Film and Media Arts Minor

The film and media arts minor requires a minimum of 24 credit hours. Students choose an emphasis on production or cinema studies after completing the foundation coursework. Communication and advertising and public relations majors must complete all requirements in the minor, with at least 4 credit hours of courses that meet requirements beyond the courses for their major.

Degree Requirements

Foundation (12 credit hours):

COM 226	Introduction to Scriptwriting for Motion Pictures and Television	4
COM 241	Introduction to Sound, Image and Motion	4
Total Credit Hours:		8

And one of the following courses:

COM 260	American Cinema	4
COM 261	World Cinema	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

And 12 credit hours from either focus area listed below (Production or Cinema Studies).

Production (12 credit hours):

One of the following courses:

COM 312	Narrative Production	4
COM 313	Documentary Production	4
COM 314	Experimental Filmmaking	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

And one of the following courses:

COM 331	The Creative Triangle	4
COM 342	Producing for Motion Picture and Digital Media	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

And the following course (in Senior year only)

COM 460	Senior Seminar in Film and Digital Production	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Cinema Studies (12 credit hours)

Two of the following courses:

COM 300	The Documentary Tradition	4
COM 335	Survey of Independent Video and Film	4
COM 360	Film Directors	4
COM 361	Film Genres	4
COMH 390	Ethnicity in Film and Literature (Honors)	4
COM 435	Women Directors: Theory and Criticism	4
COM 445	The Image and the Reality	4
COM 450	Experimental Cinema: History and Theory	4
COM 455	Film Theory and Criticism	4
Total Credit Hours:		8

And the following (in Senior year only)

COM 465	Senior Seminar in Cinema Studies	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Total Credit Hours: 24