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Petition Type: New
ID: 11440
Submitted: January 22, 2024 at 1:37:35 PM
First Name: Thomas
Last Name: Begic
Pronoun: he/him
Preferred Name: Thomas
Student Number: 20265754
Email: 20tsb1@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: FILM/HISt
Level of Study: 3
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request to take more than 6.0 units of courses on a letter of permission through another institution
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Dean Stephenson
My name is Thomas Begic and I am currently in my third year at Queens in the Film & Media and History programs. I have been approved to study and will attend University College Dublin during the spring semester of 2024 and I require your permission to transfer credits back to Queen’s as part of my International Letter of Permission. I submitted a similar letter in July requesting approval for four courses, all of which were approved. However, three of the four courses I was approved to take were unavailable as UCD had not released their 2024 course calendar at the time of my first letter. This letter requests approval to take and transfer the three additional courses I am taking. I am currently in good academic standing and on track to fulfill my academic plan requirements, as well as no outstanding fees, appeals, or requests. Studying at UCD provides valuable international exposure and a diverse cultural experience. It would allow me to immerse myself in a different academic and social environment, fostering personal growth and exposing me to intercultural perspectives. Studying abroad also provides an opportunity to network and build connections with other students, faculty, and professionals from different academic and cultural backgrounds. This can be beneficial for future collaborations, job prospects, or international career opportunities.
University College Dublin provides an extensive history department with venerated professors, courses, and widespread research opportunities as well as a historically significant campus in a historically significant city. I have a passion for history and enjoy understanding the developmental steps of society as humans grew into the world we live in today. I am also particularly enthusiastic about Celtic and Nordic culture and the mythology of ancient societies. As a result, the history course I am submitting for review is GRC20280 Near Eastern Myth and Religion
In the Film program, I have taken a particular interest in mass media, globalization and cultural discourses. Understanding culture and connectivity is at the forefront of media literacy, and while the Queen’s Film & Media program is cutting-edge, it is culturally confined by location and organization. Studying in a city like Dublin provides exposure to far more opportunities, jobs, events, and people that can help me advance my knowledge and network Thus, the three Film and Media courses I am submitting for review are: FS20230 Race & Migration in Media, FS20140 Irish Cinema & TV. Both courses carry a particular non-North American perspective, the first of which highlights Irish and other European filmmakers and creators. While the second analyzes and critiques culture and diversity from a non-white European perspective.
UCD hosts world-class Film and History programs in one of the most diverse and culturally significant cities in Europe, with countless connections and opportunities, studying in Dublin and completing the courses provided would greatly enrich my studies and further my understanding and mastery of my programs as well as future success.
My name is Thomas Begic and I am currently in my third year at Queens in the Film & Media and History programs. I have been approved to study and will attend University College Dublin during the spring semester of 2024 and I require your permission to transfer credits back to Queen’s as part of my International Letter of Permission. I submitted a similar letter in July requesting approval for four courses, all of which were approved. However, three of the four courses I was approved to take were unavailable as UCD had not released their 2024 course calendar at the time of my first letter. This letter requests approval to take and transfer the three additional courses I am taking. I am currently in good academic standing and on track to fulfill my academic plan requirements, as well as no outstanding fees, appeals, or requests. Studying at UCD provides valuable international exposure and a diverse cultural experience. It would allow me to immerse myself in a different academic and social environment, fostering personal growth and exposing me to intercultural perspectives. Studying abroad also provides an opportunity to network and build connections with other students, faculty, and professionals from different academic and cultural backgrounds. This can be beneficial for future collaborations, job prospects, or international career opportunities.
University College Dublin provides an extensive history department with venerated professors, courses, and widespread research opportunities as well as a historically significant campus in a historically significant city. I have a passion for history and enjoy understanding the developmental steps of society as humans grew into the world we live in today. I am also particularly enthusiastic about Celtic and Nordic culture and the mythology of ancient societies. As a result, the history course I am submitting for review is GRC20280 Near Eastern Myth and Religion
In the Film program, I have taken a particular interest in mass media, globalization and cultural discourses. Understanding culture and connectivity is at the forefront of media literacy, and while the Queen’s Film & Media program is cutting-edge, it is culturally confined by location and organization. Studying in a city like Dublin provides exposure to far more opportunities, jobs, events, and people that can help me advance my knowledge and network Thus, the three Film and Media courses I am submitting for review are: FS20230 Race & Migration in Media, FS20140 Irish Cinema & TV. Both courses carry a particular non-North American perspective, the first of which highlights Irish and other European filmmakers and creators. While the second analyzes and critiques culture and diversity from a non-white European perspective.
