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FILM 5187: Independent Research I at Brooklyn College

3 credits · Fall 2026

Independent Research I (FILM 5187) at Brooklyn College has 4 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 4 of 4 sections have an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: Thomas Reilly and Charles Carr, with 2 sections still to be announced.

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About this course

Minimum of 9 hours independent work and conference or class meetings per week�; 3 credits Research or fieldwork in an aspect of film supervised by a faculty member. Participation in the preproduction, production, and postproduction of an independent film project. (Not open to students who have completed Film 83.)Prerequisite: completion of 15 credits of advanced Film Department courses and approval of a specific research project by the supervising faculty member and permission of the chairperson.

Professors for FILM 5187 at Brooklyn, Fall 2026

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FILM 5187 sections, times and seats

Seat status as of Oct 4, 5:25 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?

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VS1-LEC Regular
Arranged · TBA
TBA
Instructor not announced yet
Online AsynchronousOpen
VS1B-LEC Regular
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TBA
Charles CarrOnly 1 rating, too few to rank★ 4.0(1)Difficulty 3.0/5 · 100% would take again
Online AsynchronousOpen
VS1C-LEC Regular
Arranged · TBA
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Instructor not announced yet
Online AsynchronousOpen
VS1D-LEC Regular
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Thomas ReillyChill Rank 5 of 5: Brutallimited data?★ 1.3(4)Difficulty 3.8/5 · 0% would take again
Online AsynchronousOpen

Questions about FILM 5187 at Brooklyn

Who teaches FILM 5187 at Brooklyn in Fall 2026?
Thomas Reilly and Charles Carr are listed for Fall 2026; 2 sections still have no instructor announced. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is FILM 5187 at Brooklyn hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 1 professor with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.8 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a FILM 5187 section is full?
Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.