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2008–2010 Undergraduate Catalog

Minor in Film Studies

The Minor in Film Studies provides a broad, interdisciplinary approach to film analysis and criticism, history of cinema, film production, and the uses of film in the fine arts, humanities, and social science disciplines.

All students pursuing a Minor in Film Studies must complete 18 semester credit hours from among the following courses:

ANT 3803 Media, Power, and Public Culture
ANT 4243 Ethnographic Film
CSH 2113 The Foreign Film
HIS 3803 World History in the Cinema
HUM 3103 American Film
HUM 3203 Film Genres
HUM 3303 Major Filmmaker
HUM 3403 Literature into Film
MES 3113 Film Studies
MES 3333 Digital Video Production
MES 4333 Digital Video Practicum
MUS 2743 Music and Film
POL 3743 Film in Politics
SOC 3423 Mass Media in Society

The following topics courses may also be applied toward the 18-hour requirement when they examine film or cinema:

AHC 4333 Topics in Art History and Criticism
AMS 3343 Studies in Race and Ethnicity
AMS 4823 Topics in American Culture
ART 4033 Studio Art Problems
ENG 4613 Topics in Mexican American Literature
ENG 4953 Special Studies in English
ENG 4973 Seminar for English Majors
FRN 4213 Topics in French Culture and Linguistics
GER 4213 Topics in German Culture and Linguistics
HUM 3703 Topics in Popular Culture
HUM 4953 Special Studies in Humanities
HUM 4973 Seminar for Humanities Majors
RUS 3633 Topics in Russian Culture
SPN 4303 Topics in Hispanic Cultures

Other courses that include a focus on film or cinema may be proposed as substitutions in satisfying requirements for the Minor.

To declare a Minor in Film Studies, obtain advice, or seek approval of substitutions for course requirements, students should consult the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Undergraduate Advising Center.

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