Film and Media Studies Minor

Students learn to think and write critically about film and media as significant forms 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.

A minor in Film and Media Studies consists of eight courses: an introduction to film and media studies, two courses on film and media history, four courses on particular film and media topics in context, and a culmination course.

Required Courses

• ENG 2860 - Introduction to Film and Media Studies
    

Two courses on the history of cinema:

• ENG 3711 - History of Film I
    
• ENG 3712 - History of Film II
    

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:

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  • ENG 372A - Cinema of India
  • ENG 372C - Shakespeare on Film
  • Other variable topics course with ENG 372-prefix

and

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  • ENG 375B - Westerns
  • ENG 375E - Science Fiction
  • ENG 375F - Documentary
  • ENG 375G - Film Noir
  • Other variable topics course with ENG 375-prefix

and

• • ENG 463A - Alfred Hitchcock
  • ENG 463E - Federico Fellini
  • ENG 463F - Stanley Kubrick
  • Other variable topics course with ENG 463-prefix

Culmination Course (required):

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Total Semester Hours Required: 24