Film Studies Minor

The interdisciplinary Film Studies minor is dedicated to the analysis of cinema as a medium of mass communication, education, and, above all, entertainment. Film is a business as well as a means of free expression, a political tool as well as an innocent diversion. Thus, our goal is to empower you not only to write effectively about and within the medium, but to be an active and conscious critic of the role cinema has played in social and political movements. With particular attention to film analysis and writing (both creatively and critically), students will attain an understanding of the development of cinema as an art form, its relationship with other arts forms, as well as its global context.

Courses are taught by faculty in Art, English, as well as other disciplines in the Humanities and include a required "Introduction to Film" class as well as those writing, theory, analysis, and production.

All candidates for the bachelor's degree must complete the General Education Core of Courses.

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For further information, contact:
Prof E. Clifton Boudman (Art)
Prof Richard Zuras (English)