Nov 26, 2024

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2015-2016

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Film Studies Minor

The Film Studies minor is designed to foster students’ understanding and appreciation of cinematic texts, industries, and audiences. Students pursuing the minor will think, speak, and write critically about visual media from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, enabling them to participate as thoughtful citizens in our increasingly globalized and mediated world.

For additional information about the Film Studies minor, contact Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad, Film Studies Coordinator.

Course Requirements

Introductory course (3 credits)

Film history course (3 credits)

COMM 310 - Film History

Electives (12 credits)

Complete four courses, selected from the courses listed below. To underscore the interdisciplinary nature of this minor, students must choose courses in at least two departments.

ARTS 204 - Video Art *
COMM 290 - Beginning Videography *
COMM 291 - Video Editing *
COMM 350 - Documentary Film
COMM 370 - Screenwriting *
COMM 371 - Global Cinema
COMM 401 - Film Theory and Criticism
COMM 430 - Topics in Film (A maximum of six credits in related topics may be applied toward the minor.)
ENGL 262 - Film Study: Literature and Film
ENGL 388 - Topics in Film (A maximum of six credits in related topics may be applied toward the minor.)
LANG 350 - International Women’s Cinema
LANG 360 - Japanese Cinema and Theater
LASP 350 - Gender, Sexuality and Politics in Hispanic Cinema
*Note: Only ONE of these film/video production courses (ARTS 204, COMM 290, COMM 291 or COMM 370) may be applied to the minor.

Academic Catalog

Film Studies Minor

Course Requirements

Introductory course (3 credits)

Film history course (3 credits)

Electives (12 credits)

Total minimum credits: 18