Film Studies

Minor Requirements - 18 Credits

This minor has been designed for students who wish a coherent study of film as an art form. This interdisciplinary program will allow students to proceed beyond an introduction to film to specialized courses which consider cinema from distinct aesthetic, cultural, historical, and theoretical perspectives. Introductory and variable topics courses will allow students to consider both western and non-western cinema, aesthetic and narrative traditions and theories.

Required Minor Credits - 9 hours

HUM 120 Introduction to Film (3)

**HUM 320 Topics in Film (3)

*HUM 210 History of Film I (3)

or

*HUM 211 History of Film II (3)

Elective Minor Credits - 9 hours

FL 400 Traditions in International Film (3)

JMC 390 Impact of Mass Communications on Society (3)

THEA 225 Theatre in Film (3)

Film Studies director must approve the following variable topic courses:

AFS 395 Aspects of the African-American Experience (3)

ENG 240 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)

ENG 340 Creative Writing - Advanced (3)

ENG 495 Advanced Cultural Studies (3)

JMC 408 Special Topics (3)

* Students may take both HUM 210 and HUM 211, as long as only one course counts toward required credits and the other course counts toward elective credits.

** In addition to the requirements of 3 hours of HUM 320, this course may be taken for an additional 6 hours of elective credit if topic varies.

Students must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in those courses that count toward the minor.

At least 50% of the courses in the minor must be upper division courses, i.e. 300 or 400 level courses.

For further information and an updated list of offerings see www.unco.edu/film_studies/ or contact the Film Studies Minor director in the School of English Language and Literature, (970) 351-2971.