Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Film Studies Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Film Studies Minor

College of Liberal Arts >> Communications 

21 hours; 2.0 minor GPA required

The interdisciplinary Film Studies minor is a 21-hour credit program focusing primarily on film criticism. The minor requires two courses, CMST 286 - Visual Rhetoric and Culture and ENG 185 - Introduction to Film. Also a Core 39 course, ENG 185 introduces students to consuming film, while CMST 286 introduces students to analytical frameworks for interpreting film and other visual forms of communication.  The remainder of the courses are determined by students in consultation with their faculty advisors.  The electives in the minor include courses in Communication Studies, English, History, and World Languages and Cultures.

Required Courses

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CMST 286 - Visual Rhetoric and Culture
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ENG 185 - Introduction to Film

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Diversity


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3

Elective Courses

Choose 15 credits:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
FREN 275 - The French Film

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Global.


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
GERM 275 - The German Film

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Global.


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
SPAN 275 - The Hispanic Film

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Global.


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
ENG 307 - Screenwriting Workshop
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
CMST 386 - American Cinema and Culture
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
HIST 454 - History and Film
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
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