{"id":19783,"date":"2026-03-27T04:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=19783"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:18:51","slug":"eckerd-college-offers-a-new-major-track-and-minor-in-nature-and-environmental-filmmaking-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/eckerd-college-offers-a-new-major-track-and-minor-in-nature-and-environmental-filmmaking-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College offers a new major track and minor in nature and environmental filmmaking this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extraa-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”19788″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Assistant Professor of Film Studies Katrin Pesch, Ph.D. (not pictured) says the nature and environmental filmmaking minor is a response to student demand. Photos by Nick Corrao<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”news_subhead” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The <\/span>film studies<\/span><\/a> discipline at Eckerd College recently unveiled a major new track and minor in <\/span>nature and environmental filmmaking<\/span><\/a> in what is believed to be the first of its kind at an American undergraduate college or university. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The unique offering will allow film studies students to concentrate on nature and environmental filmmaking, or students can major in another discipline and earn a minor in nature and environmental filmmaking.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn today\u2019s world, compelling storytelling is one of the most invaluable tools to inspire and empower people to respond to the critical environmental challenges we are facing today,\u201d the film studies department announced. \u201cBridging the sciences and the arts, Eckerd\u2019s minor and major track in nature and environmental filmmaking will provide students with crucial skills to raise environmental awareness, promote solutions to contemporary issues, and mobilize movements through film and other moving image media.<\/p>\n

\u201cA versatile choice for all creative and environmentally-conscious minds, the major track and minor in nature and environmental filmmaking pairs especially well with Eckerd\u2019s popular majors in animal studies<\/a>, environmental studies<\/a> and marine scienc<\/a>e.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin_tablet=”32″ top_margin_phone=”32″ column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”19790″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”16″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Students in the minor can take advantage of the numerous natural habitats across campus.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The major track and minor will be available beginning in the Fall 2026 semester.<\/p>\n

Katrin Pesch, Ph.D.<\/a>, assistant professor of film studies, was instrumental in guiding the major track and minor from an idea to a reality. \u201cWe noticed that a lot of students are coming to film studies courses from the sciences,\u201d she explained.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”19791″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”16″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The film studies discipline will also offer nature and environmental filmmaking as a major track.\u00a0<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”lg_text” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\u201cMany of them want to combine filmmaking with science, so last year we started putting a program together.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]A major track is a specialized concentration within a major that allows students to focus on a specific topic, like U.S. foreign policy can be a track within the political science<\/a> major. These tracks let students tailor their degree, which can bolster resumes and better prepare them for specific careers. A minor, on the other hand, also offers specialization, but outside of a student\u2019s major.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nature and environmental filmmaking minor introduces students to the study and production of moving images that explore the scientific principles, ethical considerations, and sustainable practices essential to human beings\u2019 relationship to the animal kingdom and the natural world,\u201d the film studies announcement added.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents will be introduced to ecocritical film analysis, learn storytelling and production techniques for environmental non-fiction and narrative film, and gain insight into strategies for sustainable filmmaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFilm studies majors can choose to pursue a track in nature and environmental filmmaking, which allows them to immerse themselves in the study and production of moving images that explore the scientific principles, ethical considerations, and sustainable practices essential to human beings\u2019 relationship to the animal kingdom and the natural world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pesch notes that both the minor and major track could make graduates attractive job candidates for careers that include wildlife documentary production for the Discovery Channel<\/a> or the National Geographic Society<\/a>; environmental content creation and production for the National Audubon Society<\/a>, the National Park Service<\/a>, or the Humane Society<\/a>; or digital content production for non-government organizations and nonprofits.<\/p>\n

Graduates also could be in demand, Pesch adds, in the fields of science communication, environmental journalism and sustainability in film production.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”19789″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”16″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The film studies lab offers students the opportunity to borrow equipment to travel and create documentaries in different Florida ecosystems.\u00a0<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Gianna Barrows, a first-year student from Sagamore, Massachusetts, came to Eckerd to major in marine science but soon realized her Introduction to Filmmaking class was one of her favorites. She is now planning to major in film studies and take the nature and environmental filmmaking track. \u201cThis program brings together my love for the environment and my love for filmmaking,\u201d Gianna says. \u201cAnd we already have so many resources for this. Film studies students don\u2019t have to pay a lab fee, and any student can check out a camera or other high-level equipment for a few days.<\/p>\n

\u201cEckerd is a very environmentally focused college, and we have so much wildlife on campus. Many of the things we do in class you couldn\u2019t do on [other campuses]. There\u2019s so much more opportunity for environmental filmmaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick Corrao<\/a>, MFA, Nielsen assistant professor of film studies at Eckerd, says that when he arrived at the College in 2019 \u201cit was very evident our students have an interest in the environment and natural sciences, but also in filmmaking and visual storytelling. Eckerd\u2019s annual Environmental Film Festival<\/a> is one example of the pre-existing campus offerings where these disciplines intersect. There\u2019s always been a cross-discipline flavor.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Christina Petersen<\/a> (Ph.D., Nielsen professor of film studies), Nate Andersen<\/a> (Ph.D., professor of philosophy) and I started looking to find ways to expand film studies’ academic offerings and converge with the research being done in the sciences on campus. We could not find another undergraduate program that offered a minor or a major track in nature and environmental filmmaking in the U.S., so we saw a unique opportunity to create something that could gain some attention. Last year, Katrin took the reins and we all collaborated on the shape and structure of the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cInterdisciplinary is the key word,\u201d he adds. \u201cWe believe that the students will become stronger filmmakers as they find ways to integrate their scientific research into their creative work, and they will become stronger scientists as they find ways to communicate their ideas through the tools of cinema. There’s tremendous power in that. It gives students a whole new communication toolset.\u201d<\/p>\n

And it gives students like Aleah Dyson, a junior environmental studies student from Montpelier, Vermont, a welcome addition to her course of study. Aleah will be taking the nature and environmental filmmaking minor this fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no background in filmmaking, but I\u2019m very passionate about the environment and I\u2019ve been trying to figure out the best way I can make positive change in the world,\u201d she says. \u201cI did a semester abroad last year at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia and I took a class in environmental activism. Watching the documentaries\u00a0 \u2026 it really spoke to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up watching (British biologist and broadcaster) David Attenborough<\/a>, and my family has always been passionate about the environment. The last three years I\u2019ve been bouncing around from idea to idea as to what I want to do \u2026 environmental law, urban planning. But I could see myself doing something more artistic, something in film.<\/p>\n

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