The film studies minor is designed for students interested in studying movie as texts and as popular culture. Traditionally, students of this discipline study the history, production processes and the aesthetics of film as well as the theories that analyze the ways in which film, culture and audience interact to negotiate and construct meaning. The three required courses provide the foundations for these four areas of investigation (history, production, aesthetics, theory). The electives offer an opportunity for a wider breadth of experience or a more tightly focused study.

A. Required Foundation Courses (9 credits)

• COMM3020 Art and Theory of Film
• FILM1501 Introduction to Visual Storytelling
• FILM3350 History of Film 

B. Non-American Film Course* (3 credits)

Select from the following:

• FILM3215 Introduction to World Cinema
• FREN2005/3008 French Film
• ITAL2005/FILM2015 Italian Cinema

Any course(s) listed in B may also be taken as an elective.

C. Two or More Film Studies Electives (6 credits)

Select from the following:

• COMM3023  Film and Culture
• FILM2010 Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema?
• HIST2100 Medieval History in Film
• THEA2404 Films of Alfred Hitchcock*
• THEA2405 American Film Comedy
• THEA2407 Experimental/Surreal Cinema
• THEA3335 American Film
• THEA4457 Contemporary Film Studies

*May be replaced by another auteur course.