Film Studies Minor

The film studies minor offers students an interdisciplinary program suitable for both business and liberal arts and sciences students who have an interest in developing an understanding of film as a medium as well as its relationship to social movements, national cultures, and related artistic forms.

Students minoring in film acquire skills for analyzing mainstream film texts as well as those arising from alternative models of production and distribution. The program surveys the evolution of international film from its origins at the end of the nineteenth century to its current status as a vital and economically powerful contemporary art form.

In order to complete the liberal arts minor in film studies, students must take three courses, one of which must be FLM 3001 (History of Film I), FLM 3002 (History of Film II), or ENG 3260 (The Art of Film); one 3000- or 4000-level course from the list of approved electives; and FLM 4900 (Critical Approaches to Film).

Requirements for the Minor

Required Capstone: Required Course Electives

One course from the following:

ART 3244	The Influence of Visual Arts on Film	3 credits
CHI 4183	Chinese Cinema (taught in Chinese)	3 credits
CMP 3151	History of French Cinema (FLM 3151)	3 credits
CMP 3160	Latin American Cinema (FLM 3160)	3 credits
CMP 4100	Immigration Cinema: Migrations and Border Crossings to the U.S. and Europe (FLM 4100), (LACS 4100)	3 credits
CMP 4907	Film and Moving Image Culture in Japan (AAS 4907, FLM 4907)	3 credits
COM 3059	Video Communication and Production	3 credits
ENG 3260	The Art of Film	3 credits
ENG 3270	Film and Literature	3 credits
ENG 3285	Women in Film	3 credits
ENG 3940	Topics in Film	3 credits
FLM 3001	History of Film I	3 credits
FLM 3002	History of Film II	3 credits
FRE 4503	Contemporary French Cinema and Society (taught in French)	3 credits
JRN 3280	Documentary Film (ENG 3280)	3 credits
JRN 3650	Workshop: Film and Television Writing	3 credits
MSC 3034	Music in Films	3 credits
PHI 3060	Philosophy of Film and Photography	3 credits
SPA 4183	Spanish Film: Cinematic Representations of the Spanish Artistic Tradition (taught in Spanish)	3 credits

Students are expected to complete the minor requirements in place at the time they are officially accepted into their programs. Please review the College Bulletin for the relevant academic year.

Fall 2024 Film Studies Course Offerings

(Subject to Change)

FLM 3001 History of Film I

JMWA-LEC Regular; Class Number: 25470

Hybrid Synchronous: M/W 12:25PM – 2:05PM

(In-Person Dates: September 4, September 25, October 23, November 20, December 11)

Instructor: William Boddy

FLM 3002 History of Film II

KMWA-LEC Regular; Class Number: 26127

In-Person: M/W 2:55PM – 4:35PM

Instructor: Isolina Ballesteros

LMFA-LEC Regular Class Number: 27032

Hybrid Synchronous: Fr 9:30AM – 1:15PM

In Person Dates: September 6, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 13

Instructor: Alison Griffiths

FLM 4900 Critical Approaches to Film

Topic: The City & Film

This course examines the Hollywood crime film as the ground for the exploration of a number of topics, including the genre’s links to early film, other national cinemas, popular literature, and documentary expression. The course explores issues of iconography, visual and narrative style, and the cinematic treatment of gender, race, class, and urban space.