Film and Video Studies Minor Requirements.…….18-21 credits
I. Acceptance Requirement
Completion of 30 college credits with proof of a minimum grade point average of 2.50 and approval of one of the Minor Co-Chairs.
II. Minor Requirements……………………….Course Sequence minimum of 18 credits
A. ARH 348 History of Film (3)………………….3 credits
B. Core Requirement……………………………..3 credits
Select one of the following:
ARS207 Film Aesthetics and Criticism (3)
CMM215 Digital Storytelling (3) – Required if taking Production Concentration.
CMM321 Milestones in Documentary (3)
C. Concentration Requirements.……………………12-15 credits
Choose one of the following Concentrations:
Production Concentration
Select two of the following (6 credits):
ARS334 Digital Video (3)
CMM319 Electronic Media Writing (3)
CMM419 Screenwriting (3)
ENG348 Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen (3)
MUS350 Computer and Electronic Music (3)
MUS380 Basic Recording Techniques (3)
Plus two Criticism and Cinema OR Culture and History Through Cinema courses from course lists below (6 credits.)
Cinema Criticism and Culture Concentration
Select four courses from the Criticism and Cinema and Culture and History Through Cinema course lists below (12 credits):
Course Lists
Criticism and Cinema
CMM321 Milestones in Documentary (3)
CMM433 Aesthetics and Criticism of Television (3)
CHI299 Contemporary Asian Film (1)
ENG372 Fiction into Film (3)
ITA375 Italian Cinema (4)
Culture and History Through Cinema
CMM331 Broadcast and Cable History (3)
CMM341 Cultural Diversity in U.S. Film (3)
ENG368 The Jewish American Experience in Literature and Film (3)
GER319 Women in German Literature & Film (4)
ITA261 Italian Society in Film (4)
SOC361 Images of Poverty in Film (3)
*Please note: Majors in Communication and Media or Journalism (as well as concentrations within these majors: Organizational Communication, Interpersonal/Intercultural Communication, Public Communication and Public Relations) must take nine credits outside of their major (CMM and/or JRN) in order to complete the minor.
**Please note: additional classes will appear on the above course lists. Advisors must guide students into the appropriate classes.
