Semester 1fall
Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
A suggested order for the 4 courses on the map, built from prerequisite chains and how often each course has run in fall and spring across the last 1 regular terms. It is not the department’s plan, and it is not a promise a course will run. Confirm against the department’s own advising material.
Semester 1fall
Generated from Boston College’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Semester 3fall
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate FILM coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate FILM work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 4 FILM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 16 more FILM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on FILM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
The Art History major requires 11 courses (33 credits):8 required · verify with the official sheet
The Art History major requires 11 courses (33 credits): The Art History major can also be completed with a concentration in Museum Studies, which requires a minimum of 12 courses (36 credits):
Requirements6 required · verify with the official sheet
At least two production courses: Two film history courses and six electives from this selection: Senior year: One course from the following:
Requirements1 required · verify with the official sheet
ONE of the following courses: All Majors and Minors are required to take Electives Majors are required to take five electives at the 2000 and 3000 level, two of which must be at the 3000 level. Senior Project Senior Project is a required year-long course for senior majors taught on Wednesday aftern
Senior Project6 required · verify with the official sheet
Senior Project Senior Project is a required year-long course for senior majors taught on Wednesday afternoons. In addition to the required courses, the following courses are recommended:
Requirements1 required · verify with the official sheet
All Studio Art Majors in the Architectural Studies Concentration are required to take the following three courses: Four electives at the 2000 or 3000 level, one of which must be at the 3000 level from following classes: One of the following Art or Architectural History courses: Senior Projects: We
Requirements1 required · verify with the official sheet
These are a series of 2-credit half-semester courses that introduce students to the basic concepts of environmental science from a variety of perspectives and professors, with the specific goal of providing students with a foundation for further interdisciplinary study of environmental issues. Stud
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in FILM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at FILM 2287
2 courses deep, ending at FILM 3390
All FILM courses in the Boston College catalog
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Use your school emailInstructors on FILM sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.
No clubs or organizations on record under FILM yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
FILM does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Boston College campus feed.