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.
The requirements for a minor in Film Studies are as follows:
I. Complete 21 credit hours in the following distribution:
A. FILM-1301 Introduction to Film Studies (also listed as COMM-1302)
B. One of the following eight courses:
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHIN-3312 | Chinese Cinema: a Historical and Cultural Perspective |
| CHIN-3313 | Cities of Strangers: Trans-Cultural Chinese Cinema |
|
History of World Cinema (also listed as COMM-3320) |
|
| ML&L-3311 | French Cinema |
| GRST-3310 | German Cinema |
| ML&L-3344 | Russian Cinema |
| SPAN-3321 | Spanish Cinema |
| SPAN-3322 | Spanish American 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 ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ARTH-3357 | History of Photography |
| ARTH-3448 | Caravaggio and Artemisia: Painting, Gender, Fiction, and Film |
| CHIN-3312 | Chinese Cinema: a Historical and Cultural Perspective |
| CHIN-3313 | Cities of Strangers: Trans-cultural Chinese Cinema |
| CLAS-3311 | Ancient Worlds in Film & Television |
| COMM-3329 | Special Topics in Film Studies |
| FILM-1301 | Introduction to Film Studies (required; also listed as COMM-1302) |
|
History of World Cinema (also listed as COMM-3320) |
|
| HIST-3372 | Black Images in Film |
| ML&L-3311 | French Cinema |
| GRST-3310 | German Cinema |
| ML&L-3344 | Russian Cinema |
| MUSC-1347 | Introduction to Film Music |
| PHIL-3457 | Philosophy of Film |
| PLSI-2432 | Film, Literature, and Politics of the Third World |
| SPAN-3321 | Spanish Cinema |
| SPAN-3322 | Spanish American Cinema |
| RELI-3418 | Religion and Film |
| THTR-2332 | Play Structure and Analysis |
Practice Coursework
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ART-2450 | Photography I |
| ART-3450 | Photography II |
| ART-3452 | Photography III |
| ART-4450 | Advanced Photography |
| ART-2452 | Digital Photography I |
|
Advanced Digital Photography |
|
| ART-2380 | Digital Art |
| ART-3380 | Advanced Digital Art |
| COMM-3340, COMM-3440 | Media Writing: Scriptwriting |
| COMM-3346 | Video Communication |
| ENGL-2402 | Fiction Writing |
| THTR-1320 | Introduction to Production Techniques |
| THTR-1352 | Acting I |
| THTR-2310 | Principles of Design |
| THTR-2314 | Principles of Stage Lighting |
| THTR-2352 | Acting II: Scene Study |
| THTR-3340 | Directing |
| THTR-3360 | Playwriting |
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