Film Studies, Minor

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The Film Studies minor is an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental program that analyzes the theory, history, practice and cultural significance of film. Students will study a broad range of film texts and learn to appreciate a variety of aesthetic and filmmaking practices. Through a critical examination of film, students will also learn to appreciate the moral and aesthetic values of various cultures, ethnicities, races and nationalities. While exploring film’s connection with several cultures students will learn to approach film and the cinema in a critical and analytic manner. The film studies minor offers students a flexible curriculum that complements several existing major degree programs in the humanities and social sciences. The minor also constitutes excellent supplementary preparation for graduate study and media or film-related careers. In consultation with their advisor, students can design a minor with an emphasis relevant to their academic and career objectives.
The minor consists of a minimum of 18 semester units distributed among a core (7 units) and a choice of electives (11 or more units).

Minor Core Requirements

(2 courses, 7 units)

LIBS 320C - Elective Seminar Core C Unit(s): 3

Multicultural Representations in Film

(Students choose one of the following courses):

AMCS 392 - Ethnic Images in Film and Media Unit(s): 4
CALS 393 - Chicano/Latino Cinema Unit(s): 4
LIBS 204 - Minorities in American Cinema Unit(s): 4
NAMS 338 - Native Americans and The Cinema Unit(s): 4

Minor Electives

(a minimum of 11 units)

Students may complete the film studies minor by choosing additional course work that incorporates film analysis, history, imagery, or cultural representation as a critical component of the course pedagogy. Note that any course taken in the core may not be repeated for elective credit. The following is a list of approved electives. However, this list of electives may not be exhaustive, as course offerings may change each semester. Students are advised to work closely with one of the faculty advisors listed above in order to ensure progress in the minor.

Note: Some of these courses are offered in departments that are impacted, and may not be open to all students.

* Note: This class may count as an elective if it has not been used to satisfy the core requirements.

**Note: Students may not enroll in AMCS 390 during the same semester.

AMCS 390 - SFI Film Study Unit(s): 1-2 **
AMCS 392 - Ethnic Images in Film and Media Unit(s): 4 *
CALS 393 - Chicano/Latino Cinema Unit(s): 4 *
COMS 320 - Movies and Cultures Unit(s): 4
COMS 320 - Screenwriting for Film
COMS 329 - “Reality” TV and Film Unit(s): 4
ENGL 377 - Topics in Film Studies Unit(s): 1-4
ENGL 430 - Creative Writing: Select Genres Unit(s): 1-4
MLL 214 - World Literatures in English Unit(s): 4
FR 201 - Third-Semester French Unit(s): 4
GER 210 - Intermediate German through Film Unit(s): 4
LIBS 204 - Minorities in American Cinema Unit(s): 4 *
LIBS 209 - Bollywood and Globalization Unit(s): 4
LIBS 320C - Documentary Ethics and Aesthetic Unit(s): 3
LIBS 320C - Bollywood 90 Unit(s): 3
NAMS 338 - Native Americans and The Cinema Unit(s): 4 *
POLS 431 - Politics and the Media Unit(s): 4
PSY 413 - Adolescent Development through Film Unit(s): 4
PSY 470 - Psychology of Film Unit(s): 4
SOCI 434 - Cinema and Society Unit(s): 4
WGS 285 - Men and Masculinity Unit(s): 3

Units

Total units in the minor core: 7

Total units in the minor electives: 11

Total units in the minor: 18