Film Studies (BA) | CUNY Queens College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Operations MonitoringActive ListeningQuality Control AnalysisSpeakingReading ComprehensionService OrientationCritical ThinkingMonitoring

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceComputers and ElectronicsProduction and ProcessingEnglish Language

Abilities

Near VisionOral ComprehensionVisual Color DiscriminationOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInformation OrderingFlexibility of ClosureSelective AttentionArm-Hand Steadiness

Tasks

Select digital images for printing, specify number of images to be printed, and direct to printer, u
Create prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols.
Produce color or black-and-white photographs, negatives, or slides, applying standard photographic r
Adjust digital images using software.

Technology

Graphics or photo imaging softwareDesktop publishing softwareData base user interface and query softwareWeb platform development softwareApplication server software

Tools

Artists' brushesAutomatic photo printersBarcode scannersCement splicersChemical stirrersColor testing equipmentContrast filtersDarkroom beakersDarkroom densitometersDarkroom hydrometersDarkroom thermometersDarkroom timersDaylight splicersDeveloping spiralsDigital cameras

Work Values

SupportIndependenceRelationshipsAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognition

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium51-9151.00	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	title_inference	—	—	—

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

End-to-end print production — manage the full production cycle from image selection through final output, resolving non-routine quality or equipment issues independently in a high-volume commercial lab.
Advanced color reproduction — apply refined color correction and black-and-white tonal techniques autonomously to challenging or non-standard source material including archival and damaged originals.
Complex machine troubleshooting — diagnose and correct processing machine malfunctions involving control settings, chemical balance, or mechanical feed issues without supervisory intervention.
Chemical process optimization — evaluate solution performance over time and adjust mixing ratios or replenishment rates to maintain consistent output quality across extended production runs.
Digital imaging workflow design — configure scanner settings, color profiles, and software processing parameters to optimize digitization quality for a diverse range of photographic media formats.
Quality assurance execution — independently conduct systematic quality control analysis on all production output, identifying root causes of recurring defects and implementing corrective actions.
Customer specification fulfillment — interpret and execute complex or specialized customer print requirements, including specialty finishes and non-standard sizes, without referral to supervisors.
Cross-functional software application — leverage graphics, database, and office suite software together to manage image files, track production metrics, and communicate results to lab management.
Non-routine problem resolution — apply critical thinking and deductive reasoning to resolve unfamiliar production problems, such as unexpected chemical interactions or software processing errors, in real time.
Production scheduling adherence — independently manage personal workload across competing priority orders, consistently meeting deadlines in a fast-paced commercial photo processing environment.

Course Pathway

41 courses in this program

Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

CMLIT 241Literature and the Movies

3 cr

EAST 253Contemporary Chinese Film

3 cr

EAST 162Introduction to Korean Cinema

3 cr

ENGL 285Studies in Literature and Film

3 cr

EURO 250European Film and Media

3 cr

FREN 250French and Francophone Film and Media

3 cr

GERM 250German Film and Media

3 cr

GRKMD 250Modern Greek Film and Media

3 cr

HEBRW 358The Modern Hebrew Media

3 cr

ITAL 250Italian Film and Media

3 cr

HIST 370VT: Film and History

3 cr

JPNS 254Japanese Cinema

3 cr

MEDST 146History of the Cinema III: 1970 to 2000

3 cr

MEDST 243Introduction to Filmmaking

3 cr

MEDST 245Screenwriting

3 cr

MEDST 246Art of the Adaptation

3 cr

MEDST 247Introduction to Video Editing

3 cr

MEDST 263The American Film Industry

3 cr

MEDST 265Producing Independent Movies

3 cr

MEDST 281Intermediate Studies in Media

3 cr

MEDST 310Documentary Filmmaking

3 cr

MEDST 313Creative Sound Production

3 cr

MEDST 314Directing

3 cr

MEDST 317Advanced Post-Production

3 cr

MEDST 318Cinematography

3 cr

MEDST 342Special Topics in Genre

3 cr

MEDST 344Variable Topics: Special Topics in National

3 cr

MEDST 345Great Directors

3 cr

MEDST 346African Americans in American Film and

3 cr

MEDST 381Advanced Studies in Media

3 cr

PHIL 105Film and Philosophy

3 cr

PSCI 228American Politics and Film

3 cr

RUSS 244Russian and East European Film and Media

3 cr

SOC 249Sociology of Cinema

3 cr

SPAN 47Hispanic Film in English Translation

3 cr

SPAN 291Hispanic Cinema

3 cr

MEDST 143History of the Cinema I: 1880 to 1930

3 cr

MEDST 144History of the Cinema II: 1930 to 1970

3 cr

MEDST 200Principles of Sound and Image

3 cr

MEDST 240Styles of Cinema

3 cr

MEDST 341Theory of Film

3 cr

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