Film Studies Minor

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Affiliation: Interdisciplinary Studies

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 hours from the following courses:

Required Course (3 hours)

ENG 280 - Film Form and Sense Credits: 3 hours

Electives (12 hours)

Select the remaining 12 hours from the following:

COMM 250 - Mass Communication Credits: 3 hours
COMM 350 - Media Criticism Credits: 3 hours
COMM 382 - Communication Theory Credits: 3 hours
ENG 322 - Studies in World Cinema: Topics Credits: 3 hours
HIST 322 - The Western Film Credits: 3 hours
HIST 368 - Latin American History at the Movies Credits: 3 hours
ITAL 225 - Italian Film Credits: 3 hours
JINS 345 - From Page to Stage and Screen (template course) Credits: 3 hours
RUSS 325 - Russian and Soviet Cinema Credits: 3 hours
One course (3 hours) from the following can be counted toward the 12 elective hours:
ART 213 - Creative Photography Credits: 3 hours
ART 221 - Digital Photography Credits: 3 hours
ART 341 - Motion Graphics Credits: 3 hours
COMM 355 - Broadcast Production Credits: 4 hours
THEA 277 - Acting I: Elements of Acting Credits: 3 hours
THEA 478 - Costume Design Credits: 3 hours

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 hours 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.