Cinema and Media Studies (Minor)

A minor in Cinema and Media Studies comprises two required courses and three electives.

Minor Requirements

One elective must be a production class. (Production classes are ART 138, ART 139, ART 232, ART 237, ART 239, ART 256, COMM 120, COMM 121, COMM 163, COMM 220, COMM 222, COMM 246, and COMM 262) In addition, at least one elective must be at the 200- or 300-level. No more than two photography classes will be counted toward the minor.


Required Courses:

LTWR 195Art of Film

4

LTWR 221The Critical Lens: Introduction to Film and Media Theory

4

Elective Courses:

ART 138The Poetry of Photography

4

ART 139Color Photography CSI

4

ART 232Advanced Digital Workshop

4

ART 237Advanced Black and White Photography

4

ART 239Art of the Real: Documentary Photography

4

ART 249History of Photography

4

ART 256Approaches in Contemporary Photography

4

AST 202 Introduction to Black Popular Culture

4

AST 245Tweeting Into the Future: Race, Technology & Social Media

4

AST 307Black History at the Movies

4

CHIN 214Contemporary Chinese Cinema

4

COMM 120Communications Media

4

COMM 121Visual Communication

4

COMM 124Media, Messages and Society

4

COMM 163Radio Operations and Podcasting

4

COMM 220Video Production

4

COMM 222Animation

4

COMM 246Digital Imaging for Design

4

COMM 262Media Convergence

4

COMM 263Social Media Journalism

4

COMM 323Digital Cultures

4

LTWR 230Postcolonial Film

4

LTWR 327/LTWR 527Psychoanalysis, Race and Sexuality

4

LTWR LTWR 354/LTWR 554Studies in Film: Melodrama

4

LTWR 398Feminist Media Studies

4

FREN 265Francophone Short Stories

4

FREN 314Topics in French and Francophone Cinema

4

HIST 254History Through Novels & Film

4

HIST 329Film and History Representation

4

HIST 374Modern U.S. History: Digital Humanities

4

MUS 165Music in Film

4

PHIL 152Philosophy Through Literature and Film

4

PHIL 225Social Media, Digital Technology, and Ethics

4

SPAN 314Hispanic Culture as Seen Through Film

4

Restrictions on Electives

One elective must be a production class Production classes are designated:
ART 138The Poetry of Photography

4

ART 139Color Photography CSI

4

ART 232Advanced Digital Workshop

4

ART 237Advanced Black and White Photography

4

ART 239Art of the Real: Documentary Photography

4

ART 256Approaches in Contemporary Photography

4

COMM 120Communications Media

4

COMM 121Visual Communication

4

COMM 220Video Production

4

COMM 222Animation

4

COMM 246Digital Imaging for Design

4

COMM 262Media Convergence

4

At least one elective must be at the 200 or 300 level. No more than two photography classes will be counted toward the minor.