Courses - CMS Summer 2026

Listings for future quarters are tentative and subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, including instructor and location, please consult the UW Time Schedule. For a listing of all courses potentially offered, see the Course Catalog.

Summer 2026 A-term

CMS 240 A: Writing in Cinema and Media Studies

  • to be arranged
SLN: 10679
Department Requirements Met:
  • Composition and W-courses
GE Requirements Met:
  • C
  • W
A critical approach to film and/or media texts and a workshop on writing papers in English. Topics vary. Offered: AWSpS.

CMS 240 C: Writing in Cinema and Media Studies

  • to be arranged
SLN: 10681
Department Requirements Met:
  • Composition and W-courses
GE Requirements Met:
  • C
  • W
A critical approach to film and/or media texts and a workshop on writing papers in English. Topics vary. Offered: AWSpS.

CMS 397 A: Special Topics in Cinema and Media Studies

  • MW 12:30pm - 4:20pm
SLN: 10685
Department Requirements Met:
GE Requirements Met:
  • SSc
  • A&H
Varying topics relating to film in social contexts. Offered by resident or visiting faculty.

Summer 2026 B-term

CMS 240 B: Writing in Cinema and Media Studies

  • to be arranged
SLN: 10680
Department Requirements Met:
  • Composition and W-courses
GE Requirements Met:
  • C
  • W
A critical approach to film and/or media texts and a workshop on writing papers in English. Topics vary. Offered: AWSpS.

CMS 297 B: Special Topics in Cinema and Media Studies

  • to be arranged
SLN: 13990
Department Requirements Met:
GE Requirements Met:
  • A&H
Varied topics related to film and/or media. Offered: AWSpS.

Summer 2026 Full-term

CMS 295 A: Study Abroad

  • to be arranged
SLN: 10682
Department Requirements Met:
GE Requirements Met:
  • A&H
Equivalency for 200-level CMS courses taken on UW Study Abroad programs or direct exchanges.

CMS 395 A: Study Abroad

  • to be arranged
SLN: 10684
Department Requirements Met:
GE Requirements Met:
  • A&H
Equivalency for 300-level CMS courses taken on UW Study Abroad programs or direct exchanges.

CMS 490 A: Directed Study or Research

  • to be arranged
SLN: 10686
Department Requirements Met:
GE Requirements Met:
Individual study of topics in cinema and media studies by arrangement with the instructor and the Comparative Literature, Cinema, and Media Department advising office.

CMS 491 A: Internship

  • to be arranged
SLN: 10687
Department Requirements Met:
GE Requirements Met:
Supervised experience in local businesses and other agencies. Open to upper-division cinema and media studies majors with approval of departmental internship supervisor.