Academic Plan
My academic plan for studying abroad includes enrolling in 3-4 courses at the visiting school. In my previous time at Queen's University, I have been a full-time student and have always taken this number of courses in each semester, meaning I have experience with this course load and therefore I have confidence that I can complete the academic demands they will entail, on time. While studying abroad, I am interested in taking courses that are not a part of my plan as a film major at Queen??s and would focus more on elective courses. Queen's requires students to have a minimum of a 1.6 GPA to study abroad for a semester, and I currently hold a 2.86 cumulative GPA meaning I have proven myself to be in good academic standing to complete a semester abroad.
I have currently dropped my minor in sociology, which will allow for more elective courses. I have only taken courses so far that are a part of my film major, meaning I have access to the full 60 elective units available to me as a BAH student with who is just taking a major and no minor. The courses I am interested in taking abroad will be taken with these elective units I have to use. As mentioned previously, these courses include different areas that are not relating directly to film but will expand my understanding of the ways in which the world operates both in the past and at present, which will give myself as a learner more context to use when understanding my film relating courses back at Queen's. These include sociology, philosophy, global development, politics, geography, and gender studies relating courses.
This allows me to get experience in other areas of study and broaden my perspectives as a film student. I will be able to make connections between courses from different faculties and relate them to my major back at Queen's. In my first year at Queen's, I took a variety of first year courses that did not relate to film studies, including gender studies, psychology, sociology, health, and global development. I thrived in these courses just as I do in my film courses and found it interesting studying a variety of subjects. During this time, I was introduced to new concepts through these course that I am interested in delving deeper into, which will broaden my perspectives as a student. By taking elective courses that focus in areas of social studies, I will be able to do so.
I have currently dropped my minor in sociology, which will allow for more elective courses. I have only taken courses so far that are a part of my film major, meaning I have access to the full 60 elective units available to me as a BAH student with who is just taking a major and no minor. The courses I am interested in taking abroad will be taken with these elective units I have to use. As mentioned previously, these courses include different areas that are not relating directly to film but will expand my understanding of the ways in which the world operates both in the past and at present, which will give myself as a learner more context to use when understanding my film relating courses back at Queen's. These include sociology, philosophy, global development, politics, geography, and gender studies relating courses.
This allows me to get experience in other areas of study and broaden my perspectives as a film student. I will be able to make connections between courses from different faculties and relate them to my major back at Queen's. In my first year at Queen's, I took a variety of first year courses that did not relate to film studies, including gender studies, psychology, sociology, health, and global development. I thrived in these courses just as I do in my film courses and found it interesting studying a variety of subjects. During this time, I was introduced to new concepts through these course that I am interested in delving deeper into, which will broaden my perspectives as a student. By taking elective courses that focus in areas of social studies, I will be able to do so.