Why study Film & Media Studies abroad?

"Why study abroad?  Because it'll change your life.  Because you may have to wait for a bus in the snow (or in a monsoon), because you may get your heart broken (in another language), because of nothing that you can quantify, in a grade or a credit point, and that is your personal growth, both creative and intellectual.  I cannot recommend going abroad highly enough for Film and Media Studies Majors.  Do this before the other responsibilities of life pile up (and they will after you graduate). Now is the time to learn to perceive the world through the languages and cultural lenses of others.  I have never met a student who studied abroad who did not treasure the experience. And no one ever regrets the time spent." -Fatimah Tobing Rony Associate Professor of Film & Media Studies

Making EAP Fit

To demonstrate how EAP can fit into your UCI experience, we have created a few different strategies to help you conceptualize planning for study abroad. Below are a few suggestions to assist students in making EAP fit. View a list of EAP courses approved for Film & Media Studies credit by the Humanities Department.

Click below for some suggested programs for Film & Media Studies majors:

Film & Media Studies (pdf)

Strategies for Film & Media Studies Majors

The Film & Media Studies major requirements best suited to take abroad are:

- upper division courses in a foreign language - upper division and breadth/electives

Note: These are only a few strategies that demonstrate how a student can study abroad and graduate within 4 years. There are many EAP programs that can be substituted into the same strategies. DO NOT LET THESE EXAMPLES LIMIT YOU. Please consult the EAP Program Search for more options.
Strategy I	Semester abroad fulfilling upper division courses in a foreign language
Strategy II	Year abroad fulfilling upper division courses & breadth, plus electives