Film & Video Studies Minor (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 program co-coordinators.
II. Minor Requirements...........................Course sequence minimum of 18 credits
A. ARH 348 History of Film .....................3 credits
B. Core requirement ..............................3 credits
Select one of the following:
ARS207 Film Aesthetics & 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 Writing for Digital Media (3)
CMM419 Screenwriting (3)
ENG348 Dramatic Writing for Stage & Screen (3)
MUS350 Computer & Electronic Music (3)
MUS380 Basic Recording Techniques (3)
Plus two Criticism & Cinema OR Culture & History through Cinema courses from the lists below (6 credits).
Cinema Criticism & Culture Concentration
Select four courses from the Criticism & Cinema and Culture & History through Cinema lists below (12 credits).
Criticism & Cinema Course List
CMM321 Milestones in Documentary (3)
CMM433 Aesthetics & Criticism of Television (3)
CHI299 Contemporary Asian Film (1)
ENG372 Fiction into Film (3)
ITA375 Italian Cinema (4)
Culture & History through Cinema Course List
CMM331 History of American Television (3)
CMM341 Cultural Diversity in U.S. Film (3)
ENG368 The Jewish American Experience in Literature & 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 & Media or Journalism (as well as concentrations within these majors: Organizational Communication, Interpersonal/Intercultural Communication, Public Communication and Public Relations) must take 9 credits outside of their major in order to complete the minor.
**Please note: Additional classes will appear on the above course lists. Advisers must guide students into the appropriate classes.
