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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Introduction to Film Studies certification course allows the learners to expand their knowledge base with the fundamental and crucial concepts of film studies. With this program, students can expect to be effortlessly adept with the latest trends and genres in world cinema. The elective course is spread over a duration of twelve weeks.

The Introduction to Film Studies program is an AICTE approved FDP course and is an undergraduate-level course. It falls under the shared domain of English Studies and Humanities and Social Sciences. The course is offered by Professor Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan, who is a professor of the drama, film studies, and popular culture section of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras.

The Introduction to Film Studies training enables students to be familiar with the key cinematic films and figures that have received international recognition. Moreover, the students can also avail a certificate alongside nurturing the merits of being trained by the best in the country.

The Highlights

Training offered by IIT Madras
The domain of Humanities, Social sciences, and English studies
Accreditation offered
End-of-the-term exam (to avail certification)
No minimum requirements
AICTE approved FDP course
Open to anybody interested in learning about the world of cinema
Elective course
Twelve-week duration
Undergraduate level course

Programme Offerings

Training offered by IIT Madras
Undergraduate Level Course
Domain of Humanities
Social sciences and English studies
Twelve-week duration
Accreditation offered
elective course
End-of-the-term exam (to avail certification)

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Madras

The Introduction to Film Studies fee is Rs 1,000 that is charged from the students who wish to receive a certificate for the training.

Introduction to Film Studies fee structure

Course name	Fees
Introduction to Film Studies	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

The Introduction to Film Studies online course does not require the candidates to satisfy any minimum requirements.

Certification qualifying details

Students who are interested in obtaining the Introduction to Film Studies certification need to appear for the end-of-the-term proctored exam. Students are required to secure an average minimum score of 10/25 in their internal assignments and a minimum score of 30/75 in the end-term exam.

It is important to note that failing to secure the minimum marks in either internal assignments or the end-term exam can lead to the student being ineligible for certification.

What you will learn

Knowledge of films

Candidates who successfully complete the Introduction to Film Studies certification program can be certain of gaining a clear conceptual understanding of the following: -

Cinema
Modernism
Realism
Cinematic editing
Semiotics of films
Plot in cinema
French new wave
Auteur theory
Character in cinema

Who it is for

The Introduction to Film Studies certification is ideal for anybody who has developed an interest in understanding the ways of cinema and film studies.

Admission Details

To access the course details of Introduction to Film Studies, you can click on the following link and visit the course page: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_hs17/preview.
Upon reaching the page and verifying the details, you can click on the ‘Sign-in/Register’ button present at the top of the page.
You can now login to the Swayam portal by entering your login credentials (if any) or signing up to create a new account.
Learners can also use their Google, Microsoft, or Facebook accounts to enrol.
Upon filling in the personal and educational details in the application form, you can start accessing the course videos.

Application Details

The Introduction to Film Studies certification program does not require the user to fill in any additional application forms other than the basic details of name, contact information, educational qualifications, etc.

The Syllabus

Evaluation process

Candidates who aspire to receive the Introduction to Film Studies certification are required to be present for the end-of-the-term proctored examination held at the designated exam centres. The date of the exam is provided online. It will be held in two sessions - forenoon and afternoon.

To register for the exam, students will have to wait until the online registration URL has been published. Interested students can place their application for the exam on the same link alongside cross-checking for their exam centres in the desired city.

In order to be eligible for a certificate students are mandated to secure an average, internal assignment score >=10/25 and an exam score >=30/75. It is important to fulfil both the requirements; otherwise, the students will not be eligible for certification (irrespective of the total score achieved). The final score is a sum of the average assignment score and the end-of-the-term exam score.

The average assignment score is 25% of the average of the 8/12 best internal assignments. The end-of-the-term score is 75% of the proctored exam score secured out of 100.