The minor in Film Studies is an interdisciplinary program that explores film as a cultural, artistic, and commercial product. Students will have the opportunity to study film principles through theory, history, and practice.

Requirements for the minor

The requirements for a minor in Film Studies are as follows:

I. Complete 21 credit hours in the following distribution:

A. FILM-1402 Introduction to Film Studies (also listed as COMM-1402)

B. One of the following eight courses:

Course IDCourse Title
CHIN-3412Chinese Cinema: a Historical and Cultural Perspective
CHIN-3413Cities of Strangers: Trans-Cultural Chinese Cinema

FILM-3420

History of World Cinema (also listed as COMM-3420)

FREN-4407French and Francophone Cinema
GRST-3410German Cinema
ML&L-3344Russian Cinema
SPAN-3421Spanish Cinema
SPAN-3422Latin American and Latinx Cinema

C. Six additional hours taken from at least two departments or languages from the Study Coursework list.

D. Three hours from the Practice Coursework list.

E. Six hours of electives chosen from either the Study or Practice Coursework list.

II. Guidelines for selection of coursework:

A. At least nine hours of coursework in the Film Studies Minor must be upper division.

B. No more than nine hours of the coursework can be taken from one department to fulfill the requirements of the minor.

Film Studies Core

Study Coursework

Course IDCourse Title
ARTH-2457History of Photography
ARTH-3448Caravaggio and Artemisia: Painting, Gender, Fiction, and Film
CHIN-3412Chinese Cinema: a Historical and Cultural Perspective
CHIN-3413Cities of Strangers: Trans-cultural Chinese Cinema
CLAS-3311Ancient Worlds in Film & Television
COMM-3429Special Topics in Film Studies
FILM-1402Introduction to Film Studies (required; also listed as COMM-1402)
FILM-3420History of World Cinema (also listed as COMM-3420)
HIST-3372Black Images in Film
FREN-4407French and Francophone Cinema
GRST-3410German Cinema
ML&L-3344Russian Cinema 
MUSC-1347Introduction to Film Music 
PHIL-3457Philosophy of Film & Videogames
PLSI-2432Film, Literature, and Politics of the Third World
SPAN-3421Spanish Cinema
SPAN-3422Latin American and Latinx Cinema
RELI-3418Religion and Film
THTR-3433Play Structure and Analysis

 Practice Coursework

Course IDCourse Title
ART-2450Photography I
ART-3450 Photography II
ART-3452Photography III
ART-4450Advanced Photography 
ART-2452 Digital Photography I
ART-4152ART-4252ART-4352, ART-4452Advanced Digital Photography 
COMM-3446Video Communication 
ENGL-2402 Fiction Writing 
THTR-1320 Introduction to Production Techniques 
THTR-1350 Introduction to Acting 
THTR-2310 Principles of Design 
THTR-2314 Principles of Stage Lighting 
THTR-2452 Acting II: Scene Study 
THTR-3440 Directing 
THTR-3460 Playwriting 

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