Film Studies Minor

The film studies minor is an interdisciplinary program of study designed to give students a theoretical as well as practical knowledge of film. It recognizes the importance of film literacy in the digital age and offers students the critical skills they will need to productively engage with the mass-mediated world of the 21st century.

Film Studies Minor Requirements

Core Courses

FLM 170Introduction to Film

3

FLM 270Film History

3

FLM 470Film Theory

3

CVM 485Narrative Video Production

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Global Cinema

FRN 404Seminar in French Literature II

3

or

SPA 309Explorations in Hispanic Cinema Analysis

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Note: A second international cinema course may count as an elective.

Electives

CVM 320Feature and Documentary Writing

3

CVM 481Documentary Production

3

CVM 483Animation Production

3

ENG 470Film and Literature

3

FLM 399Special Topics

3

THEA 284Acting Techniques

3

Total Credit Hours:6

FLM 399: (may be taken more than once for credit if topic varies), or

Note: No prerequisite is required for CVM 485, FRN 404, SPA 309, CVM 481 and CVM 320 if taken as part of the film studies minor.

Total Credit Hours: 21