CINEMA STUDIES
Minor in Cinema Studies
Cinema studies, administered by the Unit for Cinema Studies, is an interdisciplinary curriculum with courses offered in a variety of departments. The minor is structured to provide students with certain core courses in the discipline while also allowing the freedom to explore various approaches to the subject presented by different departments.Students should consult the Unit for Cinema Studies for more information on the minor and for schedules of cinema studies courses offered each semester.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS 3
ENGL 104-Introduction to Film, or ENGL 273-Intermediate Film Studies: Directors, Genres, Themes 6
CINE 261-Survey of World Cinema I: The Beginnings through the Coming of Sound, and CINE 262-Survey of World Cinema II: The Thirties to the Present 6
Minimum of 6 hours of two foreign language cinema studies courses. (These include but are not limited to courses on French, German, East European, Japanese, Russian, and Scandinavian cinema. Please note that all cinema studies courses are taught in English.) 6
Minimum of 6 hours of two additional cinema studies courses. 21
Total
1. At least 6 hours of 300-level courses must be included in the above.Teacher Education Minor in Cinema Studies
Teacher education minors are available only to students in teaching majors. This minor does not lead to an endorsement in an additional teaching field.
Upon electing this minor, a student should consult with the
academic adviser of the Unit for Cinema Studies for assignment to a faculty adviser. The sequence of courses counted toward completion of this minor must be approved in writing by the cinema studies adviser prior to the completion of the student's sixth semester. See the cinema studies section in the Timetable each semester for a list of courses currently being offered. Contact the Unit for Cinema Studies for a more detailed description of these courses.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS 3
ENGL 104-Introduction to Film 3
ARTCI 180-Introduction to Cinematography, ARTCI 280-Basic Cinematography, or ARTCI 380-Cinematography, or equivalent 3
CINE 261-Survey of World Cinema I: The Beginnings through the Coming of Sound 3
CINE 262-Survey of World Cinema II: The Thirties to the Present, or CINE 361-Film Theory and Criticism 3
HUMAN 297-Junior Seminar and Tutorial, or equivalent1 9
Other cinema studies courses2 24
Total
1. The cinema studies adviser may approve a specific substitution for the cinematography and the junior seminar/tutorial requirements if the student is unable to secure these courses.2. This total must include courses in at least two different departments in the humanities. It must also include at least 3 hours at the 300 level.