Film Studies Minor
Minor - Film Studies (Minor)
College Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 27
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2017-2018
Note: Students minoring in Film Studies must earn 27 total credits.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational courses | 6 | |
| Focus courses | 6 | |
| Film electives | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
Foundational courses
Rule: Complete course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FILM 103L | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Focus courses
Rule: Complete two courses (6 credits).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FILM 300 | History of Film | 3 |
| FILM 447 | Film Theory | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Film electives
Rule: Complete 5 courses (15 credits) from the following list.
Note: Special topics courses (FILM 191, FILM 291, FILM 391, FILM 491) have a repeatability of 6 credits for each level; e.g. although the course prefix and number may be the same, different course titles will count toward major requirements and graduation requirements for up to six credits at each course number level (6 credits of FILM 191FILM 291
FILM 327, FILM 381, FILM 481, FILM 484), and FILM 492
PHL 427 can count toward the Film Studies minor when the topic specifically includes film. Minimum Required Grade: C-
Code Title Hours Select 15 credits from the following: 15 Tchg Oral Lang & Media Lit Special Topics Special Topics Russian Cinema and Culture Shakespeare and Film Film Genres The French Cinema Latin Amer Civ Thru Lit & Film Studies in the Film Special Topics Documentary: Thry and Practice Advanced Studies in Film Film Directors Special Topics Independent Study Practicum Intro to Media Arts Surv African Cinema Native Amer and Cinema Topical Intro to Philosophy Topics in Philosophy of Art Total Hours 15
Students choosing the English/Film Studies concentration or pursuing the Film Studies minor will receive an excellent liberal arts education through the close examination of the many facets of moving image culture. We believe that a solid understanding of cinema entails a good grasp of history and the philosophical, psychological and political theory from which film theory draws. In this interdisciplinary program, students will also be exposed to a broad array of national and international films, as well as filmic translations of well-known works of literature. Students will analyze film from a variety of theoretical perspectives and become critical viewers of what is now one of the most predominant forms of cultural representation.