Minor: Film Studies
Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from this program will:
- Assess films, film culture and film history using film theory.
- Specify relationships between film form and meaning using close textual analysis.
- Analyze the relevance of global cinema history to film production.
- Identify social, political and aesthetic elements of cinema.
- Research and formulate theoretical questions and synthesize original scholarship in appropriate written form.
- * Construct short films in a variety of modes possibly including narrative, documentary, animated and promotional.
The Film Studies minor emphasizes an interdisciplinary study of film and media, critical thinking, creative exploration and skill development by combining the study of film history and theory with the art and practice of filmmaking. Students may write, produce, direct and edit narrative, documentary and experimental shorts while studying histories and theories of the moving image.
Only minor courses with a grade of C- or higher will be accepted for credit in the minor.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | ||
FILM 230 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
FILM 339 | Introduction to Film Theory | 3 |
Electives 1 | ||
Select four of the following: | 12 | |
Podcast and Audio Production | ||
Introduction to Film Studies | ||
Introduction to Film and Video Production | ||
Concepts of the Hero in Ancient Literature and World Cinema | ||
Film Adaptation | ||
German Film | ||
Art of the Short Film | ||
Introduction to Screenwriting | ||
Intermediate Media Production | ||
History Of The Film Industry | ||
Narrative Production | ||
Documentary Film History | ||
Documentary Production | ||
Animation | ||
Topics in World Cinema | ||
Topics in Sound & Cinema | ||
Topics in Gender and Cinema | ||
Advanced Screenwriting | ||
Client-Based Media Production | ||
Advanced Media Production | ||
Directing Actors and Scenes | ||
Total Credits | 18 |
1 | Elective courses may be offered on a rotation basis. Please consult advisor for current availability. |