Field Description
The Film Studies (FLM) Program provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of film as a vital expression of 20th-century art and culture. Courses are offered in history, aesthetics, theory and criticism, and production.
The Minor
The Film 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 a 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).
Please note, FLM/AAS/CMP 4907 may be used as an elective within the minor, not as the capstone course.
Required Capstone:
Critical Approaches to Film | 3 credits |
Required Course: One course from the following
The Art of Film | 3 credits | |
History of Film I | 3 credits | |
History of Film II | 3 credits |
Electives: One course from the following:
The Influence of Visual Arts on Film | 3 credits | |
Chinese Cinema (taught in Chinese) | 3 credits | |
| 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 |
Video Communication and Production | 3 credits | |
The Art of Film | 3 credits | |
Film and Literature | 3 credits | |
Women in Film | 3 credits | |
Topics in Film | 3 credits | |
History of Film I | 3 credits | |
History of Film II | 3 credits | |
Contemporary French Cinema and Society (taught in French) | 3 credits | |
Documentary Film ( ENG 3280) | 3 credits | |
Workshop: Film and Television Writing | 3 credits | |
Music in Films | 3 credits | |
| PHI 3060 | Philosophy of Film and Photography | 3 credits |
Spanish Film: Cinematic Representations of the Spanish Artistic Tradition (taught in Spanish) | 3 credits |
Courses
Courses in Film Studies (FLM)
History of Film I | 4 hours; 3 credits | |
History of Film II | 4 hours; 3 credits | |
History of French Cinema ( CMP 3151) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Latin American Cinema ( CMP 3160) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Immigration Cinema: Migrations and Border Crossings to the U.S. and Europe ( CMP 4100), ( LACS 4100) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Critical Approaches to Film | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| FLM 4907 | Film and Moving Image Culture in Japan ( AAS 4907, CMP 4907) | 3 hours; 3 credits |