The film studies minor focuses on one of the most influential art forms of the 20th century and provides the tools required to analyze the formal aspects of cinema, as well as the broader aesthetic, social, cultural, political, and technological contexts. The minor has been structured to ground students in basic aspects of the field—a foundational course, an analysis course, a creative course, and a theory course. By design, many of the courses included in the film studies minor explore questions of class, ethnicity, gender, identity, nationality, race, and sexual orientation.
Students must complete a minimum of three courses exclusive to this minor beyond the courses required for the student’s declared major(s) and additional minor(s).
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Film 101 | ||
| Film Analysis | ||
| Analysis | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Visual Intelligence and Seminar in Visual Intelligence | ||
| Survey of the Still and Moving Image | ||
| Film Genres | ||
| Race and Social Justice in American Film | ||
| American Film and Culture | ||
| Creative | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Experimental Video | ||
| Introduction to Film Production | ||
| Narrative Filmmaking | ||
| Screenwriting | ||
| Screenwriting: Feature Films | ||
| Documentary Production | ||
| Mixed-Media Performance Lab | ||
| Theory | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Gender and Film | ||
| Film Theory | ||
| Film Music | ||
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor.