film”>http://www.saic.edu/degrees_resources/departments/fvnm/index.html) </p>
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<p>Southern Illinois University
College of Mass Communication and Media Arts: Department of Cinema and Photography
Illinois
<a href=“http://cp.siu.edu/*[/url]”>http://cp.siu.edu/*</a>
[CP</a> >> DIRECTORY](<a href=“http://cp.siu.edu/directory.php?pageID=601*]CP”>http://cp.siu.edu/directory.php?pageID=601*)</p>
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<p>University of Illinois at Chicago
Moving Image Arts
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
1007 W Harrison Street, Behavioral Sciences Building 1140, MC132
Chicago IL 60607
[evl</a> | video/film](<a href=“http://www.evl.uic.edu/core.php?mod=2&type=2&cat=22*]evl”>http://www.evl.uic.edu/core.php?mod=2&type=2&cat=22*)</p>
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<p>Northwestern University
Department of Radio/Television/Film1800 Sherman Ave., Suite 106
Evanston, IL 60201
[Radio</a>, Television + Film - Home, School of Communication, Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/rtf/]Radio”>http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/rtf/)</p>
<p>It’s important to know, before you head off to filmschool, that a diploma will NOT help you “get” a job in the professional industry. </p>
<p>Npato one can tell you what school or path is best for YOU. The best thing YOU should do is call the film departments at all of those universities and talk with the professors. Ask for curriculum information and find out what those classes will teach you. Most schools have special Alumni Departments. Ask for alumni contact information and talk to those people as well. You’ll have much better luck getting accurate information that way rather than hoping for a good range of answers here.</p>
<p>Remember, going to a school means that you are buying a product… you are purchasing information just as you would buy anything else. You wouldn’t spend thousands of dollars on a hope that your TV will give you what you want… you shouldn’t do that with education either.</p>
<p>With that in mind, think long and hard about what it is you really want to do with your life. Does the school you’re looking at teach you everything you think you should know about that? Do you know what you’re getting yourself into before you invest thousands of dollars into education “theory”? Do you know the various paths that will lead you to a directing career? Are you aware of what your life may be like if you’re successful? And if you’re not?</p>
<p>After that, go back to investigating each school you’re interested in and know that not all schools are created equally. Again, know that NO school diploma will get you a job in the entertainment industry, particularly a film degree. The business is based on networking…who you know and who knows you and what you can do. With that in mind, some schools provide access to classmates and alumni (and professors) who ARE professionals in the professional film industry. It can be a crapshoot to some extent, but going to school in the place where the film industry is centered gives you access to working professionals and alumni unlike anywhere else in the world.</p>
<p>So, if California is where you’d like to go, the standout is The University of Southern California (USC). This isn’t to say that other very fine filmschools aren’t out there, but USC still reigns as one of the better choices is you want a decent training in film production as well as proximity to the professional industry. Other choices in the area are UCLA, AFI, and Art Center.</p>
<p>Now this isn’t say that going to a school in Southern California will guarantee you a career in the business. Going to NYU, or North Carolina, or Florida State could be the right choice for you. But know that NO school will guarantee that you’ll find success where you want it. The crazy artistic kid down the street who doesn’t go to school has just as much chance as you do, and maybe more if he goes out and makes some incredible and riveting short film that is a hit at Cannes.</p>
<p>But your goal is to skew the odds in your favor as much as possible. At some level, luck plays just as large a role in success as book learning and networking. Keep all of that in mind when deciding which school to give your money to. Find the school that offers what you feel YOU need, then demand that you get your money’s worth. And if you’re truly serious about creating a viable career in the film industry, go over and above what the school asks you to do. Take it on yourself to learn everything you can about the professional industry and get out there and start meeting real professionals. Volunteer. Look for internships. Just ask to show up for a day to observe. Getting to know people is the best thing you can do in terms of working toward a real career that will pay for your food, shelter, and everything else you want out of life.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Do you want to make or work on creating film? Do you want to study the films that have been made? Do you want to critique modern films as they are released?</p>