NOTE: Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment.
Requirements for the Minor in Film Studies
Total Hours: 21
Core: (at least 6 credit hours chosen from the following courses)
Choose one from:
ARTH 276/FILM 220 Film Form
or
COMM 155 Rhetoric of Vision and Sound
Choose one from:
ARTH 376 Film and Special Effects
ENGL 280 Introduction to Film
ENGL 380 Narrative Film: Silence to Sound
ENGL 381 Narrative Film After 1940
HIST 203 History through Films
Electives: At least 12 credit hours, chosen from the following. It is recommended that students have completed at least one core course before beginning work on electives:
ARTH 345 Film Criticism
ARTH 359 New Media Writing
COMM 309 Film Analysis
COMM 361 Script Writing for Video, Film
COMM 386 International Film
COMM 452 Video Documentaries I
COMM 454 Video Drama I
ENGL 207 Drama and Film
ENGL 386 Women and Film
ENGL 387 American Film
FILM 399 Special Topics (content varies)
FILM 401 Independent Study
HIST 363 Chinese Culture Through Films
HIST 376 Film and American Culture
LANG 385 German Film
POLI 345 Film and Politics
or
Any course from the core not taken to fulfill core requirements
Capstone (3 credit hours):
FILM 470
Students should have at least 12 credit hours before registering for FILM 470
Notes: No more than four (4) courses in any one discipline may be taken for credit toward the film minor.
Faculty in various departments frequently offer other film-related courses that address the goals of the Film Studies program. To determine if a course not listed above will satisfy requirements for the Film Studies minor, students should contact the coordinator.