Film Studies Minor

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Affiliation: Interdisciplinary Studies

The Film Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary minor that provides students with the opportunity to learn about the production, distribution, exhibition, history and theory of film from a range of aesthetic, anthropological, cultural, economic, political and social perspectives. Students are exposed to a variety of genres and approaches to film as well as gain practice analyzing films through in-class discussion, written and visual production assignments.

Program Requirements

A grade of “C” or higher must be achieved in all courses applicable to the Film Studies minor.
A maximum of 6 credits may be used to satisfy a student’s major, any minor, or Liberal Studies Program requirements.

The Film Studies minor is based on successful completion of 15 credits from the following courses:

Required Course (3 credits)

ENG 280 - Film Form and Sense Credits: 3

Electives (12 credits)

Select the remaining 12 credits from the following:

COMM 250 - Mass Communication Credits: 3
COMM 350 - Media Criticism Credits: 3
COMM 382 - Communication Theory Credits: 3
ENG 322 - Studies in Cinema: Topics Credits: 4
ENG 211 - Critical Explorations of Literature and Film Credits: 3
HIST 322 - The Western Film Credits: 3
HIST 368 - Latin American History at the Movies Credits: 3
IDSM 250 - Italian American Experience in Film Credits: 3
ITAL 225 - Italian Film Credits: 3
JINS 345 - From Page to Stage and Screen (template course) Credits: 3
PHRE 260 - Philosophy/Religion and Film Credits: 3
POL 254 - Politics and Film Credits: 3
RUSS 325 - Russian and Soviet Cinema Credits: 3
One course (3 credits) from the following can be counted toward the 12 elective credits:
ART 213 - Creative Photography Credits: 3
ART 221 - Digital Photography Credits: 3
ART 341 - Motion Graphics Credits: 3
COMM 355 - Broadcast Production Credits: 4
ENG 411 - Writing Workshop: Screenwriting Credits: 3
THEA 277 - Acting I: Elements of Acting Credits: 3
THEA 478 - Costume Design Credits: 3

Notes:

In consultation with the student’s academic advisor and as approved by the Film Studies minor committee, either: A) One Internship and Evaluation of Internship (e.g., internship in film production, working at a film museum, assisting a film festival, conducting film preservation work, supervising a film project, etc.) and public presentation on internship, OR B) One Undergraduate Directed Readings on a film topic and public presentation of project can be also counted toward the 12 elective credits for the minor. Public presentation of the project could happen at the Student Research Conference, Senior Seminar Conference, Women and Gender Studies Conference, Philosophy and Religion Conference, NCUR, etc.