Requirements for Minor Film Courses |
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The film studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor with an emphasis on theory, criticism, history, and analysis of film, rather than on the how-to component of film production. The minor spans various departments, including anthropology, art history, communication, English, foreign languages and literatures, political science, psychology, and sociology. Students are required to earn at least 24 credits in the following manner. Back to top of page.Requirements for Minor
Required Courses (8 credits)
Choose two of the following three courses:
| Masterpieces of Film (Flm 295) | 4 | | Film Genres (Flm 296) | 4 | | Major Film Directors (Flm 297) | 4 |
Note: Students may use the third course as an elective to fulfill the additional 16 required credits.
Electives (16 credits)
| Anthropological Film (Anth 455) | 4 | | Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art (ArtH 450/550) | 4 | | Media Across Cultures (Comm 201) | 4 | | Contemporary Production Theory (Comm 363) | 4 | | Nonwestern Literature (Eng 455): Contemporary Chinese Fiction and Film; Contemporary West African Literature and Film | 4 | | Topics in Film (Eng 495) | 4 | | Shakespeare on Film (Flm 237) | 4 | | Seminar: Topics in Film (Flm 407) | 4 | | Topics in French Film (Fr 350/Flm 350) | 3–4 | | Politics and Film (PS 260) | 3 | | SS/Psychology and Film (Psy 313) | 2–4 | | Sociology of Popular Culture (Soc 333) | 4 | | SS/Introduction to Spanish Film (Span 199/399) | 4 | | Hispanic Film as Literature (Span 421) | 1–6 | | Mass Media and Politics (PS 419) | 3 |
Note: Other film courses may be offered that qualify as film studies minor electives with advisor consent.
Back to top of page.Film CoursesSee Course Prerequisites PolicyLower Division Courses| Flm 237 Shakespeare on Film | | 4 credits | | Analyzes film and television productions and adaptations of Shakespeare plays from the silent era to the present, with attention to both their interpretations of Shakespeare’s text and their cinematic art (e.g., directorial technique, camerawork, lighting, costume, location). Includes films by such directors as Olivier, Welles, Kurosawa, Zeffirelli, Branagh, and Luhrmann. | | Cross-listed with ShS 237 |
| Flm 295 Masterpieces of Film | | 4 credits | | Examines representative great films whose techniques have shaped the form as we know it today. Typically covers American and European silent films, as well as those from the 1930s and 1940s. |
| Flm 296 Film Genres | | 4 credits | | Explores popular film genres such as the Western, the musical, the thriller, science fiction, the detective story, the epic, and the comedy of silent films. Emphasizes cultural and artistic value, the characteristics of each form, and variations within forms. |
| Flm 297 Major Film Directors | | 4 credits | | Analyzes works by selected international film directors who have made significant contributions to cinematic art, including Fellini, Hitchcock, Eisenstein, Kurosawa, Bergman, Welles, Altman, and Buñuel. |
| Flm 350 Topics in French Film | | 3–4 credits | | Examines selected topics in French cinema, focusing on insights into French culture as seen through film. Recent topics include Masterpieces of French Film, Film and Cultural Identity, and French Film and Society. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. | | Prerequisite: Fr 203 | | Cross-listed with Fr 350 |
| Flm 399 Special Studies | | Credit to be arranged |
| Flm 407/507 Seminar: Topics in Film | | Credit to be arranged |
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