Cinema Studies Minor

A minor in Cinema Studies consists of eight courses: an introduction to the study of cinema, two courses on the history of cinema, four courses on particular cinema topics in context, and a culmination course. Students learn to think and write critically about cinema as a significant form of culture.

Courses taken to meet a requirement for this minor may not also be counted toward a major. To receive credit for any ENG prefix course, the student must receive a grade of “C-” or better.

Required Courses

• ENG 2860 - Introduction to Cinema Studies
   

Two courses on the history of cinema:

• ENG 3711 - History of Cinema I: Beginning to 1938
   
• ENG 3712 - History of Cinema II: 1939 to Present
   

Three different variations of courses on cinema in context. Students are required to take one course from each of the following categories and then one additional course from any category:

• ENG 3720 - Studies in Cinema: Variable Topics
   
  • ARTH 3780 - Cinema as Visual Art
     
  • SPA 3600 - Latin American Cinema
     
  • SPE 3490 - Cinema as Communication
     
  • ENG 372A - Cinema of India
  • ENG 375C - Shakespeare on Film
  • Other variable topics course with ENG 372-prefix

and

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  ENG 3750 - Cinema Genre: Variable Topics
   
  • ENG 375B - Westerns
  • ENG 375E - Science Fiction
  • ENG 375F - Documentary
  • ENG 375G - Film Noir
  • Other variable topics course with ENG 375-prefix

and

• ENG 4630 - Cinema Director: Variable Topics
   
  • ENG 463A - Alfred Hitchcock
  • ENG 463B - Woody Allen
  • ENG 463D - Jane Campion
  • ENG 463E - Federico Fellini
  • ENG 463F - Stanley Kubrick
  • Other variable topics course with ENG 463-prefix

Culmination Course (required):

• ENG 4670 - Cinema Theory and Criticism
   

Total Semester Hours Required: 24