UCD hosts world-class Film and History programs in one of the most diverse and culturally significant cities in Europe, with countless connections and opportunities, studying in Dublin and completing the courses provided would greatly enrich my studies and further my understanding and mastery of my programs as well as future success.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: In order to complete my degree requirements I must complete a course load across four years that adds up to 120.0 units. At the halfway point of my third year, I have completed 78.0 units with a remaining 42.0 needed. My major/minor plan requires me to take 60.0 units in Film & Media and 30.0 in History as well as another 30.0 units worth of electives. I have already taken 24.0 units worth of HIST courses, meaning I only need two more 3.0 unit history courses at the 200 level or above.I plan to take them both abroad during the 2024 winter semester (HIS21240 at UCD) has been approved through a previously submitted ILOP. I am also submitting the UCD course GRC20280 as part of my history minor plan. The completion of these courses would bring me to 30.0 completed history courses and the completion of my minor requirements.
For my Film & Media requirements, I need to complete another 24.0 units with various requirements, Core courses- 30.00 required, 21.00 taken. ( 9.0 required including 6.0 units from ANMI, FILM at the 400 level or above- 0.0 taken, 6.0 required. 9.0 units from ANIM 200; FILM 206 OR FILM 207; FILM 210; FILM 215; FILM 216; FILM 220; FILM 225; FILM 226; FILM 236; FILM 257- 6.0 taken, 3.0 required.) Option courses- 30.00 required, 18.00 taken. I plan on taking two film courses while away from Queen’s, (FS20230 and FS20140 at UCD ) In theory, these would both fit into my required core FILM courses should they be approved in my ILOP.
Of the 30.0 elective units I need, I have taken 18.0 and need another 12.0, which will be completed during my fourth year of study. With the approval of this ILOP, I will need to take six more FILM courses with various requirements, and four more elective courses, generating two five course semesters, such has been the case for every other year of my studies at Queen’s. So far, this means that I am on track to graduate with 120.0 units at the end of my fourth year of study, I have yet to fail a course and have exercised successful academic practices up to this point, which I intend to continue. I understand that although the courses I submit through my ILOP may be approved, they might not be approved under the constraints of the Film & Media and History programs at Queen’s. If so, the selected courses can all be listed as elective courses that would still contribute to my graduation at the end of my fourth year of study with 120.0 completed units. Should any challenges arise with the fulfilment of my plan, I am fully prepared to take on an inflated course load during the 2024 summer, 2024 fall, and 2025 winter semesters in order to complete the required units on time. Although, with the courses I have completed thus far, the courses I plan to take at UCD in winter 2024, and at Queen’s in the 2024 fall, and 2025 winter semesters I am still on track to successfully graduate on time and fulfil my plan.
For my Film & Media requirements, I need to complete another 24.0 units with various requirements, Core courses- 30.00 required, 21.00 taken. ( 9.0 required including 6.0 units from ANMI, FILM at the 400 level or above- 0.0 taken, 6.0 required. 9.0 units from ANIM 200; FILM 206 OR FILM 207; FILM 210; FILM 215; FILM 216; FILM 220; FILM 225; FILM 226; FILM 236; FILM 257- 6.0 taken, 3.0 required.) Option courses- 30.00 required, 18.00 taken. I plan on taking two film courses while away from Queen’s, (FS20230 and FS20140 at UCD ) In theory, these would both fit into my required core FILM courses should they be approved in my ILOP.
Of the 30.0 elective units I need, I have taken 18.0 and need another 12.0, which will be completed during my fourth year of study. With the approval of this ILOP, I will need to take six more FILM courses with various requirements, and four more elective courses, generating two five course semesters, such has been the case for every other year of my studies at Queen’s. So far, this means that I am on track to graduate with 120.0 units at the end of my fourth year of study, I have yet to fail a course and have exercised successful academic practices up to this point, which I intend to continue. I understand that although the courses I submit through my ILOP may be approved, they might not be approved under the constraints of the Film & Media and History programs at Queen’s. If so, the selected courses can all be listed as elective courses that would still contribute to my graduation at the end of my fourth year of study with 120.0 completed units. Should any challenges arise with the fulfilment of my plan, I am fully prepared to take on an inflated course load during the 2024 summer, 2024 fall, and 2025 winter semesters in order to complete the required units on time. Although, with the courses I have completed thus far, the courses I plan to take at UCD in winter 2024, and at Queen’s in the 2024 fall, and 2025 winter semesters I am still on track to successfully graduate on time and fulfil my plan.
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
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Documentation Detail: Approval from the undergraduate film chair Gary Kibbins
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Documentation Detail: Approval from the undergraduate history chair Rosanne Currarino