Welcome to Cinema & Media Studies

Come explore the world through cinema and media studies at BU!  Are you interested in a chance to study abroad, or in opportunities for experiential learning? Would you like to complete an internship in film production or film programming? Discover how you can earn a major, a minor, and fulfill HUB credits through our diverse courses on the history, art and culture of film, tv and other media.

Want to know more? Contact our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. Jennifer Cazenave

 
“        CIMS has truly been a transformative part of my life ... I didn’t just learn about film theories or watch movies from around the world—I discovered how cinema can open up new ways of seeing and understanding the world around me.

— Violet Chen, Major, ’25 (Current Masters student in Critical Asian Humanities at Duke University)