Film Studies
The film studies minor combines study in two tracks: Film Theory (FT) and Film Production (FP). Film Theory includes film analysis and the exploration of film histories in relation to genre and diverse national cultures and encourages students to acquire a theoretical, comparative, and critical understanding of film as well as some appreciation for film production. Film Production focuses on the practice of film and video preparation within the context of film theory. As part of declaring the minor with the chair of the department, each student selects an advisor from program faculty in the appropriate track. Students in the Film Theory or Film Production tracks then select their courses in consultation with their advisor.
Requirements for the Minor in Film Studies
The minor requires successful completion of the following:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course Requirements | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to World Cinema | ||
| History of Film I | ||
| History of Film II | ||
| Select one additional course in introductory film theory or film production: | 4 | |
| Film Theory (FT) | ||
| Introduction to World Cinema | ||
| History of Film I | ||
| History of Film II | ||
| Film Production (FP) | ||
| Intermediate Documentary Projects in Photography | ||
| Select at least two additional courses in advanced film theory or film production: 1 | 8 | |
| Film Theory (FT) | ||
| The History of French Cinema | ||
| German Film | ||
| German Queer Cinema | ||
| History of Modern India through Cinema and Literature | ||
| The Outlaw in American Culture | ||
| Narrating Place/Space in Contemporary World Film | ||
| Polish Film | ||
| Body Film: Representing the Body in Contemporary World Cinema | ||
| Russian and Soviet Film | ||
| Decolonizing Filmmaking in Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Cinema | ||
| Film Production (FP) | ||
| The Lens and the Landscape: Documentary Studies and the Environment | ||
| Cutting Time: Topics in Contemporary Video Production and the Moving Image | ||
| Advanced Seminar in the Production of Video and the Moving Image | ||
| Select at least two additional approved electives from the above lists or from the courses below: | 8 | |
| Junior Seminar | ||
| Modern China through Fiction and Film | ||
| History of Film I | ||
| Spanish-American Short Fiction and Film | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 24 | |
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Thus, a film production student elects two courses in film theory and a film theory student elects two courses in film production.