Film and Media Studies Minor

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We live in a world that is increasingly dominated by visual and digital images and narratives. From audiobooks and podcasts to streaming film and television, from graphic novels and comics to hypertext literatures, students minoring in film and media studies will explore and transcend the boundaries of traditional humanities, arts, and social sciences. The minor incorporates courses across the College of Human Sciences and Humanities, allowing students to create an interdisciplinary experience that will help prepare them for jobs in the expanding digital marketplace.

All students pursuing the minor in Film and Media Studies must complete 15 hours of coursework, 9 hours of which must not overlap with any other course required for the student’s major or other minor(s).

Required core course (3 hours):

LITR 2366 - Introduction to Film Studies Credit Hours: 3

Theory-based course: select ONE from the list below (3 hours)

COMM 4301 - Global Issues in Film Credit Hours: 3
HUMN 4326 - Studies in Film Credit Hours: 3
LITR 4360 - Topics in Film and Media Studies Credit Hours: 3

Practice-based course: select ONE from the list below (3 hours)

ARTS 2371 - Digital Photography 1 Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 3360 - Graphic Design Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4354 - Video Production I Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4355 - Narrative Video Production Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4357 - Documentary Video Production Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4359 - Studio-Based Video Production Credit Hours: 3

Electives: select TWO from the list below (6 hours)

HIST 4325 will count for minor credit only when the topic title is “Reel Middle East.”

COMM 3351 - Mass Media and Society Credit Hours: 3
COMM 4301 - Global Issues in Film Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3345 - Reel America I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3347 - Reel America II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4303 - Reel Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4305 - Nazi Cinema and Third Reich Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4307 - Holocaust: History, Literature, and Film Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4323 - The Vietnam War in Film Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4325 - Studies in Middle Eastern History Credit Hours: 3
HUMN 4326 - Studies in Film Credit Hours: 3
LITR 3301 - Literary Studies: Genres and Critical Perspectives Credit Hours: 3
LITR 4360 - Topics in Film and Media Studies Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3361 - Politics and Film Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 4312 - The Rhetoric of Popular Culture Credit Hours: 3