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A minor in Film Studies will give you the opportunity to study film and the humanities. You’ll also learn about the history of film, film theory and criticism.
Note: The minor can be completed in one year beginning in a fall quarter.
Minor in Film Studies
Curriculum & Requirements
Film Studies Minor
Note: students may complete the Film Studies Minor in three quarters if prerequisites are met upon entering the program.
| Choose five courses from the following | 23-25 | |
| FILM AND THE HUMANITIES | ||
| ANIMATION HISTORY | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY IN FILM | ||
| FILM HISTORY I | ||
| FILM HISTORY II | ||
| SEMINAR IN FILM CRITICISM (may be repeated when topics vary) | ||
| FILM SENIOR CAPSTONE | ||
| Total Credits | 23-25 | |
Sample Courses
FILM 215. ANIMATION HISTORY. 5 Credits.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
This course explores how animation grew from humble beginnings to become a global medium. Animation amuses but it also expresses artistic and cultural aspects of the human experience. This course examines the many forms of animation, from hand-drawn to computer-generated, and ends by studying our current Golden Age. Critical viewing, thinking, and writing are central.
FILM 270. RACE AND ETHNICITY IN FILM. 5 Credits.
Pre-requisites: FILM 214.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
Explores race and ethnicity within the filmic arts. Emphasizes critical viewing, reading and writing.
FILM 214. FILM AND THE HUMANITIES. 5 Credits.
Notes: offered every quarter.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Explores the varieties of human experience as they are expressed through the vocabulary of the filmic arts. Critical viewing, thinking and writing are central.
FILM 365. FILM HISTORY I. 5 Credits.
Pre-requisites: FILM 214.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–global studies.
Explores the international history of motion picture production from the late-1800s until 1960 through the screening and analysis of movies that represent a spectrum of historical periods, national cultures, genres, and styles. Analysis, critical thinking, and writing are central.