MCS 020: INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the formal and narrative principles of film construction and to various critical approaches to the cinema, such as auteur and genre theory. Provides an overview of world cinemas.
Average GPA: 3.83
Grade distribution records: 1,581 students across 18 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 116 | 7.3% |
| A | 1,115 | 70.5% |
| A- | 186 | 11.8% |
| B+ | 59 | 3.7% |
| B | 25 | 1.6% |
| B- | 9 | 0.6% |
| C+ | 6 | 0.4% |
| C | 18 | 1.1% |
| C- | 3 | 0.2% |
| D+ | 3 | 0.2% |
| D | 1 | 0.1% |
| F | 17 | 1.1% |
| NP | 7 | 0.4% |
| S | 6 | 0.4% |
| W | 9 | 0.6% |
Based on 1,581 student grade records across 18 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Derek Burrill 855 students, Average GPA 3.92
- James Anderson 88 students, Average GPA 3.27
- Keith Harris 84 students, Average GPA 3.68
- Madison Brookshire 15 students, Average GPA 3.59