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
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3001 |
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| Discipline | FLM |
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(History of Film I),
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| CourseNumber | 3002 |
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| Discipline | FLM |
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(History of Film II), or
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| CourseNumber | 3260 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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(The Art of Film); one 3000 or 4000-level course from the list of approved electives; and
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4900 |
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| Discipline | FLM |
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(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 |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3151 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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| History of French Cinema (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3151 |
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| Discipline | FLM |
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) | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3160 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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| Latin American Cinema (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3160 |
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| Discipline | FLM |
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) | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4100 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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| Immigration Cinema: Migrations and Border Crossings to the U.S. and Europe (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4100 |
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| Discipline | FLM |
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), (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4100 |
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| Discipline | LACS |
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) | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4907 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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| Film and Moving Image Culture in Japan (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4907 |
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| Discipline | AAS |
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, | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4907 |
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| Discipline | FLM |
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) | 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 ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3280 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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) | 3 credits |
| Workshop: Film and Television Writing | 3 credits |
| Music in Films | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3060 |
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| Discipline | PHI |
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| 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 ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3151 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Latin American Cinema ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3160 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Immigration Cinema: Migrations and Border Crossings to the U.S. and Europe ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4100 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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), (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4100 |
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| Discipline | LACS |
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) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Critical Approaches to Film | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4907 |
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| Discipline | FLM |
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| Film and Moving Image Culture in Japan (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4907 |
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| Discipline | AAS |
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, | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4907 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
